PCGS Price Guide: Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess

Prices in British Pounds $ (1 USD = 0.75 gbp)

Exchange Rate Updated On 6/10/2026 12:59 PM

Buffalo Nickel, MS

Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3919

Type

MS
+

26
-

28
29

32
35

41
49

56
68

79
113

214
638

6,375
20,625

3921

1913 Type 2

MS
+

64
-

83
94

113
131

188
236

356
469

900
1,050

3,000
9,750

67,500
-

3922

1913-D Type 2

MS
+

293
-

319
338

356
394

431
638

956
1,313

2,625
3,750

12,375
27,375

39,375
-

3923

1913-S Type 2

MS
+

938
-

1,013
1,088

1,238
1,350

1,500
1,688

2,438
3,188

5,438
13,875

30,000
48,750

3924

1914

MS
+

83
-

86
94

131
165

244
300

356
488

1,163
1,313

6,188
24,375

93924

1914/(3)

MS
+

2,250
-

2,813
3,938

5,438
6,188

8,250
10,500

20,625
28,125

67,500
-

3925

1914-D

MS
+

420
-

450
469

495
525

619
731

1,350
1,688

2,625
3,375

16,125
24,375

3926

1914-S

MS
+

206
-

225
281

356
413

544
1,013

2,138
3,375

5,813
13,500

28,875
56,250

3927

1915

MS
+

75
-

101
113

150
169

188
225

394
450

638
975

1,613
5,250

48,750
-

3928

1915-D

MS
+

263
-

281
300

375
431

619
750

1,200
2,363

4,313
7,500

13,875
-

3929

1915-S

MS
+

863
-

975
1,181

1,313
1,500

2,063
2,438

3,188
3,563

4,688
10,875

39,375
-

3930

1916

MS
+

83
-

86
94

109
124

139
188

281
356

581
1,088

3,938
13,875

63,750
-

3931

1916 Doubled Die Obverse

MS
+

69,375
-

90,000
101,250

146,250
176,250

243,750
-

3932

1916-D

MS
+

169
-

188
225

281
356

656
731

1,313
2,250

6,563
20,625

33,750
-

3933

1916-S

MS
+

244
-

263
281

356
506

825
938

1,950
3,188

5,625
11,250

31,875
52,500

3934

1917

MS
+

75
-

94
120

214
233

251
319

431
656

1,238
2,438

4,313
7,125

28,875
-

3935

1917-D

MS
+

431
-

476
563

694
825

1,013
1,163

2,250
2,700

4,688
13,125

24,375
33,750

3936

1917-S

MS
+

1,088
-

1,313
1,388

1,500
1,763

2,250
2,513

3,188
4,125

5,625
18,750

63,750
-

3937

1918

MS
+

176
-

206
251

319
375

506
638

900
1,388

2,063
2,625

20,250
52,500

3938

1918-D

MS
+

638
-

675
788

1,050
1,125

1,275
1,875

3,000
3,750

7,125
18,750

30,000
-

3939

1918/7-D

MS
+

31,875
-

35,625
37,500

39,375
48,750

86,250
127,500

243,750
412,500

487,500
-

3940

1918-S

MS
+

1,125
-

1,575
1,875

2,363
2,813

3,188
4,688

10,125
28,125

48,750
-

3941

1919

MS
+

109
-

128
158

195
225

263
319

450
544

1,313
1,688

2,813
13,875

24,375
-

3942

1919-D

MS
+

938
-

1,125
1,313

1,500
1,875

2,813
3,188

4,500
5,625

10,500
19,875

3943

1919-S

MS
+

694
-

863
1,069

1,388
1,688

2,700
4,500

9,000
30,000

67,500
86,250

3944

1920

MS
+

75
-

101
113

150
165

203
281

488
694

1,088
2,813

4,688
18,750

3945

1920-D

MS
+

713
-

788
975

1,500
1,875

2,250
3,000

4,125
7,875

31,875
56,250

75,000
-

3946

1920-S

MS
+

788
-

825
1,031

1,388
1,950

2,738
3,938

10,125
28,125

56,250
-

3947

1921

MS
+

319
-

338
356

375
394

431
619

900
1,013

1,388
1,875

3,563
11,250

3948

1921-S

MS
+

2,625
-

2,738
2,850

3,000
3,375

4,125
5,250

8,813
11,250

18,750
33,750

3949

1923

MS
+

86
-

131
150

169
206

263
319

413
544

825
1,313

3,375
13,125

52,500
-

3950

1923-S

MS
+

563
-

675
750

844
1,050

1,500
1,688

4,688
10,875

35,625
56,250

3951

1924

MS
+

120
-

150
188

263
300

394
488

713
938

2,625
3,750

16,875
30,000

3952

1924-D

MS
+

563
-

638
750

1,031
1,200

1,313
1,988

3,563
4,313

9,750
20,625

3953

1924-S

MS
+

3,563
-

3,938
4,125

4,313
5,438

6,938
7,875

9,000
15,000

35,625
93,750

3954

1925

MS
+

60
-

75
94

158
180

206
236

319
488

1,031
1,688

3,188
15,750

3955

1925-D

MS
+

563
-

600
638

750
938

1,275
2,513

3,563
6,375

9,000
28,125

3956

1925-S

MS
+

675
-

713
1,013

1,463
1,763

2,250
3,188

7,125
33,750

112,500
-

3957

1926

MS
+

49
-

53
60

94
113

131
169

236
356

413
544

1,575
7,500

33,750
-

3958

1926-D

MS
+

431
-

450
469

488
581

825
1,875

3,563
6,375

7,875
18,750

60,000
-

3959

1926-S

MS
+

5,063
-

6,750
7,500

8,625
9,750

12,375
15,750

97,500
195,000

3960

1927

MS
+

47
-

54
62

79
113

161
206

263
319

431
544

2,063
13,875

28,125
-

3961

1927-D

MS
+

281
-

300
338

413
525

806
1,313

3,563
5,250

16,875
45,000

3962

1927-S

MS
+

975
-

1,500
1,800

2,063
2,138

2,250
3,375

9,375
16,875

67,500
-

3963

1928

MS
+

45
-

49
64

90
109

150
206

244
356

656
900

3,375
12,375

3964

1928-D

MS
+

68
-

94
124

169
188

206
244

413
713

3,188
5,063

22,500
-

3965

1928-S

MS
+

338
-

375
469

544
638

938
1,313

2,063
3,000

13,500
18,750

34,875
50,625

3966

1929

MS
+

49
-

56
64

75
94

124
169

255
394

506
1,013

6,563
37,500

3967

1929-D

MS
+

94
-

113
128

158
191

225
413

788
1,313

1,688
5,250

13,500
22,500

3968

1929-S

MS
+

75
-

113
120

131
150

169
244

300
600

788
1,238

8,813
30,000

3969

1930

MS
+

49
-

56
64

75
94

109
158

191
263

356
469

2,063
10,125

3970

1930-S

MS
+

86
-

113
131

150
188

236
281

334
431

675
1,275

9,000
24,375

3971

1931-S

MS
+

83
-

94
105

120
131

150
188

244
281

394
1,688

14,250
22,500

3972

1934

MS
+

53
-

56
64

94
116

139
161

188
270

469
656

2,625
7,500

3973

1934-D

MS
+

83
-

94
113

150
176

195
225

356
638

1,875
11,250

18,750
-

3974

1935

MS
+

26
-

30
34

45
56

75
101

150
169

206
263

713
1,875

12,375
31,875

93974

1935 Doubled Die Reverse

MS
+

6,000
-

6,375
6,938

7,500
8,625

10,125
16,875

31,875
-

3975

1935-D

MS
+

68
-

75
83

90
98

105
150

244
356

788
1,200

4,125
30,000

3976

1935-S

MS
+

49
-

53
56

64
75

113
131

173
225

338
450

2,438
6,938

3977

1936

MS
+

26
-

38
41

45
49

56
64

83
139

169
244

563
1,950

16,875
33,750

3978

1936-D

MS
+

34
-

38
41

45
56

71
83

120
131

143
281

863
3,375

24,375
-

93978

1936-D 3-1/2 Legs

MS
+

13,125
-

15,000
16,875

22,500
-

3979

1936-S

MS
+

34
-

38
41

45
53

75
94

120
139

206
319

788
5,063

3980

1937

MS
+

26
-

28
29

32
35

41
49

56
68

79
113

214
638

6,375
20,625

3981

1937-D

MS
+

26
-

28
29

32
35

41
56

83
94

113
206

469
1,350

15,000
20,625

3982

1937-D 3 Legs

MS
+

2,813
-

3,188
3,563

4,688
5,063

6,375
9,375

▼24,375
▼30,000

37,500
75,000

112,500
-

3983

1937-S

MS
+

26
-

28
29

32
35

41
56

83
101

150
169

525
3,938

12,000
-

3984

1938-D

MS
+

26
-

28
29

32
35

41
49

56
68

79
113

214
638

6,375
20,625

3985

1938-D/S

MS
+

53
-

56
60

75
101

124
131

150
169

195
244

469
1,800

10,875
20,625

93984

1938-D/D

MS
+

26
-

30
34

38
45

56
68

101
120

139
188

431
2,063

26,250
-

Buffalo Nickel, PR

Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess, PR

PCGS No	Description	Desig	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3989

Type

PR
+

638
-

731
788

881
919

956
975

1,013
1,050

1,125
1,500

1,688
2,625

4,875
10,500

56,250
-

83989

Type

CAM
+

1,425
1,538

1,800
1,988

2,438
3,000

4,875
6,750

9,375
11,250

13,875
20,625

3990

1913 Type 2

PR
+

638
-

731
788

881
919

1,200
1,463

2,063
2,175

2,438
3,188

4,688
5,625

24,375
33,750

3991

1914

PR
+

638
-

731
788

938
994

1,125
1,313

1,575
2,063

3,188
3,563

4,313
5,813

15,750
33,750

3992

1915

PR
+

638
-

731
863

1,125
1,313

1,688
1,763

1,875
2,250

2,813
3,563

3,938
4,688

22,500
39,375

3993

1916

PR
+

1,013
-

1,313
1,500

1,875
2,063

2,625
2,888

3,188
3,563

3,938
6,000

9,375
11,250

16,875
37,500

3994

1936 Satin

PR
+

638
-

731
788

881
919

956
1,088

1,350
1,463

1,575
1,875

2,138
2,625

4,875
10,500

56,250
-

3995

1936 Brilliant

PR
+

638
-

731
788

881
919

956
975

1,013
1,050

1,125
1,875

2,438
3,750

7,500
41,250

71,250
-

3996

1937

PR
+

638
-

731
788

881
919

956
975

1,013
1,050

1,125
1,500

1,688
2,625

4,875
15,000

71,250
-

83996

1937

CAM
+

1,425
1,538

1,800
1,988

2,438
3,000

4,875
6,750

9,375
11,250

13,875
20,625

Buffalo Nickel, SP

Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess, SP

PCGS No	Description	Desig	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3987

1927 Special Strike

SP
+

71,250
82,500

93,750
-

R-1	Common
R-2	Not So Common
R-3	Scarce
R-4	Very Scarce	(76-200 known)
R-5	Rare	(31-75 known)
R-6	Very Rare	(13-30 known)
R-7	Extremely Rare	(4-12 known)
R-8	Unique or Nearly Unique	(1-3 known)

R-1	Common	(Tens of Millions)
R-2	Not so Common	(Several Million)
R-3	Scarce	(Hundreds of Thousands)
R-4	Very Scarce	(Tens of Thousands)
R-5	Rare	(Several Thousand)
R-6	Very Rare	(Several Hundred)
R-7	Extremely Rare	(Few Tens)
R-8	Unique or Nearly Unique	(Several)

PCGS Price Guide: Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess

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