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
+

295
-

330
-

391
-

498
-

585
635

715
783

860
977

1,088
1,233

1,453
1,653

1,865
-

Complete Set-Date & Mint Mark

MS
+

4,033
-

4,770
-

5,994
-

8,027
-

10,162
11,248

12,864
13,723

14,924
16,702

18,271
20,278

24,005
26,343

29,530
-

Complete Set - with Major Varieties

MS
+

26,787
-

29,806
-

33,235
-

41,324
-

48,160
53,698

61,815
66,081

74,829
82,861

91,978
102,621

121,840
135,844

154,706
-

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
+

21
-

23
-

25
-

26
-

28
29

33
36

37
40

46
53

62
67

71
-

3915

1913 Type 1

MS
+

21
-

23
-

25
-

26
-

28
29

33
36

37
40

46
53

62
67

71
-

3916

1913-D Type 1

MS
+

40
-

45
-

49
-

53
-

58
62

67
69

71
73

76
80

85
89

98
-

3917

1913-S Type 1

MS
+

89
-

93
-

98
-

102
-

107
111

116
120

125
134

142
156

200
209

223
-

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
+

5
-

6
-

7
-

8
-

9
10

12
13

15
17

20
21

24
27

28
-

3921

1913 Type 2

MS
+

26
-

27
-

28
-

31
-

33
34

36
37

39
40

42
45

46
53

62
-

3922

1913-D Type 2

MS
+

187
-

196
-

205
-

214
-

223
231

240
249

258
267

276
289

303
320

334
-

3923

1913-S Type 2

MS
+

378
-

401
-

423
-

490
-

512
534

561
592

623
654

690
823

979
1,024

1,068
-

3924

1914

MS
+

37
-

39
-

41
-

43
-

45
46

49
53

58
61

62
67

76
85

93
-

93924

1914/(3)

MS
+

712
-

757
-

779
-

846
-

890
935

979
1,113

1,647
1,691

1,780
1,869

2,003
2,181

2,359
-

3925

1914-D

MS
+

169
-

182
-

214
-

231
-

267
276

289
298

312
334

356
365

414
432

467
-

3926

1914-S

MS
+

85
-

93
-

102
-

111
-

120
134

142
156

169
178

187
200

214
223

231
-

3927

1915

MS
+

17
-

18
-

20
-

27
-

31
36

40
42

45
46

49
51

53
58

76
-

3928

1915-D

MS
+

80
-

89
-

93
-

116
-

134
147

169
178

187
196

205
218

245
267

289
-

3929

1915-S

MS
+

231
-

245
-

334
-

378
-

445
490

534
556

579
601

623
690

846
890

957
-

3930

1916

MS
+

12
-

13
-

14
-

18
-

20
23

27
31

36
40

49
58

80
85

93
-

3931

1916 Doubled Die Obverse

MS
+

14,685
-

15,575
-

16,465
-

19,135
-

23,140
25,365

28,925
31,150

34,265
37,825

42,275
46,725

53,400
60,075

71,200
-

3932

1916-D

MS
+

53
-

58
-

76
-

89
-

98
102

107
111

116
120

134
147

156
165

178
-

3933

1916-S

MS
+

45
-

58
-

76
-

98
-

111
120

125
129

134
142

156
178

240
249

267
-

3934

1917

MS
+

13
-

14
-

15
-

16
-

18
22

27
31

37
43

49
58

67
76

80
-

3935

1917-D

MS
+

98
-

129
-

156
-

178
-

205
227

240
249

267
289

312
343

427
454

476
-

3936

1917-S

MS
+

151
-

187
-

209
-

245
-

298
320

356
387

423
467

534
623

846
1,024

1,113
-

3937

1918

MS
+

16
-

18
-

22
-

36
-

49
53

58
62

67
76

89
111

156
178

191
-

3938

1918-D

MS
+

138
-

160
-

187
-

236
-

289
312

334
356

378
401

467
556

601
645

712
-

3939

1918/7-D

MS
+

4,005
-

4,673
-

5,340
-

7,788
-

8,455
9,790

13,350
14,018

15,575
16,465

18,690
22,250

26,700
33,375

35,600
-

3940

1918-S

MS
+

151
-

174
-

200
-

236
-

289
320

378
445

556
601

645
734

868
1,024

1,113
-

3941

1919

MS
+

15
-

18
-

22
-

31
-

36
37

40
45

49
53

58
67

93
102

111
-

3942

1919-D

MS
+

134
-

160
-

205
-

249
-

276
320

401
423

445
490

534
623

801
868

935
-

3943

1919-S

MS
+

120
-

147
-

196
-

298
-

320
343

365
387

409
445

490
534

579
623

712
-

3944

1920

MS
+

12
-

15
-

18
-

21
-

27
28

31
36

40
45

49
53

58
67

76
-

3945

1920-D

MS
+

134
-

156
-

178
-

231
-

289
325

356
378

392
445

512
579

645
712

779
-

3946

1920-S

MS
+

111
-

134
-

178
-

231
-

267
298

320
343

365
423

512
579

734
801

868
-

3947

1921

MS
+

36
-

40
-

49
-

67
-

71
76

85
93

102
116

142
178

223
276

334
-

3948

1921-S

MS
+

312
-

378
-

512
-

890
-

979
1,046

1,179
1,246

1,380
1,558

1,914
2,092

2,670
2,804

2,982
-

3949

1923

MS
+

12
-

13
-

14
-

18
-

27
31

36
40

45
49

53
58

62
71

80
-

3950

1923-S

MS
+

102
-

120
-

156
-

231
-

254
289

312
334

356
378

401
445

534
579

623
-

3951

1924

MS
+

12
-

13
-

18
-

27
-

36
40

45
49

53
58

62
67

71
85

102
-

3952

1924-D

MS
+

111
-

125
-

142
-

223
-

267
289

312
343

378
414

445
490

534
579

623
-

3953

1924-S

MS
+

267
-

401
-

579
-

690
-

957
1,202

1,558
1,647

1,780
1,914

2,136
2,448

3,115
3,338

4,005
-

3954

1925

MS
+

12
-

13
-

18
-

22
-

27
28

31
33

36
37

40
45

49
53

58
-

3955

1925-D

MS
+

111
-

120
-

134
-

178
-

200
231

325
356

378
401

423
445

490
556

623
-

3956

1925-S

MS
+

107
-

138
-

169
-

209
-

223
236

245
267

356
383

414
490

579
690

757
-

3957

1926

MS
+

11
-

12
-

13
-

16
-

18
20

22
24

27
28

31
36

45
49

53
-

3958

1926-D

MS
+

89
-

102
-

120
-

160
-

249
298

334
347

365
378

401
423

445
467

490
-

3959

1926-S

MS
+

223
-

289
-

556
-

1,001
-

1,914
2,092

2,314
2,448

2,670
2,804

2,937
3,115

3,783
4,228

4,895
-

3960

1927

MS
+

9
-

11
-

13
-

16
-

18
20

22
24

27
28

31
36

40
45

49
-

3961

1927-D

MS
+

45
-

53
-

67
-

98
-

111
120

134
142

156
165

178
200

254
289

312
-

3962

1927-S

MS
+

53
-

67
-

85
-

129
-

178
200

356
378

401
445

512
556

645
712

935
-

3963

1928

MS
+

8
-

9
-

13
-

18
-

22
24

27
28

31
33

36
37

40
45

49
-

3964

1928-D

MS
+

18
-

22
-

31
-

45
-

49
51

53
55

58
60

62
64

67
71

76
-

3965

1928-S

MS
+

22
-

27
-

36
-

45
-

67
76

111
120

134
156

191
223

289
320

356
-

3966

1929

MS
+

8
-

9
-

11
-

13
-

18
20

22
24

27
28

31
33

36
40

45
-

3967

1929-D

MS
+

13
-

18
-

27
-

36
-

40
45

49
51

53
55

58
62

67
76

89
-

3968

1929-S

MS
+

7
-

11
-

13
-

18
-

22
24

27
31

36
40

45
49

53
58

67
-

3969

1930

MS
+

7
-

9
-

13
-

18
-

22
24

27
28

31
33

36
40

45
49

53
-

3970

1930-S

MS
+

7
-

9
-

13
-

22
-

27
31

40
45

49
53

58
62

71
80

89
-

3971

1931-S

MS
+

24
-

27
-

31
-

45
-

49
51

53
55

58
60

62
67

71
80

89
-

3972

1934

MS
+

6
-

7
-

9
-

13
-

18
20

27
28

31
36

40
45

49
53

58
-

3973

1934-D

MS
+

13
-

18
-

22
-

27
-

36
40

49
53

58
62

67
71

76
80

89
-

3974

1935

MS
+

5
-

6
-

7
-

8
-

9
10

12
13

15
17

20
21

24
27

28
-

93974

1935 Doubled Die Reverse

MS
+

191
-

245
-

356
-

490
-

757
890

1,024
1,113

1,335
1,647

2,537
3,783

5,785
6,230

6,675
-

3975

1935-D

MS
+

9
-

11
-

15
-

22
-

31
36

40
45

49
53

58
62

67
71

76
-

3976

1935-S

MS
+

5
-

6
-

7
-

8
-

11
13

18
22

27
31

36
40

45
49

53
-

3977

1936

MS
+

5
-

6
-

7
-

8
-

9
10

12
13

15
17

20
21

24
27

28
-

3978

1936-D

MS
+

5
-

6
-

7
-

8
-

11
13

18
20

22
24

27
28

31
33

36
-

93978

1936-D 3-1/2 Legs

MS
+

2,359
-

3,115
-

3,560
-

4,450
-

5,340
5,563

6,230
6,453

6,898
7,343

8,010
8,455

9,568
11,125

13,350
-

3979

1936-S

MS
+

5
-

6
-

7
-

8
-

9
10

13
15

18
20

22
24

27
31

36
-

3980

1937

MS
+

5
-

6
-

7
-

8
-

9
10

12
13

15
17

20
21

24
27

28
-

3981

1937-D

MS
+

5
-

6
-

7
-

8
-

9
10

12
13

15
17

20
21

24
27

28
-

3982

1937-D 3 Legs

MS
+

846
-

890
-

935
-

1,046
-

1,179
1,224

1,291
1,357

1,513
1,669

1,914
2,225

2,670
2,893

3,115
-

3983

1937-S

MS
+

5
-

6
-

7
-

8
-

9
10

12
13

15
17

20
21

24
27

28
-

3984

1938-D

MS
+

5
-

6
-

7
-

8
-

9
10

12
13

15
17

20
21

24
27

28
-

3985

1938-D/S

MS
+

16
-

18
-

20
-

22
-

27
28

31
33

36
37

40
42

45
49

58
-

93984

1938-D/D

MS
+

8
-

9
-

10
-

12
-

12
13

14
15

16
17

18
20

22
24

27
-

Buffalo Nickel, PR

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

PCGS No

Description

Desig

Complete Set

PR
+

6,097
-

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
+

846
-

3988

1913 Type 1

PR
+

846
-

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
+

312
334

423
467

690
-

83989

Type

CAM
+

3990

1913 Type 2

PR
+

690
-

3991

1914

PR
+

690
-

3992

1915

PR
+

690
-

3993

1916

PR
+

801
979

1,113
-

3994

1936 Satin

PR
+

423
467

690
-

3995

1936 Brilliant

PR
+

312
334

423
467

690
-

3996

1937

PR
+

423
467

690
-

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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