Asahi 1 oz Buffalo Silver Rounds

Buying Asahi 1 oz Buffalo Silver Rounds

1 oz Buffalo Silver Rounds from Asahi Refining are an excellent way to buy silver bullion. Before the U.S. Mint began manufacturing 1-oz. American Silver Eagles in 1986, and before the Royal Canadian Mint began manufacturing Silver Maple Leafs in 1988, privately manufactured 1-oz. silver rounds like these were the established way to purchase pure silver bullion in coin form.

Pure Silver Coins, .999 fine

These Buffalo Replica 1 oz silver rounds are made by Asahi Refining, one of the leading providers of precious metals assaying, refining, and bullion products in the world. Each coin is struck in pure .999 fine silver, making it one of the highest-quality silver bullion coins you can buy. Each round contains a full ounce of pure silver.

Asahi Refining acquired the Johnson Matthey refineries in Utah and Canada in mid-2015, carrying on that firm's long tradition of top-quality silver bullion products. Founded in London in 1817, Johnson Matthey was one of the oldest and most-trusted producers of silver bars in the world. They have recently shifted production to industrial and chemical silver products.

Buffalo Nickel Design

Asahi Buffalo Silver Rounds are inspired by James Earle Fraser's classic design from the U.S. Buffalo Nickel, minted from 1913 to 1938.

The obverse features the image of an American bison, icon of the frontier West. Fraser's buffalo design was likely based on Black Diamond, a bison living at the Central Park Zoo in the early 20th Century.

The reverse depicts a Native American in profile, thought to be a composite portait of three actual chiefs: Two Moons, Big Tree, and Iron Tail.

In today's extremely tight market for silver bullion, with government mints unable to keep up with demand for bullion coins, these .999 fine pure 1-oz. silver rounds are one of the best silver buys anywhere. We highly recommend them as a trusted substitute American Silver Eagle bullion coins.