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

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Exchange Rate Updated On 9/10/2026 7:05 AM

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
-

12
-

14
15

18
21

23
26

30
33

37
41

44
-

3921

1913 Type 2

MS
+

40
-

41
-

44
-

48
-

51
52

55
58

61
62

65
69

72
83

97
-

3922

1913-D Type 2

MS
+

290
-

304
-

317
-

331
-

345
359

373
386

400
414

428
448

469
497

518
-

3923

1913-S Type 2

MS
+

587
-

621
-

656
-

759
-

793
828

869
918

966
1,014

1,070
1,277

1,518
1,587

1,656
-

3924

1914

MS
+

58
-

61
-

63
-

66
-

69
72

76
83

90
94

97
103

117
131

145
-

93924

1914/(3)

MS
+

1,104
-

1,173
-

1,208
-

1,311
-

1,380
1,449

1,518
1,725

2,553
2,622

2,760
2,898

3,105
3,381

3,657
-

3925

1914-D

MS
+

262
-

283
-

331
-

359
-

414
428

448
462

483
518

552
566

642
669

725
-

3926

1914-S

MS
+

131
-

145
-

159
-

173
-

186
207

221
241

262
276

290
311

331
345

359
-

3927

1915

MS
+

26
-

28
-

30
-

41
-

48
55

62
65

69
72

76
79

83
90

117
-

3928

1915-D

MS
+

124
-

138
-

145
-

179
-

207
228

262
276

290
304

317
338

379
414

448
-

3929

1915-S

MS
+

359
-

379
-

518
-

587
-

690
759

828
862

897
931

966
1,070

1,311
1,380

1,483
-

3930

1916

MS
+

19
-

21
-

22
-

28
-

32
36

41
48

55
62

76
90

124
131

145
-

3931

1916 Doubled Die Obverse

MS
+

22,770
-

24,150
-

25,530
-

29,670
-

35,880
39,330

44,850
48,300

53,130
58,650

65,550
72,450

82,800
93,150

110,400
-

3932

1916-D

MS
+

83
-

90
-

117
-

138
-

152
159

166
173

179
186

207
228

241
255

276
-

3933

1916-S

MS
+

69
-

90
-

117
-

152
-

173
186

193
200

207
221

241
276

373
386

414
-

3934

1917

MS
+

21
-

22
-

23
-

25
-

28
35

41
48

58
66

76
90

103
117

124
-

3935

1917-D

MS
+

152
-

200
-

241
-

276
-

317
352

373
386

414
448

483
531

662
704

738
-

3936

1917-S

MS
+

235
-

290
-

324
-

379
-

462
497

552
600

656
725

828
966

1,311
1,587

1,725
-

3937

1918

MS
+

25
-

28
-

35
-

55
-

76
83

90
97

103
117

138
173

241
276

297
-

3938

1918-D

MS
+

214
-

248
-

290
-

366
-

448
483

518
552

587
621

725
862

931
1,000

1,104
-

3939

1918/7-D

MS
+

6,210
-

7,245
-

8,280
-

12,075
-

13,110
15,180

20,700
21,735

24,150
25,530

28,980
34,500

41,400
51,750

55,200
-

3940

1918-S

MS
+

235
-

269
-

311
-

366
-

448
497

587
690

862
931

1,000
1,139

1,346
1,587

1,725
-

3941

1919

MS
+

23
-

28
-

35
-

48
-

55
58

62
69

76
83

90
103

145
159

173
-

3942

1919-D

MS
+

207
-

248
-

317
-

386
-

428
497

621
656

690
759

828
966

1,242
1,346

1,449
-

3943

1919-S

MS
+

186
-

228
-

304
-

462
-

497
531

566
600

635
690

759
828

897
966

1,104
-

3944

1920

MS
+

19
-

23
-

28
-

33
-

41
44

48
55

62
69

76
83

90
103

117
-

3945

1920-D

MS
+

207
-

241
-

276
-

359
-

448
504

552
587

607
690

793
897

1,000
1,104

1,208
-

3946

1920-S

MS
+

173
-

207
-

276
-

359
-

414
462

497
531

566
656

793
897

1,139
1,242

1,346
-

3947

1921

MS
+

55
-

62
-

76
-

103
-

110
117

131
145

159
179

221
276

345
428

518
-

3948

1921-S

MS
+

483
-

587
-

793
-

1,380
-

1,518
1,621

1,828
1,932

2,139
2,415

2,967
3,243

4,140
4,347

4,623
-

3949

1923

MS
+

19
-

21
-

22
-

28
-

41
48

55
62

69
76

83
90

97
110

124
-

3950

1923-S

MS
+

159
-

186
-

241
-

359
-

393
448

483
518

552
587

621
690

828
897

966
-

3951

1924

MS
+

18
-

21
-

28
-

41
-

55
62

69
76

83
90

97
103

110
131

159
-

3952

1924-D

MS
+

173
-

193
-

221
-

345
-

414
448

483
531

587
642

690
759

828
897

966
-

3953

1924-S

MS
+

414
-

621
-

897
-

1,070
-

1,483
1,863

2,415
2,553

2,760
2,967

3,312
3,795

4,830
5,175

6,210
-

3954

1925

MS
+

18
-

21
-

28
-

35
-

41
44

48
51

55
58

62
69

76
83

90
-

3955

1925-D

MS
+

173
-

186
-

207
-

276
-

311
359

504
552

587
621

656
690

759
862

966
-

3956

1925-S

MS
+

166
-

214
-

262
-

324
-

345
366

379
414

552
593

642
759

897
1,070

1,173
-

3957

1926

MS
+

17
-

18
-

21
-

25
-

28
30

35
37

41
44

48
55

69
76

83
-

3958

1926-D

MS
+

138
-

159
-

186
-

248
-

386
462

518
538

566
587

621
656

690
725

759
-

3959

1926-S

MS
+

345
-

448
-

862
-

1,552
-

2,967
3,243

3,588
3,795

4,140
4,347

4,554
4,830

5,865
6,555

7,590
-

3960

1927

MS
+

14
-

17
-

21
-

25
-

28
30

35
37

41
44

48
55

62
69

76
-

3961

1927-D

MS
+

69
-

83
-

103
-

152
-

173
186

207
221

241
255

276
311

393
448

483
-

3962

1927-S

MS
+

83
-

103
-

131
-

200
-

276
311

552
587

621
690

793
862

1,000
1,104

1,449
-

3963

1928

MS
+

12
-

14
-

21
-

28
-

35
37

41
44

48
51

55
58

62
69

76
-

3964

1928-D

MS
+

28
-

35
-

48
-

69
-

76
79

83
86

90
92

97
99

103
110

117
-

3965

1928-S

MS
+

35
-

41
-

55
-

69
-

103
117

173
186

207
241

297
345

448
497

552
-

3966

1929

MS
+

12
-

14
-

17
-

21
-

28
30

35
37

41
44

48
51

55
62

69
-

3967

1929-D

MS
+

21
-

28
-

41
-

55
-

62
69

76
79

83
86

90
97

103
117

138
-

3968

1929-S

MS
+

11
-

17
-

21
-

28
-

35
37

41
48

55
62

69
76

83
90

103
-

3969

1930

MS
+

11
-

14
-

21
-

28
-

35
37

41
44

48
51

55
62

69
76

83
-

3970

1930-S

MS
+

11
-

14
-

21
-

35
-

41
48

62
69

76
83

90
97

110
124

138
-

3971

1931-S

MS
+

37
-

41
-

48
-

69
-

76
79

83
86

90
92

97
103

110
124

138
-

3972

1934

MS
+

10
-

11
-

14
-

21
-

28
30

41
44

48
55

62
69

76
83

90
-

3973

1934-D

MS
+

21
-

28
-

35
-

41
-

55
62

76
83

90
97

103
110

117
124

138
-

3974

1935

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

12
-

14
15

18
21

23
26

30
33

37
41

44
-

93974

1935 Doubled Die Reverse

MS
+

297
-

379
-

552
-

759
-

1,173
1,380

1,587
1,725

2,070
2,553

3,933
5,865

8,970
9,660

10,350
-

3975

1935-D

MS
+

14
-

17
-

23
-

35
-

48
55

62
69

76
83

90
97

103
110

117
-

3976

1935-S

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

12
-

17
21

28
35

41
48

55
62

69
76

83
-

3977

1936

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

12
-

14
15

18
21

23
26

30
33

37
41

44
-

3978

1936-D

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

12
-

17
21

28
30

35
37

41
44

48
51

55
-

93978

1936-D 3-1/2 Legs

MS
+

3,657
-

4,830
-

5,520
-

6,900
-

8,280
8,625

9,660
10,005

10,695
11,385

12,420
13,110

14,835
17,250

20,700
-

3979

1936-S

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

12
-

14
15

21
23

28
30

35
37

41
48

55
-

3980

1937

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

12
-

14
15

18
21

23
26

30
33

37
41

44
-

3981

1937-D

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

12
-

14
15

18
21

23
26

30
33

37
41

44
-

3982

1937-D 3 Legs

MS
+

1,311
-

1,380
-

1,449
-

1,621
-

1,828
1,897

2,001
2,105

2,346
2,588

2,967
3,450

4,140
4,485

4,830
-

3983

1937-S

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

12
-

14
15

18
21

23
26

30
33

37
41

44
-

3984

1938-D

MS
+

8
-

10
-

11
-

12
-

14
15

18
21

23
26

30
33

37
41

44
-

3985

1938-D/S

MS
+

25
-

28
-

30
-

35
-

41
44

48
51

55
58

62
65

69
76

90
-

93984

1938-D/D

MS
+

12
-

14
-

15
-

18
-

19
21

22
23

25
26

28
30

35
37

41
-

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
+

483
518

656
725

1,070
-

83989

Type

CAM
+

3990

1913 Type 2

PR
+

1,070
-

3991

1914

PR
+

1,070
-

3992

1915

PR
+

1,070
-

3993

1916

PR
+

1,242
1,518

1,725
-

3994

1936 Satin

PR
+

656
725

1,070
-

3995

1936 Brilliant

PR
+

483
518

656
725

1,070
-

3996

1937

PR
+

656
725

1,070
-

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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