PCGS Price Guide: Buffalo Nickel

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Exchange Rate Updated On 10/14/2026 5:58 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
+

470
-

527
-

623
-

794
-

933
1,012

1,140
1,250

1,372
1,559

1,737
1,967

2,319
2,637

2,976
-

Complete Set-Date & Mint Mark

MS
+

6,434
-

7,611
-

9,564
-

12,807
-

16,214
17,946

20,525
21,895

23,812
26,648

29,151
32,353

38,300
42,031

47,116
-

Complete Set - with Major Varieties

MS
+

42,739
-

47,556
-

53,027
-

65,933
-

76,839
85,676

98,626
105,432

119,389
132,205

146,751
163,733

194,397
216,740

246,834
-

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
-

40
-

41
-

44
47

53
57

60
64

74
85

99
107

114
-

3915

1913 Type 1

MS
+

34
-

37
-

40
-

41
-

44
47

53
57

60
64

74
85

99
107

114
-

3916

1913-D Type 1

MS
+

64
-

71
-

78
-

85
-

92
99

107
109

114
116

121
128

135
142

156
-

3917

1913-S Type 1

MS
+

142
-

149
-

156
-

163
-

170
178

185
192

199
213

227
249

320
334

355
-

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
+

9
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
43

45
-

3921

1913 Type 2

MS
+

41
-

43
-

45
-

50
-

53
54

57
60

62
64

67
71

74
85

99
-

3922

1913-D Type 2

MS
+

298
-

312
-

327
-

341
-

355
369

383
398

412
426

440
462

483
511

533
-

3923

1913-S Type 2

MS
+

604
-

639
-

675
-

781
-

817
852

895
944

994
1,044

1,101
1,314

1,562
1,633

1,704
-

3924

1914

MS
+

60
-

62
-

65
-

68
-

71
74

78
85

92
97

99
107

121
135

149
-

93924

1914/(3)

MS
+

1,136
-

1,207
-

1,243
-

1,349
-

1,420
1,491

1,562
1,775

2,627
2,698

2,840
2,982

3,195
3,479

3,763
-

3925

1914-D

MS
+

270
-

291
-

341
-

369
-

426
440

462
476

497
533

568
582

660
689

746
-

3926

1914-S

MS
+

135
-

149
-

163
-

178
-

192
213

227
249

270
284

298
320

341
355

369
-

3927

1915

MS
+

27
-

28
-

31
-

43
-

50
57

64
67

71
74

78
81

85
92

121
-

3928

1915-D

MS
+

128
-

142
-

149
-

185
-

213
234

270
284

298
312

327
348

391
426

462
-

3929

1915-S

MS
+

369
-

391
-

533
-

604
-

710
781

852
888

923
959

994
1,101

1,349
1,420

1,527
-

3930

1916

MS
+

20
-

21
-

23
-

28
-

33
37

43
50

57
64

78
92

128
135

149
-

3931

1916 Doubled Die Obverse

MS
+

23,430
-

24,850
-

26,270
-

30,530
-

36,920
40,470

46,150
49,700

54,670
60,350

67,450
74,550

85,200
95,850

113,600
-

3932

1916-D

MS
+

85
-

92
-

121
-

142
-

156
163

170
178

185
192

213
234

249
263

284
-

3933

1916-S

MS
+

71
-

92
-

121
-

156
-

178
192

199
206

213
227

249
284

383
398

426
-

3934

1917

MS
+

21
-

23
-

24
-

26
-

28
36

43
50

60
68

78
92

107
121

128
-

3935

1917-D

MS
+

156
-

206
-

249
-

284
-

327
362

383
398

426
462

497
547

682
724

760
-

3936

1917-S

MS
+

241
-

298
-

334
-

391
-

476
511

568
618

675
746

852
994

1,349
1,633

1,775
-

3937

1918

MS
+

26
-

28
-

36
-

57
-

78
85

92
99

107
121

142
178

249
284

305
-

3938

1918-D

MS
+

220
-

256
-

298
-

376
-

462
497

533
568

604
639

746
888

959
1,030

1,136
-

3939

1918/7-D

MS
+

6,390
-

7,455
-

8,520
-

12,425
-

13,490
15,620

21,300
22,365

24,850
26,270

29,820
35,500

42,600
53,250

56,800
-

3940

1918-S

MS
+

241
-

277
-

320
-

376
-

462
511

604
710

888
959

1,030
1,172

1,385
1,633

1,775
-

3941

1919

MS
+

24
-

28
-

36
-

50
-

57
60

64
71

78
85

92
107

149
163

178
-

3942

1919-D

MS
+

213
-

256
-

327
-

398
-

440
511

639
675

710
781

852
994

1,278
1,385

1,491
-

3943

1919-S

MS
+

192
-

234
-

312
-

476
-

511
547

582
618

653
710

781
852

923
994

1,136
-

3944

1920

MS
+

20
-

24
-

28
-

34
-

43
45

50
57

64
71

78
85

92
107

121
-

3945

1920-D

MS
+

213
-

249
-

284
-

369
-

462
518

568
604

625
710

817
923

1,030
1,136

1,243
-

3946

1920-S

MS
+

178
-

213
-

284
-

369
-

426
476

511
547

582
675

817
923

1,172
1,278

1,385
-

3947

1921

MS
+

57
-

64
-

78
-

107
-

114
121

135
149

163
185

227
284

355
440

533
-

3948

1921-S

MS
+

497
-

604
-

817
-

1,420
-

1,562
1,669

1,882
1,988

2,201
2,485

3,053
3,337

4,260
4,473

4,757
-

3949

1923

MS
+

20
-

21
-

23
-

28
-

43
50

57
64

71
78

85
92

99
114

128
-

3950

1923-S

MS
+

163
-

192
-

249
-

369
-

405
462

497
533

568
604

639
710

852
923

994
-

3951

1924

MS
+

18
-

21
-

28
-

43
-

57
64

71
78

85
92

99
107

114
135

163
-

3952

1924-D

MS
+

178
-

199
-

227
-

355
-

426
462

497
547

604
660

710
781

852
923

994
-

3953

1924-S

MS
+

426
-

639
-

923
-

1,101
-

1,527
1,917

2,485
2,627

2,840
3,053

3,408
3,905

4,970
5,325

6,390
-

3954

1925

MS
+

18
-

21
-

28
-

36
-

43
45

50
53

57
60

64
71

78
85

92
-

3955

1925-D

MS
+

178
-

192
-

213
-

284
-

320
369

518
568

604
639

675
710

781
888

994
-

3956

1925-S

MS
+

170
-

220
-

270
-

334
-

355
376

391
426

568
611

660
781

923
1,101

1,207
-

3957

1926

MS
+

17
-

18
-

21
-

26
-

28
31

36
38

43
45

50
57

71
78

85
-

3958

1926-D

MS
+

142
-

163
-

192
-

256
-

398
476

533
554

582
604

639
675

710
746

781
-

3959

1926-S

MS
+

355
-

462
-

888
-

1,598
-

3,053
3,337

3,692
3,905

4,260
4,473

4,686
4,970

6,035
6,745

7,810
-

3960

1927

MS
+

14
-

17
-

21
-

26
-

28
31

36
38

43
45

50
57

64
71

78
-

3961

1927-D

MS
+

71
-

85
-

107
-

156
-

178
192

213
227

249
263

284
320

405
462

497
-

3962

1927-S

MS
+

85
-

107
-

135
-

206
-

284
320

568
604

639
710

817
888

1,030
1,136

1,491
-

3963

1928

MS
+

13
-

14
-

21
-

28
-

36
38

43
45

50
53

57
60

64
71

78
-

3964

1928-D

MS
+

28
-

36
-

50
-

71
-

78
81

85
88

92
95

99
102

107
114

121
-

3965

1928-S

MS
+

36
-

43
-

57
-

71
-

107
121

178
192

213
249

305
355

462
511

568
-

3966

1929

MS
+

13
-

14
-

17
-

21
-

28
31

36
38

43
45

50
53

57
64

71
-

3967

1929-D

MS
+

21
-

28
-

43
-

57
-

64
71

78
81

85
88

92
99

107
121

142
-

3968

1929-S

MS
+

11
-

17
-

21
-

28
-

36
38

43
50

57
64

71
78

85
92

107
-

3969

1930

MS
+

11
-

14
-

21
-

28
-

36
38

43
45

50
53

57
64

71
78

85
-

3970

1930-S

MS
+

11
-

14
-

21
-

36
-

43
50

64
71

78
85

92
99

114
128

142
-

3971

1931-S

MS
+

38
-

43
-

50
-

71
-

78
81

85
88

92
95

99
107

114
128

142
-

3972

1934

MS
+

10
-

11
-

14
-

21
-

28
31

43
45

50
57

64
71

78
85

92
-

3973

1934-D

MS
+

21
-

28
-

36
-

43
-

57
64

78
85

92
99

107
114

121
128

142
-

3974

1935

MS
+

9
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
43

45
-

93974

1935 Doubled Die Reverse

MS
+

305
-

391
-

568
-

781
-

1,207
1,420

1,633
1,775

2,130
2,627

4,047
6,035

9,230
9,940

10,650
-

3975

1935-D

MS
+

14
-

17
-

24
-

36
-

50
57

64
71

78
85

92
99

107
114

121
-

3976

1935-S

MS
+

9
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

17
21

28
36

43
50

57
64

71
78

85
-

3977

1936

MS
+

9
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
43

45
-

3978

1936-D

MS
+

9
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

17
21

28
31

36
38

43
45

50
53

57
-

93978

1936-D 3-1/2 Legs

MS
+

3,763
-

4,970
-

5,680
-

7,100
-

8,520
8,875

9,940
10,295

11,005
11,715

12,780
13,490

15,265
17,750

21,300
-

3979

1936-S

MS
+

9
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

21
24

28
31

36
38

43
50

57
-

3980

1937

MS
+

9
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
43

45
-

3981

1937-D

MS
+

9
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
43

45
-

3982

1937-D 3 Legs

MS
+

1,349
-

1,420
-

1,491
-

1,669
-

1,882
1,953

2,059
2,166

2,414
2,663

3,053
3,550

4,260
4,615

4,970
-

3983

1937-S

MS
+

9
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
43

45
-

3984

1938-D

MS
+

9
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
16

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
43

45
-

3985

1938-D/S

MS
+

26
-

28
-

31
-

36
-

43
45

50
53

57
60

64
67

71
78

92
-

93984

1938-D/D

MS
+

13
-

14
-

16
-

18
-

20
21

23
24

26
27

28
31

36
38

43
-

Buffalo Nickel, PR

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

PCGS No

Description

Desig

Complete Set

PR
+

9,727
-

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
+

1,349
-

3988

1913 Type 1

PR
+

1,349
-

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
+

497
533

675
746

1,101
-

83989

Type

CAM
+

3990

1913 Type 2

PR
+

1,101
-

3991

1914

PR
+

1,101
-

3992

1915

PR
+

1,101
-

3993

1916

PR
+

1,278
1,562

1,775
-

3994

1936 Satin

PR
+

675
746

1,101
-

3995

1936 Brilliant

PR
+

497
533

675
746

1,101
-

3996

1937

PR
+

675
746

1,101
-

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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