PCGS Price Guide: Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess

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Buffalo Nickel, MS

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
27

31
34

38
42

45
-

3921

1913 Type 2

MS
+

41
-

42
-

45
-

49
-

52
53

56
59

62
63

66
70

73
84

98
-

3922

1913-D Type 2

MS
+

294
-

308
-

322
-

336
-

350
364

378
392

406
420

434
455

476
504

525
-

3923

1913-S Type 2

MS
+

595
-

630
-

665
-

770
-

805
840

882
931

980
1,029

1,085
1,295

1,540
1,610

1,680
-

3924

1914

MS
+

59
-

62
-

64
-

67
-

70
73

77
84

91
95

98
105

119
133

147
-

93924

1914/(3)

MS
+

1,120
-

1,190
-

1,225
-

1,330
-

1,400
1,470

1,540
1,750

2,590
2,660

2,800
2,940

3,150
3,430

3,710
-

3925

1914-D

MS
+

266
-

287
-

336
-

364
-

420
434

455
469

490
525

560
574

651
679

735
-

3926

1914-S

MS
+

133
-

147
-

161
-

175
-

189
210

224
245

266
280

294
315

336
350

364
-

3927

1915

MS
+

27
-

28
-

31
-

42
-

49
56

63
66

70
73

77
80

84
91

119
-

3928

1915-D

MS
+

126
-

140
-

147
-

182
-

210
231

266
280

294
308

322
343

385
420

455
-

3929

1915-S

MS
+

364
-

385
-

525
-

595
-

700
770

840
875

910
945

980
1,085

1,330
1,400

1,505
-

3930

1916

MS
+

20
-

21
-

22
-

28
-

32
36

42
49

56
63

77
91

126
133

147
-

3931

1916 Doubled Die Obverse

MS
+

23,100
-

24,500
-

25,900
-

30,100
-

36,400
39,900

45,500
49,000

53,900
59,500

66,500
73,500

84,000
94,500

112,000
-

3932

1916-D

MS
+

84
-

91
-

119
-

140
-

154
161

168
175

182
189

210
231

245
259

280
-

3933

1916-S

MS
+

70
-

91
-

119
-

154
-

175
189

196
203

210
224

245
280

378
392

420
-

3934

1917

MS
+

21
-

22
-

24
-

25
-

28
35

42
49

59
67

77
91

105
119

126
-

3935

1917-D

MS
+

154
-

203
-

245
-

280
-

322
357

378
392

420
455

490
539

672
714

749
-

3936

1917-S

MS
+

238
-

294
-

329
-

385
-

469
504

560
609

665
735

840
980

1,330
1,610

1,750
-

3937

1918

MS
+

25
-

28
-

35
-

56
-

77
84

91
98

105
119

140
175

245
280

301
-

3938

1918-D

MS
+

217
-

252
-

294
-

371
-

455
490

525
560

595
630

735
875

945
1,015

1,120
-

3939

1918/7-D

MS
+

6,300
-

7,350
-

8,400
-

12,250
-

13,300
15,400

21,000
22,050

24,500
25,900

29,400
35,000

42,000
52,500

56,000
-

3940

1918-S

MS
+

238
-

273
-

315
-

371
-

455
504

595
700

875
945

1,015
1,155

1,365
1,610

1,750
-

3941

1919

MS
+

24
-

28
-

35
-

49
-

56
59

63
70

77
84

91
105

147
161

175
-

3942

1919-D

MS
+

210
-

252
-

322
-

392
-

434
504

630
665

700
770

840
980

1,260
1,365

1,470
-

3943

1919-S

MS
+

189
-

231
-

308
-

469
-

504
539

574
609

644
700

770
840

910
980

1,120
-

3944

1920

MS
+

20
-

24
-

28
-

34
-

42
45

49
56

63
70

77
84

91
105

119
-

3945

1920-D

MS
+

210
-

245
-

280
-

364
-

455
511

560
595

616
700

805
910

1,015
1,120

1,225
-

3946

1920-S

MS
+

175
-

210
-

280
-

364
-

420
469

504
539

574
665

805
910

1,155
1,260

1,365
-

3947

1921

MS
+

56
-

63
-

77
-

105
-

112
119

133
147

161
182

224
280

350
434

525
-

3948

1921-S

MS
+

490
-

595
-

805
-

1,400
-

1,540
1,645

1,855
1,960

2,170
2,450

3,010
3,290

4,200
4,410

4,690
-

3949

1923

MS
+

20
-

21
-

22
-

28
-

42
49

56
63

70
77

84
91

98
112

126
-

3950

1923-S

MS
+

161
-

189
-

245
-

364
-

399
455

490
525

560
595

630
700

840
910

980
-

3951

1924

MS
+

18
-

21
-

28
-

42
-

56
63

70
77

84
91

98
105

112
133

161
-

3952

1924-D

MS
+

175
-

196
-

224
-

350
-

420
455

490
539

595
651

700
770

840
910

980
-

3953

1924-S

MS
+

420
-

630
-

910
-

1,085
-

1,505
1,890

2,450
2,590

2,800
3,010

3,360
3,850

4,900
5,250

6,300
-

3954

1925

MS
+

18
-

21
-

28
-

35
-

42
45

49
52

56
59

63
70

77
84

91
-

3955

1925-D

MS
+

175
-

189
-

210
-

280
-

315
364

511
560

595
630

665
700

770
875

980
-

3956

1925-S

MS
+

168
-

217
-

266
-

329
-

350
371

385
420

560
602

651
770

910
1,085

1,190
-

3957

1926

MS
+

17
-

18
-

21
-

25
-

28
31

35
38

42
45

49
56

70
77

84
-

3958

1926-D

MS
+

140
-

161
-

189
-

252
-

392
469

525
546

574
595

630
665

700
735

770
-

3959

1926-S

MS
+

350
-

455
-

875
-

1,575
-

3,010
3,290

3,640
3,850

4,200
4,410

4,620
4,900

5,950
6,650

7,700
-

3960

1927

MS
+

14
-

17
-

21
-

25
-

28
31

35
38

42
45

49
56

63
70

77
-

3961

1927-D

MS
+

70
-

84
-

105
-

154
-

175
189

210
224

245
259

280
315

399
455

490
-

3962

1927-S

MS
+

84
-

105
-

133
-

203
-

280
315

560
595

630
700

805
875

1,015
1,120

1,470
-

3963

1928

MS
+

13
-

14
-

21
-

28
-

35
38

42
45

49
52

56
59

63
70

77
-

3964

1928-D

MS
+

28
-

35
-

49
-

70
-

77
80

84
87

91
94

98
101

105
112

119
-

3965

1928-S

MS
+

35
-

42
-

56
-

70
-

105
119

175
189

210
245

301
350

455
504

560
-

3966

1929

MS
+

13
-

14
-

17
-

21
-

28
31

35
38

42
45

49
52

56
63

70
-

3967

1929-D

MS
+

21
-

28
-

42
-

56
-

63
70

77
80

84
87

91
98

105
119

140
-

3968

1929-S

MS
+

11
-

17
-

21
-

28
-

35
38

42
49

56
63

70
77

84
91

105
-

3969

1930

MS
+

11
-

14
-

21
-

28
-

35
38

42
45

49
52

56
63

70
77

84
-

3970

1930-S

MS
+

11
-

14
-

21
-

35
-

42
49

63
70

77
84

91
98

112
126

140
-

3971

1931-S

MS
+

38
-

42
-

49
-

70
-

77
80

84
87

91
94

98
105

112
126

140
-

3972

1934

MS
+

10
-

11
-

14
-

21
-

28
31

42
45

49
56

63
70

77
84

91
-

3973

1934-D

MS
+

21
-

28
-

35
-

42
-

56
63

77
84

91
98

105
112

119
126

140
-

3974

1935

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
15

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
42

45
-

93974

1935 Doubled Die Reverse

MS
+

301
-

385
-

560
-

770
-

1,190
1,400

1,610
1,750

2,100
2,590

3,990
5,950

9,100
9,800

10,500
-

3975

1935-D

MS
+

14
-

17
-

24
-

35
-

49
56

63
70

77
84

91
98

105
112

119
-

3976

1935-S

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

17
21

28
35

42
49

56
63

70
77

84
-

3977

1936

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
15

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
42

45
-

3978

1936-D

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

17
21

28
31

35
38

42
45

49
52

56
-

93978

1936-D 3-1/2 Legs

MS
+

3,710
-

4,900
-

5,600
-

7,000
-

8,400
8,750

9,800
10,150

10,850
11,550

12,600
13,300

15,050
17,500

21,000
-

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
27

31
34

38
42

45
-

3981

1937-D

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
15

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
42

45
-

3982

1937-D 3 Legs

MS
+

1,330
-

1,400
-

1,470
-

1,645
-

1,855
1,925

2,030
2,135

2,380
2,625

3,010
3,500

4,200
4,550

4,900
-

3983

1937-S

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
15

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
42

45
-

3984

1938-D

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

13
-

14
15

18
21

24
27

31
34

38
42

45
-

3985

1938-D/S

MS
+

25
-

28
-

31
-

35
-

42
45

49
52

56
59

63
66

70
77

91
-

93984

1938-D/D

MS
+

13
-

14
-

15
-

18
-

20
21

22
24

25
27

28
31

35
38

42
-

Buffalo Nickel, PR

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
+

490
525

665
735

1,085
-

83989

Type

CAM
+

3990

1913 Type 2

PR
+

1,085
-

3991

1914

PR
+

1,085
-

3992

1915

PR
+

1,085
-

3993

1916

PR
+

1,260
1,540

1,750
-

3994

1936 Satin

PR
+

665
735

1,085
-

3995

1936 Brilliant

PR
+

490
525

665
735

1,085
-

3996

1937

PR
+

665
735

1,085
-

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: Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess

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