PCGS Price Guide: Buffalo Nickel

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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
+

2,214
-

2,482
-

2,937
-

3,740
-

4,395
4,770

5,372
5,887

6,463
7,346

8,182
9,266

10,925
12,423

14,022
-

Complete Set-Date & Mint Mark

MS
+

30,312
-

35,858
-

45,057
-

60,337
-

76,386
84,548

96,697
103,153

112,185
125,545

137,339
152,425

180,443
198,017

221,974
-

Complete Set - with Major Varieties

MS
+

201,356
-

224,048
-

249,825
-

310,630
-

362,009
403,641

464,654
496,719

562,475
622,852

691,385
771,390

915,854
1,021,121

1,162,903
-

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
+

161
-

174
-

187
-

194
-

207
221

248
268

281
301

348
401

468
502

535
-

3915

1913 Type 1

MS
+

161
-

174
-

187
-

194
-

207
221

248
268

281
301

348
401

468
502

535
-

3916

1913-D Type 1

MS
+

301
-

335
-

368
-

401
-

435
468

502
515

535
549

569
602

636
669

736
-

3917

1913-S Type 1

MS
+

669
-

702
-

736
-

769
-

803
836

870
903

937
1,004

1,070
1,171

1,505
1,572

1,673
-

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
+

40
-

47
-

54
-

60
-

67
74

87
100

114
127

147
161

181
201

214
-

3921

1913 Type 2

MS
+

194
-

201
-

214
-

234
-

248
254

268
281

294
301

314
335

348
401

468
-

3922

1913-D Type 2

MS
+

1,405
-

1,472
-

1,539
-

1,606
-

1,673
1,739

1,806
1,873

1,940
2,007

2,074
2,174

2,275
2,408

2,509
-

3923

1913-S Type 2

MS
+

2,843
-

3,011
-

3,178
-

3,680
-

3,847
4,014

4,215
4,449

4,683
4,917

5,185
6,188

7,359
7,694

8,028
-

3924

1914

MS
+

281
-

294
-

308
-

321
-

335
348

368
401

435
455

468
502

569
636

702
-

93924

1914/(3)

MS
+

5,352
-

5,687
-

5,854
-

6,356
-

6,690
7,025

7,359
8,363

12,377
12,711

13,380
14,049

15,053
16,391

17,729
-

3925

1914-D

MS
+

1,271
-

1,371
-

1,606
-

1,739
-

2,007
2,074

2,174
2,241

2,342
2,509

2,676
2,743

3,111
3,245

3,512
-

3926

1914-S

MS
+

636
-

702
-

769
-

836
-

903
1,004

1,070
1,171

1,271
1,338

1,405
1,505

1,606
1,673

1,739
-

3927

1915

MS
+

127
-

134
-

147
-

201
-

234
268

301
314

335
348

368
381

401
435

569
-

3928

1915-D

MS
+

602
-

669
-

702
-

870
-

1,004
1,104

1,271
1,338

1,405
1,472

1,539
1,639

1,840
2,007

2,174
-

3929

1915-S

MS
+

1,739
-

1,840
-

2,509
-

2,843
-

3,345
3,680

4,014
4,181

4,349
4,516

4,683
5,185

6,356
6,690

7,192
-

3930

1916

MS
+

94
-

100
-

107
-

134
-

154
174

201
234

268
301

368
435

602
636

702
-

3931

1916 Doubled Die Obverse

MS
+

110,385
-

117,075
-

123,765
-

143,835
-

173,940
190,665

217,425
234,150

257,565
284,325

317,775
351,225

401,400
451,575

535,200
-

3932

1916-D

MS
+

401
-

435
-

569
-

669
-

736
769

803
836

870
903

1,004
1,104

1,171
1,238

1,338
-

3933

1916-S

MS
+

335
-

435
-

569
-

736
-

836
903

937
970

1,004
1,070

1,171
1,338

1,806
1,873

2,007
-

3934

1917

MS
+

100
-

107
-

114
-

120
-

134
167

201
234

281
321

368
435

502
569

602
-

3935

1917-D

MS
+

736
-

970
-

1,171
-

1,338
-

1,539
1,706

1,806
1,873

2,007
2,174

2,342
2,576

3,211
3,412

3,579
-

3936

1917-S

MS
+

1,137
-

1,405
-

1,572
-

1,840
-

2,241
2,408

2,676
2,910

3,178
3,512

4,014
4,683

6,356
7,694

8,363
-

3937

1918

MS
+

120
-

134
-

167
-

268
-

368
401

435
468

502
569

669
836

1,171
1,338

1,438
-

3938

1918-D

MS
+

1,037
-

1,204
-

1,405
-

1,773
-

2,174
2,342

2,509
2,676

2,843
3,011

3,512
4,181

4,516
4,850

5,352
-

3939

1918/7-D

MS
+

30,105
-

35,123
-

40,140
-

58,538
-

63,555
73,590

100,350
105,368

117,075
123,765

140,490
167,250

200,700
250,875

267,600
-

3940

1918-S

MS
+

1,137
-

1,305
-

1,505
-

1,773
-

2,174
2,408

2,843
3,345

4,181
4,516

4,850
5,519

6,523
7,694

8,363
-

3941

1919

MS
+

114
-

134
-

167
-

234
-

268
281

301
335

368
401

435
502

702
769

836
-

3942

1919-D

MS
+

1,004
-

1,204
-

1,539
-

1,873
-

2,074
2,408

3,011
3,178

3,345
3,680

4,014
4,683

6,021
6,523

7,025
-

3943

1919-S

MS
+

903
-

1,104
-

1,472
-

2,241
-

2,408
2,576

2,743
2,910

3,077
3,345

3,680
4,014

4,349
4,683

5,352
-

3944

1920

MS
+

94
-

114
-

134
-

161
-

201
214

234
268

301
335

368
401

435
502

569
-

3945

1920-D

MS
+

1,004
-

1,171
-

1,338
-

1,739
-

2,174
2,442

2,676
2,843

2,944
3,345

3,847
4,349

4,850
5,352

5,854
-

3946

1920-S

MS
+

836
-

1,004
-

1,338
-

1,739
-

2,007
2,241

2,408
2,576

2,743
3,178

3,847
4,349

5,519
6,021

6,523
-

3947

1921

MS
+

268
-

301
-

368
-

502
-

535
569

636
702

769
870

1,070
1,338

1,673
2,074

2,509
-

3948

1921-S

MS
+

2,342
-

2,843
-

3,847
-

6,690
-

7,359
7,861

8,864
9,366

10,370
11,708

14,384
15,722

20,070
21,074

22,412
-

3949

1923

MS
+

94
-

100
-

107
-

134
-

201
234

268
301

335
368

401
435

468
535

602
-

3950

1923-S

MS
+

769
-

903
-

1,171
-

1,739
-

1,907
2,174

2,342
2,509

2,676
2,843

3,011
3,345

4,014
4,349

4,683
-

3951

1924

MS
+

87
-

100
-

134
-

201
-

268
301

335
368

401
435

468
502

535
636

769
-

3952

1924-D

MS
+

836
-

937
-

1,070
-

1,673
-

2,007
2,174

2,342
2,576

2,843
3,111

3,345
3,680

4,014
4,349

4,683
-

3953

1924-S

MS
+

2,007
-

3,011
-

4,349
-

5,185
-

7,192
9,032

11,708
12,377

13,380
14,384

16,056
18,398

23,415
25,088

30,105
-

3954

1925

MS
+

87
-

100
-

134
-

167
-

201
214

234
248

268
281

301
335

368
401

435
-

3955

1925-D

MS
+

836
-

903
-

1,004
-

1,338
-

1,505
1,739

2,442
2,676

2,843
3,011

3,178
3,345

3,680
4,181

4,683
-

3956

1925-S

MS
+

803
-

1,037
-

1,271
-

1,572
-

1,673
1,773

1,840
2,007

2,676
2,877

3,111
3,680

4,349
5,185

5,687
-

3957

1926

MS
+

80
-

87
-

100
-

120
-

134
147

167
181

201
214

234
268

335
368

401
-

3958

1926-D

MS
+

669
-

769
-

903
-

1,204
-

1,873
2,241

2,509
2,609

2,743
2,843

3,011
3,178

3,345
3,512

3,680
-

3959

1926-S

MS
+

1,673
-

2,174
-

4,181
-

7,526
-

14,384
15,722

17,394
18,398

20,070
21,074

22,077
23,415

28,433
31,778

36,795
-

3960

1927

MS
+

67
-

80
-

100
-

120
-

134
147

167
181

201
214

234
268

301
335

368
-

3961

1927-D

MS
+

335
-

401
-

502
-

736
-

836
903

1,004
1,070

1,171
1,238

1,338
1,505

1,907
2,174

2,342
-

3962

1927-S

MS
+

401
-

502
-

636
-

970
-

1,338
1,505

2,676
2,843

3,011
3,345

3,847
4,181

4,850
5,352

7,025
-

3963

1928

MS
+

60
-

67
-

100
-

134
-

167
181

201
214

234
248

268
281

301
335

368
-

3964

1928-D

MS
+

134
-

167
-

234
-

335
-

368
381

401
415

435
448

468
482

502
535

569
-

3965

1928-S

MS
+

167
-

201
-

268
-

335
-

502
569

836
903

1,004
1,171

1,438
1,673

2,174
2,408

2,676
-

3966

1929

MS
+

60
-

67
-

80
-

100
-

134
147

167
181

201
214

234
248

268
301

335
-

3967

1929-D

MS
+

100
-

134
-

201
-

268
-

301
335

368
381

401
415

435
468

502
569

669
-

3968

1929-S

MS
+

54
-

80
-

100
-

134
-

167
181

201
234

268
301

335
368

401
435

502
-

3969

1930

MS
+

54
-

67
-

100
-

134
-

167
181

201
214

234
248

268
301

335
368

401
-

3970

1930-S

MS
+

54
-

67
-

100
-

167
-

201
234

301
335

368
401

435
468

535
602

669
-

3971

1931-S

MS
+

181
-

201
-

234
-

335
-

368
381

401
415

435
448

468
502

535
602

669
-

3972

1934

MS
+

47
-

54
-

67
-

100
-

134
147

201
214

234
268

301
335

368
401

435
-

3973

1934-D

MS
+

100
-

134
-

167
-

201
-

268
301

368
401

435
468

502
535

569
602

669
-

3974

1935

MS
+

40
-

47
-

54
-

60
-

67
74

87
100

114
127

147
161

181
201

214
-

93974

1935 Doubled Die Reverse

MS
+

1,438
-

1,840
-

2,676
-

3,680
-

5,687
6,690

7,694
8,363

10,035
12,377

19,067
28,433

43,485
46,830

50,175
-

3975

1935-D

MS
+

67
-

80
-

114
-

167
-

234
268

301
335

368
401

435
468

502
535

569
-

3976

1935-S

MS
+

40
-

47
-

54
-

60
-

80
100

134
167

201
234

268
301

335
368

401
-

3977

1936

MS
+

40
-

47
-

54
-

60
-

67
74

87
100

114
127

147
161

181
201

214
-

3978

1936-D

MS
+

40
-

47
-

54
-

60
-

80
100

134
147

167
181

201
214

234
248

268
-

93978

1936-D 3-1/2 Legs

MS
+

17,729
-

23,415
-

26,760
-

33,450
-

40,140
41,813

46,830
48,503

51,848
55,193

60,210
63,555

71,918
83,625

100,350
-

3979

1936-S

MS
+

40
-

47
-

54
-

60
-

67
74

100
114

134
147

167
181

201
234

268
-

3980

1937

MS
+

40
-

47
-

54
-

60
-

67
74

87
100

114
127

147
161

181
201

214
-

3981

1937-D

MS
+

40
-

47
-

54
-

60
-

67
74

87
100

114
127

147
161

181
201

214
-

3982

1937-D 3 Legs

MS
+

6,356
-

6,690
-

7,025
-

7,861
-

8,864
9,199

9,701
10,202

11,373
12,544

14,384
16,725

20,070
21,743

23,415
-

3983

1937-S

MS
+

40
-

47
-

54
-

60
-

67
74

87
100

114
127

147
161

181
201

214
-

3984

1938-D

MS
+

40
-

47
-

54
-

60
-

67
74

87
100

114
127

147
161

181
201

214
-

3985

1938-D/S

MS
+

120
-

134
-

147
-

167
-

201
214

234
248

268
281

301
314

335
368

435
-

93984

1938-D/D

MS
+

60
-

67
-

74
-

87
-

94
100

107
114

120
127

134
147

167
181

201
-

Buffalo Nickel, PR

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

PCGS No

Description

Desig

Complete Set

PR
+

45,827
-

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
+

6,356
-

3988

1913 Type 1

PR
+

6,356
-

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
+

2,342
2,509

3,178
3,512

5,185
-

83989

Type

CAM
+

3990

1913 Type 2

PR
+

5,185
-

3991

1914

PR
+

5,185
-

3992

1915

PR
+

5,185
-

3993

1916

PR
+

6,021
7,359

8,363
-

3994

1936 Satin

PR
+

3,178
3,512

5,185
-

3995

1936 Brilliant

PR
+

2,342
2,509

3,178
3,512

5,185
-

3996

1937

PR
+

3,178
3,512

5,185
-

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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