PCGS Price Guide: Buffalo Nickel

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Exchange Rate Updated On 6/3/2026 4:59 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
+

460
-

516
-

610
-

777
-

913
991

1,116
1,223

1,343
1,526

1,700
1,925

2,270
2,581

2,913
-

Complete Set-Date & Mint Mark

MS
+

6,298
-

7,450
-

9,362
-

12,536
-

15,871
17,567

20,091
21,432

23,309
26,085

28,535
31,670

37,491
41,143

46,120
-

Complete Set - with Major Varieties

MS
+

41,836
-

46,551
-

51,907
-

64,540
-

75,216
83,866

96,542
103,205

116,867
129,412

143,651
160,274

190,290
212,161

241,620
-

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
+

33
-

36
-

39
-

40
-

43
46

51
56

58
63

72
83

97
104

111
-

3915

1913 Type 1

MS
+

33
-

36
-

39
-

40
-

43
46

51
56

58
63

72
83

97
104

111
-

3916

1913-D Type 1

MS
+

63
-

70
-

76
-

83
-

90
97

104
107

111
114

118
125

132
139

153
-

3917

1913-S Type 1

MS
+

139
-

146
-

153
-

160
-

167
174

181
188

195
208

222
243

313
327

348
-

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
15

18
21

24
26

31
33

38
42

44
-

3921

1913 Type 2

MS
+

40
-

42
-

44
-

49
-

51
53

56
58

61
63

65
70

72
83

97
-

3922

1913-D Type 2

MS
+

292
-

306
-

320
-

334
-

348
361

375
389

403
417

431
452

473
500

521
-

3923

1913-S Type 2

MS
+

591
-

626
-

660
-

765
-

799
834

876
924

973
1,022

1,077
1,286

1,529
1,599

1,668
-

3924

1914

MS
+

58
-

61
-

64
-

67
-

70
72

76
83

90
95

97
104

118
132

146
-

93924

1914/(3)

MS
+

1,112
-

1,182
-

1,216
-

1,321
-

1,390
1,460

1,529
1,737

2,572
2,641

2,780
2,919

3,128
3,405

3,683
-

3925

1914-D

MS
+

264
-

285
-

334
-

361
-

417
431

452
466

486
521

556
570

646
674

730
-

3926

1914-S

MS
+

132
-

146
-

160
-

174
-

188
208

222
243

264
278

292
313

334
348

361
-

3927

1915

MS
+

26
-

28
-

31
-

42
-

49
56

63
65

70
72

76
79

83
90

118
-

3928

1915-D

MS
+

125
-

139
-

146
-

181
-

208
229

264
278

292
306

320
341

382
417

452
-

3929

1915-S

MS
+

361
-

382
-

521
-

591
-

695
765

834
869

903
938

973
1,077

1,321
1,390

1,494
-

3930

1916

MS
+

19
-

21
-

22
-

28
-

32
36

42
49

56
63

76
90

125
132

146
-

3931

1916 Doubled Die Obverse

MS
+

22,935
-

24,325
-

25,715
-

29,885
-

36,140
39,615

45,175
48,650

53,515
59,075

66,025
72,975

83,400
93,825

111,200
-

3932

1916-D

MS
+

83
-

90
-

118
-

139
-

153
160

167
174

181
188

208
229

243
257

278
-

3933

1916-S

MS
+

70
-

90
-

118
-

153
-

174
188

195
202

208
222

243
278

375
389

417
-

3934

1917

MS
+

21
-

22
-

24
-

25
-

28
35

42
49

58
67

76
90

104
118

125
-

3935

1917-D

MS
+

153
-

202
-

243
-

278
-

320
354

375
389

417
452

486
535

667
709

744
-

3936

1917-S

MS
+

236
-

292
-

327
-

382
-

466
500

556
605

660
730

834
973

1,321
1,599

1,737
-

3937

1918

MS
+

25
-

28
-

35
-

56
-

76
83

90
97

104
118

139
174

243
278

299
-

3938

1918-D

MS
+

215
-

250
-

292
-

368
-

452
486

521
556

591
626

730
869

938
1,008

1,112
-

3939

1918/7-D

MS
+

6,255
-

7,297
-

8,340
-

12,163
-

13,205
15,290

20,850
21,893

24,325
25,715

29,190
34,750

41,700
52,125

55,600
-

3940

1918-S

MS
+

236
-

271
-

313
-

368
-

452
500

591
695

869
938

1,008
1,147

1,355
1,599

1,737
-

3941

1919

MS
+

24
-

28
-

35
-

49
-

56
58

63
70

76
83

90
104

146
160

174
-

3942

1919-D

MS
+

208
-

250
-

320
-

389
-

431
500

626
660

695
765

834
973

1,251
1,355

1,460
-

3943

1919-S

MS
+

188
-

229
-

306
-

466
-

500
535

570
605

639
695

765
834

903
973

1,112
-

3944

1920

MS
+

19
-

24
-

28
-

33
-

42
44

49
56

63
70

76
83

90
104

118
-

3945

1920-D

MS
+

208
-

243
-

278
-

361
-

452
507

556
591

612
695

799
903

1,008
1,112

1,216
-

3946

1920-S

MS
+

174
-

208
-

278
-

361
-

417
466

500
535

570
660

799
903

1,147
1,251

1,355
-

3947

1921

MS
+

56
-

63
-

76
-

104
-

111
118

132
146

160
181

222
278

348
431

521
-

3948

1921-S

MS
+

486
-

591
-

799
-

1,390
-

1,529
1,633

1,842
1,946

2,155
2,433

2,989
3,266

4,170
4,379

4,657
-

3949

1923

MS
+

19
-

21
-

22
-

28
-

42
49

56
63

70
76

83
90

97
111

125
-

3950

1923-S

MS
+

160
-

188
-

243
-

361
-

396
452

486
521

556
591

626
695

834
903

973
-

3951

1924

MS
+

18
-

21
-

28
-

42
-

56
63

70
76

83
90

97
104

111
132

160
-

3952

1924-D

MS
+

174
-

195
-

222
-

348
-

417
452

486
535

591
646

695
765

834
903

973
-

3953

1924-S

MS
+

417
-

626
-

903
-

1,077
-

1,494
1,876

2,433
2,572

2,780
2,989

3,336
3,822

4,865
5,213

6,255
-

3954

1925

MS
+

18
-

21
-

28
-

35
-

42
44

49
51

56
58

63
70

76
83

90
-

3955

1925-D

MS
+

174
-

188
-

208
-

278
-

313
361

507
556

591
626

660
695

765
869

973
-

3956

1925-S

MS
+

167
-

215
-

264
-

327
-

348
368

382
417

556
598

646
765

903
1,077

1,182
-

3957

1926

MS
+

17
-

18
-

21
-

25
-

28
31

35
38

42
44

49
56

70
76

83
-

3958

1926-D

MS
+

139
-

160
-

188
-

250
-

389
466

521
542

570
591

626
660

695
730

765
-

3959

1926-S

MS
+

348
-

452
-

869
-

1,564
-

2,989
3,266

3,614
3,822

4,170
4,379

4,587
4,865

5,908
6,602

7,645
-

3960

1927

MS
+

14
-

17
-

21
-

25
-

28
31

35
38

42
44

49
56

63
70

76
-

3961

1927-D

MS
+

70
-

83
-

104
-

153
-

174
188

208
222

243
257

278
313

396
452

486
-

3962

1927-S

MS
+

83
-

104
-

132
-

202
-

278
313

556
591

626
695

799
869

1,008
1,112

1,460
-

3963

1928

MS
+

13
-

14
-

21
-

28
-

35
38

42
44

49
51

56
58

63
70

76
-

3964

1928-D

MS
+

28
-

35
-

49
-

70
-

76
79

83
86

90
93

97
100

104
111

118
-

3965

1928-S

MS
+

35
-

42
-

56
-

70
-

104
118

174
188

208
243

299
348

452
500

556
-

3966

1929

MS
+

13
-

14
-

17
-

21
-

28
31

35
38

42
44

49
51

56
63

70
-

3967

1929-D

MS
+

21
-

28
-

42
-

56
-

63
70

76
79

83
86

90
97

104
118

139
-

3968

1929-S

MS
+

11
-

17
-

21
-

28
-

35
38

42
49

56
63

70
76

83
90

104
-

3969

1930

MS
+

11
-

14
-

21
-

28
-

35
38

42
44

49
51

56
63

70
76

83
-

3970

1930-S

MS
+

11
-

14
-

21
-

35
-

42
49

63
70

76
83

90
97

111
125

139
-

3971

1931-S

MS
+

38
-

42
-

49
-

70
-

76
79

83
86

90
93

97
104

111
125

139
-

3972

1934

MS
+

10
-

11
-

14
-

21
-

28
31

42
44

49
56

63
70

76
83

90
-

3973

1934-D

MS
+

21
-

28
-

35
-

42
-

56
63

76
83

90
97

104
111

118
125

139
-

3974

1935

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
15

18
21

24
26

31
33

38
42

44
-

93974

1935 Doubled Die Reverse

MS
+

299
-

382
-

556
-

765
-

1,182
1,390

1,599
1,737

2,085
2,572

3,961
5,908

9,035
9,730

10,425
-

3975

1935-D

MS
+

14
-

17
-

24
-

35
-

49
56

63
70

76
83

90
97

104
111

118
-

3976

1935-S

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

17
21

28
35

42
49

56
63

70
76

83
-

3977

1936

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
15

18
21

24
26

31
33

38
42

44
-

3978

1936-D

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

17
21

28
31

35
38

42
44

49
51

56
-

93978

1936-D 3-1/2 Legs

MS
+

3,683
-

4,865
-

5,560
-

6,950
-

8,340
8,688

9,730
10,078

10,773
11,468

12,510
13,205

14,942
17,375

20,850
-

3979

1936-S

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
15

21
24

28
31

35
38

42
49

56
-

3980

1937

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
15

18
21

24
26

31
33

38
42

44
-

3981

1937-D

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
15

18
21

24
26

31
33

38
42

44
-

3982

1937-D 3 Legs

MS
+

1,321
-

1,390
-

1,460
-

1,633
-

1,842
1,911

2,015
2,120

2,363
2,606

2,989
3,475

4,170
4,518

4,865
-

3983

1937-S

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
15

18
21

24
26

31
33

38
42

44
-

3984

1938-D

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
15

18
21

24
26

31
33

38
42

44
-

3985

1938-D/S

MS
+

25
-

28
-

31
-

35
-

42
44

49
51

56
58

63
65

70
76

90
-

93984

1938-D/D

MS
+

13
-

14
-

15
-

18
-

19
21

22
24

25
26

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
+

9,522
-

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
+

1,321
-

3988

1913 Type 1

PR
+

1,321
-

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
+

486
521

660
730

1,077
-

83989

Type

CAM
+

3990

1913 Type 2

PR
+

1,077
-

3991

1914

PR
+

1,077
-

3992

1915

PR
+

1,077
-

3993

1916

PR
+

1,251
1,529

1,737
-

3994

1936 Satin

PR
+

660
730

1,077
-

3995

1936 Brilliant

PR
+

486
521

660
730

1,077
-

3996

1937

PR
+

660
730

1,077
-

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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