2022 $50 1oz. American Gold Buffalo, FDI, PF70, NGC, Anna Cabral

The Mint launched the American Buffalo Coin Program in 2006. The one-ounce coin in this program is the first 24-karat gold Proof coin ever struck by the Mint and is the collector version of the official United States Mint American Buffalo One Ounce Gold Bullion Coin. Designs depicted on this coin are based on the 1913 Type I Buffalo nickel by sculptor James Earle Fraser.

The obverse portrays a profile representation of a Native American with the inscriptions “LIBERTY” and “2022.” The reverse features an American Buffalo (also known as a bison) and the inscriptions “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” “$50,” “1 OZ.,” and “.9999 FINE GOLD.”

Hand-Signed By 42nd U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation is excited to announce that Anna Escobedo Cabral, the 42nd Treasurer of the United States, will individually hand-sign certification labels for NGC. As Treasurer of the United States, Cabral worked closely with the director of the United States Mint Edmund Moy during a dynamic time in its history, when some of its most successful and innovative coins were released. Among the initiatives undertaken by the Mint during her tenure were:

The American Gold Buffalo (starting in 2006)
The American Silver and Gold Eagle 20th Anniversary Sets (in 2006), which include the first Reverse Proof US coins
The President Dollar Series (starting in 2007)
The First Spouse Gold $10 Series (starting in 2007)
Many other commemorative, bullion and circulation issues

Anna Cabral was appointed by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 2004. She was sworn in on January 19, 2005 and held the post for the duration of Bush’s second term. Rising from an underprivileged childhood in California, Cabral went on to earn a master’s degree from Harvard University and served as deputy staff director of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in the 1990s. She served as director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Latino Initiatives, before joining a series of 16 women who have held the office of Treasurer since 1949.