PCGS Price Guide: Buffalo Nickel

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Exchange Rate Updated On 7/24/2026 5:59 PM

Buffalo Nickel, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	25	30	35	40	45	50	53	55	58	60

PCGS No

Description

Desig

Complete Set - Date

MS
+

467
-

523
-

619
-

788
-

926
1,005

1,132
1,241

1,362
1,548

1,724
1,953

2,303
2,618

2,955
-

Complete Set-Date & Mint Mark

MS
+

6,389
-

7,558
-

9,496
-

12,717
-

16,099
17,820

20,380
21,741

23,644
26,460

28,946
32,125

38,031
41,735

46,784
-

Complete Set - with Major Varieties

MS
+

42,438
-

47,221
-

52,654
-

65,469
-

76,298
85,072

97,932
104,690

118,549
131,274

145,718
162,580

193,028
215,214

245,096
-

Type 1, "FIVE CENTS" On Raised Ground, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	25	30	35	40	45	50	53	55	58	60

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3914

Type

MS
+

34
-

37
-

39
-

41
-

44
47

52
56

59
63

73
85

99
106

113
-

3915

1913 Type 1

MS
+

34
-

37
-

39
-

41
-

44
47

52
56

59
63

73
85

99
106

113
-

3916

1913-D Type 1

MS
+

63
-

71
-

78
-

85
-

92
99

106
109

113
116

120
127

134
141

155
-

3917

1913-S Type 1

MS
+

141
-

148
-

155
-

162
-

169
176

183
190

197
212

226
247

317
331

353
-

Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	25	30	35	40	45	50	53	55	58	60

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3919

Type

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
42

45
-

3921

1913 Type 2

MS
+

41
-

42
-

45
-

49
-

52
54

56
59

62
63

66
71

73
85

99
-

3922

1913-D Type 2

MS
+

296
-

310
-

324
-

338
-

353
367

381
395

409
423

437
458

479
508

529
-

3923

1913-S Type 2

MS
+

599
-

635
-

670
-

776
-

811
846

888
938

987
1,036

1,093
1,304

1,551
1,622

1,692
-

3924

1914

MS
+

59
-

62
-

65
-

68
-

71
73

78
85

92
96

99
106

120
134

148
-

93924

1914/(3)

MS
+

1,128
-

1,199
-

1,234
-

1,340
-

1,410
1,481

1,551
1,763

2,609
2,679

2,820
2,961

3,173
3,455

3,737
-

3925

1914-D

MS
+

268
-

289
-

338
-

367
-

423
437

458
472

494
529

564
578

656
684

740
-

3926

1914-S

MS
+

134
-

148
-

162
-

176
-

190
212

226
247

268
282

296
317

338
353

367
-

3927

1915

MS
+

27
-

28
-

31
-

42
-

49
56

63
66

71
73

78
80

85
92

120
-

3928

1915-D

MS
+

127
-

141
-

148
-

183
-

212
233

268
282

296
310

324
345

388
423

458
-

3929

1915-S

MS
+

367
-

388
-

529
-

599
-

705
776

846
881

917
952

987
1,093

1,340
1,410

1,516
-

3930

1916

MS
+

20
-

21
-

23
-

28
-

32
37

42
49

56
63

78
92

127
134

148
-

3931

1916 Doubled Die Obverse

MS
+

23,265
-

24,675
-

26,085
-

30,315
-

36,660
40,185

45,825
49,350

54,285
59,925

66,975
74,025

84,600
95,175

112,800
-

3932

1916-D

MS
+

85
-

92
-

120
-

141
-

155
162

169
176

183
190

212
233

247
261

282
-

3933

1916-S

MS
+

71
-

92
-

120
-

155
-

176
190

197
204

212
226

247
282

381
395

423
-

3934

1917

MS
+

21
-

23
-

24
-

25
-

28
35

42
49

59
68

78
92

106
120

127
-

3935

1917-D

MS
+

155
-

204
-

247
-

282
-

324
360

381
395

423
458

494
543

677
719

754
-

3936

1917-S

MS
+

240
-

296
-

331
-

388
-

472
508

564
613

670
740

846
987

1,340
1,622

1,763
-

3937

1918

MS
+

25
-

28
-

35
-

56
-

78
85

92
99

106
120

141
176

247
282

303
-

3938

1918-D

MS
+

219
-

254
-

296
-

374
-

458
494

529
564

599
635

740
881

952
1,022

1,128
-

3939

1918/7-D

MS
+

6,345
-

7,403
-

8,460
-

12,338
-

13,395
15,510

21,150
22,208

24,675
26,085

29,610
35,250

42,300
52,875

56,400
-

3940

1918-S

MS
+

240
-

275
-

317
-

374
-

458
508

599
705

881
952

1,022
1,163

1,375
1,622

1,763
-

3941

1919

MS
+

24
-

28
-

35
-

49
-

56
59

63
71

78
85

92
106

148
162

176
-

3942

1919-D

MS
+

212
-

254
-

324
-

395
-

437
508

635
670

705
776

846
987

1,269
1,375

1,481
-

3943

1919-S

MS
+

190
-

233
-

310
-

472
-

508
543

578
613

649
705

776
846

917
987

1,128
-

3944

1920

MS
+

20
-

24
-

28
-

34
-

42
45

49
56

63
71

78
85

92
106

120
-

3945

1920-D

MS
+

212
-

247
-

282
-

367
-

458
515

564
599

620
705

811
917

1,022
1,128

1,234
-

3946

1920-S

MS
+

176
-

212
-

282
-

367
-

423
472

508
543

578
670

811
917

1,163
1,269

1,375
-

3947

1921

MS
+

56
-

63
-

78
-

106
-

113
120

134
148

162
183

226
282

353
437

529
-

3948

1921-S

MS
+

494
-

599
-

811
-

1,410
-

1,551
1,657

1,868
1,974

2,186
2,468

3,032
3,314

4,230
4,442

4,724
-

3949

1923

MS
+

20
-

21
-

23
-

28
-

42
49

56
63

71
78

85
92

99
113

127
-

3950

1923-S

MS
+

162
-

190
-

247
-

367
-

402
458

494
529

564
599

635
705

846
917

987
-

3951

1924

MS
+

18
-

21
-

28
-

42
-

56
63

71
78

85
92

99
106

113
134

162
-

3952

1924-D

MS
+

176
-

197
-

226
-

353
-

423
458

494
543

599
656

705
776

846
917

987
-

3953

1924-S

MS
+

423
-

635
-

917
-

1,093
-

1,516
1,904

2,468
2,609

2,820
3,032

3,384
3,878

4,935
5,288

6,345
-

3954

1925

MS
+

18
-

21
-

28
-

35
-

42
45

49
52

56
59

63
71

78
85

92
-

3955

1925-D

MS
+

176
-

190
-

212
-

282
-

317
367

515
564

599
635

670
705

776
881

987
-

3956

1925-S

MS
+

169
-

219
-

268
-

331
-

353
374

388
423

564
606

656
776

917
1,093

1,199
-

3957

1926

MS
+

17
-

18
-

21
-

25
-

28
31

35
38

42
45

49
56

71
78

85
-

3958

1926-D

MS
+

141
-

162
-

190
-

254
-

395
472

529
550

578
599

635
670

705
740

776
-

3959

1926-S

MS
+

353
-

458
-

881
-

1,586
-

3,032
3,314

3,666
3,878

4,230
4,442

4,653
4,935

5,993
6,698

7,755
-

3960

1927

MS
+

14
-

17
-

21
-

25
-

28
31

35
38

42
45

49
56

63
71

78
-

3961

1927-D

MS
+

71
-

85
-

106
-

155
-

176
190

212
226

247
261

282
317

402
458

494
-

3962

1927-S

MS
+

85
-

106
-

134
-

204
-

282
317

564
599

635
705

811
881

1,022
1,128

1,481
-

3963

1928

MS
+

13
-

14
-

21
-

28
-

35
38

42
45

49
52

56
59

63
71

78
-

3964

1928-D

MS
+

28
-

35
-

49
-

71
-

78
80

85
87

92
94

99
102

106
113

120
-

3965

1928-S

MS
+

35
-

42
-

56
-

71
-

106
120

176
190

212
247

303
353

458
508

564
-

3966

1929

MS
+

13
-

14
-

17
-

21
-

28
31

35
38

42
45

49
52

56
63

71
-

3967

1929-D

MS
+

21
-

28
-

42
-

56
-

63
71

78
80

85
87

92
99

106
120

141
-

3968

1929-S

MS
+

11
-

17
-

21
-

28
-

35
38

42
49

56
63

71
78

85
92

106
-

3969

1930

MS
+

11
-

14
-

21
-

28
-

35
38

42
45

49
52

56
63

71
78

85
-

3970

1930-S

MS
+

11
-

14
-

21
-

35
-

42
49

63
71

78
85

92
99

113
127

141
-

3971

1931-S

MS
+

38
-

42
-

49
-

71
-

78
80

85
87

92
94

99
106

113
127

141
-

3972

1934

MS
+

10
-

11
-

14
-

21
-

28
31

42
45

49
56

63
71

78
85

92
-

3973

1934-D

MS
+

21
-

28
-

35
-

42
-

56
63

78
85

92
99

106
113

120
127

141
-

3974

1935

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
42

45
-

93974

1935 Doubled Die Reverse

MS
+

303
-

388
-

564
-

776
-

1,199
1,410

1,622
1,763

2,115
2,609

4,018
5,993

9,165
9,870

10,575
-

3975

1935-D

MS
+

14
-

17
-

24
-

35
-

49
56

63
71

78
85

92
99

106
113

120
-

3976

1935-S

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

17
21

28
35

42
49

56
63

71
78

85
-

3977

1936

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
42

45
-

3978

1936-D

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

17
21

28
31

35
38

42
45

49
52

56
-

93978

1936-D 3-1/2 Legs

MS
+

3,737
-

4,935
-

5,640
-

7,050
-

8,460
8,813

9,870
10,223

10,928
11,633

12,690
13,395

15,158
17,625

21,150
-

3979

1936-S

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

21
24

28
31

35
38

42
49

56
-

3980

1937

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
42

45
-

3981

1937-D

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
42

45
-

3982

1937-D 3 Legs

MS
+

1,340
-

1,410
-

1,481
-

1,657
-

1,868
1,939

2,044
2,150

2,397
2,644

3,032
3,525

4,230
4,583

4,935
-

3983

1937-S

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
42

45
-

3984

1938-D

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
42

45
-

3985

1938-D/S

MS
+

25
-

28
-

31
-

35
-

42
45

49
52

56
59

63
66

71
78

92
-

93984

1938-D/D

MS
+

13
-

14
-

16
-

18
-

20
21

23
24

25
27

28
31

35
38

42
-

Buffalo Nickel, PR

PCGS No	Description	Desig	25	30	35	40	45	50	53	55	58	60

PCGS No

Description

Desig

Complete Set

PR
+

9,659
-

Type 1, "FIVE CENTS" On Raised Ground, PR

PCGS No	Description	Desig	25	30	35	40	45	50	53	55	58	60

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3986

Type

PR
+

1,340
-

3988

1913 Type 1

PR
+

1,340
-

Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess, PR

PCGS No	Description	Desig	25	30	35	40	45	50	53	55	58	60

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3989

Type

PR
+

494
529

670
740

1,093
-

83989

Type

CAM
+

3990

1913 Type 2

PR
+

1,093
-

3991

1914

PR
+

1,093
-

3992

1915

PR
+

1,093
-

3993

1916

PR
+

1,269
1,551

1,763
-

3994

1936 Satin

PR
+

670
740

1,093
-

3995

1936 Brilliant

PR
+

494
529

670
740

1,093
-

3996

1937

PR
+

670
740

1,093
-

83996

1937

CAM
+

Buffalo Nickel, SP

Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess, SP

PCGS No	Description	Desig	25	30	35	40	45	50	53	55	58	60

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3987

1927 Special Strike

SP
+

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: Buffalo Nickel

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