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
+

245
-

275
-

325
-

414
-

486
528

594
651

715
813

905
1,025

1,208
1,374

1,551
-

Complete Set-Date & Mint Mark

MS
+

3,353
-

3,966
-

4,984
-

6,674
-

8,449
9,352

10,696
11,410

12,409
13,887

15,191
16,860

19,959
21,903

24,553
-

Complete Set - with Major Varieties

MS
+

22,273
-

24,783
-

27,634
-

34,360
-

40,043
44,648

51,397
54,944

62,217
68,895

76,476
85,326

101,305
112,949

128,632
-

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
+

18
-

19
-

21
-

23
24

27
30

31
33

38
44

52
56

59
-

3915

1913 Type 1

MS
+

18
-

19
-

21
-

23
24

27
30

31
33

38
44

52
56

59
-

3916

1913-D Type 1

MS
+

33
-

37
-

41
-

44
-

48
52

56
57

59
61

63
67

70
74

81
-

3917

1913-S Type 1

MS
+

74
-

78
-

81
-

85
-

89
93

96
100

104
111

118
130

167
174

185
-

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
+

4
-

5
-

6
-

7
-

7
8

10
11

13
14

16
18

20
22

24
-

3921

1913 Type 2

MS
+

21
-

22
-

24
-

26
-

27
28

30
31

33
33

35
37

38
44

52
-

3922

1913-D Type 2

MS
+

155
-

163
-

170
-

178
-

185
192

200
207

215
222

229
241

252
266

278
-

3923

1913-S Type 2

MS
+

315
-

333
-

352
-

407
-

426
444

466
492

518
544

574
685

814
851

888
-

3924

1914

MS
+

31
-

33
-

34
-

36
-

37
38

41
44

48
50

52
56

63
70

78
-

93924

1914/(3)

MS
+

592
-

629
-

648
-

703
-

740
777

814
925

1,369
1,406

1,480
1,554

1,665
1,813

1,961
-

3925

1914-D

MS
+

141
-

152
-

178
-

192
-

222
229

241
248

259
278

296
303

344
359

389
-

3926

1914-S

MS
+

70
-

78
-

85
-

93
-

100
111

118
130

141
148

155
167

178
185

192
-

3927

1915

MS
+

14
-

15
-

16
-

22
-

26
30

33
35

37
38

41
42

44
48

63
-

3928

1915-D

MS
+

67
-

74
-

78
-

96
-

111
122

141
148

155
163

170
181

204
222

241
-

3929

1915-S

MS
+

192
-

204
-

278
-

315
-

370
407

444
463

481
500

518
574

703
740

796
-

3930

1916

MS
+

10
-

11
-

12
-

15
-

17
19

22
26

30
33

41
48

67
70

78
-

3931

1916 Doubled Die Obverse

MS
+

12,210
-

12,950
-

13,690
-

15,910
-

19,240
21,090

24,050
25,900

28,490
31,450

35,150
38,850

44,400
49,950

59,200
-

3932

1916-D

MS
+

44
-

48
-

63
-

74
-

81
85

89
93

96
100

111
122

130
137

148
-

3933

1916-S

MS
+

37
-

48
-

63
-

81
-

93
100

104
107

111
118

130
148

200
207

222
-

3934

1917

MS
+

11
-

12
-

13
-

15
19

22
26

31
36

41
48

56
63

67
-

3935

1917-D

MS
+

81
-

107
-

130
-

148
-

170
189

200
207

222
241

259
285

355
377

396
-

3936

1917-S

MS
+

126
-

155
-

174
-

204
-

248
266

296
322

352
389

444
518

703
851

925
-

3937

1918

MS
+

13
-

15
-

19
-

30
-

41
44

48
52

56
63

74
93

130
148

159
-

3938

1918-D

MS
+

115
-

133
-

155
-

196
-

241
259

278
296

315
333

389
463

500
537

592
-

3939

1918/7-D

MS
+

3,330
-

3,885
-

4,440
-

6,475
-

7,030
8,140

11,100
11,655

12,950
13,690

15,540
18,500

22,200
27,750

29,600
-

3940

1918-S

MS
+

126
-

144
-

167
-

196
-

241
266

315
370

463
500

537
611

722
851

925
-

3941

1919

MS
+

13
-

15
-

19
-

26
-

30
31

33
37

41
44

48
56

78
85

93
-

3942

1919-D

MS
+

111
-

133
-

170
-

207
-

229
266

333
352

370
407

444
518

666
722

777
-

3943

1919-S

MS
+

100
-

122
-

163
-

248
-

266
285

303
322

340
370

407
444

481
518

592
-

3944

1920

MS
+

10
-

13
-

15
-

18
-

22
24

26
30

33
37

41
44

48
56

63
-

3945

1920-D

MS
+

111
-

130
-

148
-

192
-

241
270

296
315

326
370

426
481

537
592

648
-

3946

1920-S

MS
+

93
-

111
-

148
-

192
-

222
248

266
285

303
352

426
481

611
666

722
-

3947

1921

MS
+

30
-

33
-

41
-

56
-

59
63

70
78

85
96

118
148

185
229

278
-

3948

1921-S

MS
+

259
-

315
-

426
-

740
-

814
870

981
1,036

1,147
1,295

1,591
1,739

2,220
2,331

2,479
-

3949

1923

MS
+

10
-

11
-

12
-

15
-

22
26

30
33

37
41

44
48

52
59

67
-

3950

1923-S

MS
+

85
-

100
-

130
-

192
-

211
241

259
278

296
315

333
370

444
481

518
-

3951

1924

MS
+

10
-

11
-

15
-

22
-

30
33

37
41

44
48

52
56

59
70

85
-

3952

1924-D

MS
+

93
-

104
-

118
-

185
-

222
241

259
285

315
344

370
407

444
481

518
-

3953

1924-S

MS
+

222
-

333
-

481
-

574
-

796
999

1,295
1,369

1,480
1,591

1,776
2,035

2,590
2,775

3,330
-

3954

1925

MS
+

10
-

11
-

15
-

19
-

22
24

26
27

30
31

33
37

41
44

48
-

3955

1925-D

MS
+

93
-

100
-

111
-

148
-

167
192

270
296

315
333

352
370

407
463

518
-

3956

1925-S

MS
+

89
-

115
-

141
-

174
-

185
196

204
222

296
318

344
407

481
574

629
-

3957

1926

MS
+

9
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

15
16

19
20

22
24

26
30

37
41

44
-

3958

1926-D

MS
+

74
-

85
-

100
-

133
-

207
248

278
289

303
315

333
352

370
389

407
-

3959

1926-S

MS
+

185
-

241
-

463
-

833
-

1,591
1,739

1,924
2,035

2,220
2,331

2,442
2,590

3,145
3,515

4,070
-

3960

1927

MS
+

7
-

9
-

11
-

13
-

15
16

19
20

22
24

26
30

33
37

41
-

3961

1927-D

MS
+

37
-

44
-

56
-

81
-

93
100

111
118

130
137

148
167

211
241

259
-

3962

1927-S

MS
+

44
-

56
-

70
-

107
-

148
167

296
315

333
370

426
463

537
592

777
-

3963

1928

MS
+

7
-

11
-

15
-

19
20

22
24

26
27

30
31

33
37

41
-

3964

1928-D

MS
+

15
-

19
-

26
-

37
-

41
42

44
46

48
50

52
53

56
59

63
-

3965

1928-S

MS
+

19
-

22
-

30
-

37
-

56
63

93
100

111
130

159
185

241
266

296
-

3966

1929

MS
+

7
-

9
-

11
-

15
16

19
20

22
24

26
27

30
33

37
-

3967

1929-D

MS
+

11
-

15
-

22
-

30
-

33
37

41
42

44
46

48
52

56
63

74
-

3968

1929-S

MS
+

6
-

9
-

11
-

15
-

19
20

22
26

30
33

37
41

44
48

56
-

3969

1930

MS
+

6
-

7
-

11
-

15
-

19
20

22
24

26
27

30
33

37
41

44
-

3970

1930-S

MS
+

6
-

7
-

11
-

19
-

22
26

33
37

41
44

48
52

59
67

74
-

3971

1931-S

MS
+

20
-

22
-

26
-

37
-

41
42

44
46

48
50

52
56

59
67

74
-

3972

1934

MS
+

5
-

6
-

7
-

11
-

15
16

22
24

26
30

33
37

41
44

48
-

3973

1934-D

MS
+

11
-

15
-

19
-

22
-

30
33

41
44

48
52

56
59

63
67

74
-

3974

1935

MS
+

4
-

5
-

6
-

7
-

7
8

10
11

13
14

16
18

20
22

24
-

93974

1935 Doubled Die Reverse

MS
+

159
-

204
-

296
-

407
-

629
740

851
925

1,110
1,369

2,109
3,145

4,810
5,180

5,550
-

3975

1935-D

MS
+

7
-

9
-

13
-

19
-

26
30

33
37

41
44

48
52

56
59

63
-

3976

1935-S

MS
+

4
-

5
-

6
-

7
-

9
11

15
19

22
26

30
33

37
41

44
-

3977

1936

MS
+

4
-

5
-

6
-

7
-

7
8

10
11

13
14

16
18

20
22

24
-

3978

1936-D

MS
+

4
-

5
-

6
-

7
-

9
11

15
16

19
20

22
24

26
27

30
-

93978

1936-D 3-1/2 Legs

MS
+

1,961
-

2,590
-

2,960
-

3,700
-

4,440
4,625

5,180
5,365

5,735
6,105

6,660
7,030

7,955
9,250

11,100
-

3979

1936-S

MS
+

4
-

5
-

6
-

7
-

7
8

11
13

15
16

19
20

22
26

30
-

3980

1937

MS
+

4
-

5
-

6
-

7
-

7
8

10
11

13
14

16
18

20
22

24
-

3981

1937-D

MS
+

4
-

5
-

6
-

7
-

7
8

10
11

13
14

16
18

20
22

24
-

3982

1937-D 3 Legs

MS
+

703
-

740
-

777
-

870
-

981
1,018

1,073
1,129

1,258
1,388

1,591
1,850

2,220
2,405

2,590
-

3983

1937-S

MS
+

4
-

5
-

6
-

7
-

7
8

10
11

13
14

16
18

20
22

24
-

3984

1938-D

MS
+

4
-

5
-

6
-

7
-

7
8

10
11

13
14

16
18

20
22

24
-

3985

1938-D/S

MS
+

13
-

15
-

16
-

19
-

22
24

26
27

30
31

33
35

37
41

48
-

93984

1938-D/D

MS
+

7
-

8
-

10
-

10
11

12
13

13
14

15
16

19
20

22
-

Buffalo Nickel, PR

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

PCGS No

Description

Desig

Complete Set

PR
+

5,069
-

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
+

703
-

3988

1913 Type 1

PR
+

703
-

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
+

259
278

352
389

574
-

83989

Type

CAM
+

3990

1913 Type 2

PR
+

574
-

3991

1914

PR
+

574
-

3992

1915

PR
+

574
-

3993

1916

PR
+

666
814

925
-

3994

1936 Satin

PR
+

352
389

574
-

3995

1936 Brilliant

PR
+

259
278

352
389

574
-

3996

1937

PR
+

352
389

574
-

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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