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Silvertowne Buffalo Round 1 oz Silver Coin

The 1 oz Buffalo silver round was modeled after the historic buffalo nickel, which featured Black Diamond, a massive buffalo that graced New York's Central Park as a major tourist attraction. Silvertowne has rendered one of the most easily recognizable coins in the world, in a 1 oz round of 999 fine silver.

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ROUND HIGHLIGHTS

Typically ships individually in the plastic flip sleeve; Multiples of 20 typically ship in a tube; Multiples of 500 typically ship in a monster box
Consisting of 1 oz of 999 Fine Silver
Obverse: Features a depiction of a Native American man along with the word “LIBERTY”
Reverse: Features the depiction of a buffalo, the engraving of the words “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM” along with metal type, weight and purity

Black Diamond was a massive North American Bison, whose infamy remains over a century after its death. Black Diamond was a buffalo homed by the Central Park Zoo, and in 1911 American sculptor James Earle Fraser used the stunning animal image as the base for the 1913 nickel coin. Despite the massive popularity of Black Diamond, when the animal was put up for auction in 1915, it did not receive a single bid. A private sale later saw it sold for $300 where it was quickly slaughtered. The 750lbs of useable meat from the animal were made into "Black Diamond steaks" and sold for $2/pound.

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