2018 Tanzania 2 Piece 1-Ounce Gold and Silver Buffalo Serengeti Big 5 Set NGC PF70UC

The Safest Way to Bring Home One of the "Big Five"!

If you're on safari in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park, your eyes (and camera lens) will be trained to look for the fabled "Big Five." Originating in the 19th century, this classification designated the lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard as the most dangerous and fearsome animals on the African plains. This “Who’s Who” of exotic animals was used by big-game trophy hunters to describe the most difficult and dangerous African animals to track.

Today, that same list is used to describe majestic animals that, while still elusive and unpredictable, are becoming increasingly (and alarmingly) endangered – as well as a short checklist of "must capture" animals for wildlife photographers. It’s also the basis for Tanzania’s incredibly popular “Big Five” series of coins. In 2018, the buffalo joins previous releases of the lion, elephant, rhino and leopard to complete the series.

Struck in both silver and gold, each legal-tender coin is a gleaming example of coin artistry, both the one-ounce gold and one-ounce silver coins feature the same design of a massive Cape Buffalo taking a break from grazing to look you right in the eye as if to determine if you are friend or foe. While few people know it, Tanzania’s Cape Buffalo is even more dangerous to hunt than the hippopotamus. While this bovine creature may look docile, it is anything but. The bullet-proof horns that sit upon its head like a matador’s Montera Hat give the buffalo an incredibly dangerous weapon when provoked. Even lions, the buffalo’s main predator, exercise extreme caution and cunning when hunting buffalos lest they end up gored and severely injured.

But now, you don't have to risk ending up on the wrong end of the buffalo’s thick curved horns – you can bring two buffalos home today with this 2018 Tanzania Gold and Silver Big Five Buffalo Two-Proof Set! Both proofs in your set will come graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in perfect Proof-70 Ultra Cameo (PF70 UC) condition, a distinction that means your perfectly-graded proofs will have ZERO imperfections – showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended!

• THE LATEST IN THE "BIG FIVE" SERIES – These 2018 Buffalo Proofs are the fifth and last coins in Tanzania's five-year "Big Five" series. The watchful eyes of this massive bovine meet you front and center on both proofs, wreathed by acacia trees and savanna brush. Surrounding it all is a rim of tall grass, with a silhouetted lineup of the "Big Five" on display in the lower-left corner. Look to the upper right and you'll discover the artful "Big Five" series logo.

• PHENOMENAL PROOFS IN GOLD AND SILVER – Each beginning as a hand-selected one-ounce planchet of 99.99% pure gold and 99.9% pure silver respectively, these Gold and Silver Buffalo Proofs are struck multiple times with polished dies. The end-results are true "proofs" of the minting art, featuring details that pop with sharp definition over mirror-like fields.

• TANZANIA LEGAL TENDER – Each 2018 Gold "Big Five" Buffalo Proof is 5,000 shillings Tanzania legal tender, while each Silver Proof is 1,000 shillings Tanzania legal tender – facts that are reflected on their respective obverses along with the country's coat of arms. In addition to being home to the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania also has Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, within its borders.

• GRADED IN PERFECT PROOF CONDITION – Both proofs in your set will come graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in perfect Proof-70 Ultra Cameo (PF70 UC) condition, a distinction that means your perfectly-graded proofs will have ZERO imperfections – showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended! In addition, your proofs will be sonically sealed in their own individual acrylic cases with special buffalo labels, giving you the best in protection while granting clear sightlines into every beautiful detail. Finally, your set will arrive to you secured in a custom-crafted wood display box, accompanied by an official certificate of authenticity and a full-color story card.

• AN EXTREMELY LIMITED MINTAGE – These latest entries in the "Big Five" series have mintages limited to 1,000 for gold proofs and 5,000 for silver proofs – with just a little over 100 of these combined mint-assembled sets in existence!

Coin series like Tanzania's "Big Five" and the "Natura" from South Africa have been attracting fans for years, making them among the most popular in the world. Each release brings new collectors into the fold, and there's no doubt that these buffalos will win over more than a few hearts! Don't miss out on making these your very own – order your own 2018 Gold and Silver "Big Five" Buffalo Proof Set today!