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

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Exchange Rate Updated On 7/24/2026 1:59 PM

Buffalo Nickel, MS

Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	4	12	40	60	63	64	65	66	67	68

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3919

Type

MS
+

4
-

7
-

13
-

45
-

59
65

78
92

106
127

148
212

402
1,199

11,985
38,775

3921

1913 Type 2

MS
+

23
-

35
-

49
-

99
-

212
247

353
444

670
881

1,692
1,974

5,640
18,330

126,900
-

3922

1913-D Type 2

MS
+

176
-

247
-

338
-

529
-

670
740

811
1,199

1,798
2,468

4,935
7,050

23,265
51,465

74,025
-

3923

1913-S Type 2

MS
+

317
-

508
-

776
-

1,692
-

2,327
2,538

2,820
3,173

4,583
5,993

10,223
26,085

56,400
91,650

3924

1914

MS
+

38
-

51
-

68
-

148
-

247
310

458
564

670
917

2,186
2,468

11,633
45,825

93924

1914/(3)

MS
+

564
-

881
-

1,340
-

3,737
-

10,223
11,633

15,510
19,740

38,775
52,875

126,900
-

3925

1914-D

MS
+

127
-

197
-

367
-

740
-

931
987

1,163
1,375

2,538
3,173

4,935
6,345

30,315
45,825

3926

1914-S

MS
+

52
-

85
-

176
-

367
-

670
776

1,022
1,904

4,018
6,345

10,928
25,380

54,285
105,750

3927

1915

MS
+

14
-

20
-

42
-

120
-

282
317

353
423

740
846

1,199
1,833

3,032
9,870

91,650
-

3928

1915-D

MS
+

42
-

71
-

183
-

458
-

705
811

1,163
1,410

2,256
4,442

8,107
14,100

26,085
-

3929

1915-S

MS
+

92
-

183
-

599
-

1,516
-

2,468
2,820

3,878
4,583

5,993
6,698

8,813
20,445

74,025
-

3930

1916

MS
+

10
-

16
-

28
-

148
-

204
233

261
353

529
670

1,093
2,044

7,403
26,085

119,850
-

3931

1916 Doubled Die Obverse

MS
+

7,403
-

14,453
-

30,315
-

112,800
-

274,950
331,350

458,250
-

3932

1916-D

MS
+

28
-

56
-

141
-

282
-

529
670

1,234
1,375

2,468
4,230

12,338
38,775

63,450
-

3933

1916-S

MS
+

21
-

42
-

155
-

423
-

670
952

1,551
1,763

3,666
5,993

10,575
21,150

59,925
98,700

3934

1917

MS
+

11
-

17
-

25
-

127
-

402
437

472
599

811
1,234

2,327
4,583

8,107
13,395

54,285
-

3935

1917-D

MS
+

42
-

92
-

282
-

754
-

1,304
1,551

1,904
2,186

4,230
5,076

8,813
24,675

45,825
63,450

3936

1917-S

MS
+

49
-

148
-

388
-

1,763
-

2,820
3,314

4,230
4,724

5,993
7,755

10,575
35,250

119,850
-

3937

1918

MS
+

11
-

18
-

56
-

303
-

599
705

952
1,199

1,692
2,609

3,878
4,935

38,070
98,700

3938

1918-D

MS
+

49
-

113
-

374
-

1,128
-

1,974
2,115

2,397
3,525

5,640
7,050

13,395
35,250

56,400
-

3939

1918/7-D

MS
+

1,058
-

3,314
-

12,338
-

56,400
-

74,025
91,650

162,150
239,700

458,250
775,500

916,500
-

3940

1918-S

MS
+

42
-

127
-

374
-

1,763
-

4,442
5,288

5,993
8,813

19,035
52,875

91,650
-

3941

1919

MS
+

8
-

16
-

49
-

176
-

367
423

494
599

846
1,022

2,468
3,173

5,288
26,085

45,825
-

3942

1919-D

MS
+

42
-

127
-

395
-

1,481
-

2,820
3,525

5,288
5,993

8,460
10,575

19,740
37,365

3943

1919-S

MS
+

25
-

92
-

472
-

1,128
-

2,609
3,173

5,076
8,460

16,920
56,400

126,900
162,150

3944

1920

MS
+

6
-

13
-

34
-

120
-

282
310

381
529

917
1,304

2,044
5,288

8,813
35,250

3945

1920-D

MS
+

35
-

92
-

367
-

1,234
-

2,820
3,525

4,230
5,640

7,755
14,805

59,925
105,750

141,000
-

3946

1920-S

MS
+

16
-

63
-

367
-

1,375
-

2,609
3,666

5,147
7,403

19,035
52,875

105,750
-

3947

1921

MS
+

11
-

34
-

106
-

529
-

705
740

811
1,163

1,692
1,904

2,609
3,525

6,698
21,150

3948

1921-S

MS
+

106
-

226
-

1,410
-

4,724
-

5,640
6,345

7,755
9,870

16,568
21,150

35,250
63,450

3949

1923

MS
+

7
-

14
-

28
-

127
-

317
388

494
599

776
1,022

1,551
2,468

6,345
24,675

98,700
-

3950

1923-S

MS
+

17
-

63
-

367
-

987
-

1,586
1,974

2,820
3,173

8,813
20,445

66,975
105,750

3951

1924

MS
+

7
-

13
-

42
-

162
-

494
564

740
917

1,340
1,763

4,935
7,050

31,725
56,400

3952

1924-D

MS
+

21
-

71
-

353
-

987
-

1,939
2,256

2,468
3,737

6,698
8,107

18,330
38,775

3953

1924-S

MS
+

35
-

155
-

1,093
-

6,345
-

8,107
10,223

13,043
14,805

16,920
28,200

66,975
176,250

3954

1925

MS
+

6
-

11
-

35
-

92
-

296
338

388
444

599
917

1,939
3,173

5,993
29,610

3955

1925-D

MS
+

25
-

71
-

282
-

987
-

1,410
1,763

2,397
4,724

6,698
11,985

16,920
52,875

3956

1925-S

MS
+

21
-

56
-

331
-

1,199
-

2,750
3,314

4,230
5,993

13,395
63,450

211,500
-

3957

1926

MS
+

7
-

13
-

25
-

85
-

176
212

247
317

444
670

776
1,022

2,961
14,100

63,450
-

3958

1926-D

MS
+

21
-

56
-

254
-

776
-

917
1,093

1,551
3,525

6,698
11,985

14,805
35,250

112,800
-

3959

1926-S

MS
+

56
-

134
-

1,586
-

7,755
-

16,215
18,330

23,265
29,610

183,300
366,600

3960

1927

MS
+

4
-

8
-

25
-

78
-

148
212

303
388

494
599

811
1,022

3,878
26,085

52,875
-

3961

1927-D

MS
+

13
-

34
-

155
-

494
-

776
987

1,516
2,468

6,698
9,870

31,725
84,600

3962

1927-S

MS
+

8
-

25
-

204
-

1,481
-

3,878
4,018

4,230
6,345

17,625
31,725

126,900
-

3963

1928

MS
+

4
-

8
-

28
-

78
-

169
204

282
388

458
670

1,234
1,692

6,345
23,265

3964

1928-D

MS
+

4
-

10
-

71
-

120
-

317
353

388
458

776
1,340

5,993
9,518

42,300
-

3965

1928-S

MS
+

7
-

17
-

71
-

564
-

1,022
1,199

1,763
2,468

3,878
5,640

25,380
35,250

65,565
95,175

3966

1929

MS
+

4
-

8
-

21
-

71
-

141
176

233
317

479
740

952
1,904

12,338
70,500

3967

1929-D

MS
+

4
-

7
-

56
-

141
-

296
360

423
776

1,481
2,468

3,173
9,870

25,380
42,300

3968

1929-S

MS
+

4
-

7
-

28
-

106
-

247
282

317
458

564
1,128

1,481
2,327

16,568
56,400

3969

1930

MS
+

4
-

7
-

28
-

85
-

141
176

204
296

360
494

670
881

3,878
19,035

3970

1930-S

MS
+

4
-

7
-

35
-

141
-

282
353

444
529

627
811

1,269
2,397

16,920
45,825

3971

1931-S

MS
+

25
-

31
-

71
-

141
-

226
247

282
353

458
529

740
3,173

26,790
42,300

3972

1934

MS
+

4
-

7
-

21
-

92
-

176
219

261
303

353
508

881
1,234

4,935
14,100

3973

1934-D

MS
+

4
-

8
-

42
-

141
-

282
331

367
423

670
1,199

3,525
21,150

35,250
-

3974

1935

MS
+

4
-

7
-

13
-

45
-

85
106

141
190

282
317

388
494

1,340
3,525

23,265
59,925

93974

1935 Doubled Die Reverse

MS
+

92
-

141
-

776
-

10,575
-

14,100
16,215

19,035
31,725

59,925
-

3975

1935-D

MS
+

4
-

7
-

35
-

120
-

169
183

197
282

458
670

1,481
2,256

7,755
56,400

3976

1935-S

MS
+

4
-

7
-

13
-

85
-

120
141

212
247

324
423

635
846

4,583
13,043

3977

1936

MS
+

4
-

7
-

13
-

45
-

85
92

106
120

155
261

317
458

1,058
3,666

31,725
63,450

3978

1936-D

MS
+

4
-

7
-

13
-

56
-

85
106

134
155

226
247

268
529

1,622
6,345

45,825
-

93978

1936-D 3-1/2 Legs

MS
+

705
-

1,763
-

7,050
-

21,150
-

42,300
-

3979

1936-S

MS
+

4
-

7
-

13
-

56
-

85
99

141
176

226
261

388
599

1,481
9,518

3980

1937

MS
+

4
-

7
-

13
-

45
-

59
65

78
92

106
127

148
212

402
1,199

11,985
38,775

3981

1937-D

MS
+

4
-

7
-

13
-

45
-

59
65

78
106

155
176

212
388

881
2,538

28,200
38,775

3982

1937-D 3 Legs

MS
+

670
-

917
-

1,657
-

4,935
-

8,813
9,518

11,985
17,625

45,825
56,400

70,500
141,000

211,500
-

3983

1937-S

MS
+

4
-

7
-

13
-

45
-

59
65

78
106

155
190

282
317

987
7,403

22,560
-

3984

1938-D

MS
+

4
-

7
-

13
-

45
-

59
65

78
92

106
127

148
212

402
1,199

11,985
38,775

3985

1938-D/S

MS
+

16
-

21
-

35
-

92
-

141
190

233
247

282
317

367
458

881
3,384

20,445
38,775

93984

1938-D/D

MS
+

7
-

11
-

18
-

42
-

71
85

106
127

190
226

261
353

811
3,878

49,350
-

Buffalo Nickel, PR

Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess, PR

PCGS No	Description	Desig	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3989

Type

PR
+

1,093
-

1,199
-

1,375
1,481

1,657
1,727

1,798
1,833

1,904
1,974

2,115
2,820

3,173
4,935

9,165
19,740

105,750
-

83989

Type

CAM
+

2,679
2,891

3,384
3,737

4,583
5,640

9,165
12,690

17,625
21,150

26,085
38,775

3990

1913 Type 2

PR
+

1,093
-

1,199
-

1,375
1,481

1,657
1,727

2,256
2,750

3,878
4,089

4,583
5,993

8,813
10,575

45,825
63,450

3991

1914

PR
+

1,093
-

1,199
-

1,375
1,481

1,763
1,868

2,115
2,468

2,961
3,878

5,993
6,698

8,107
10,928

29,610
63,450

3992

1915

PR
+

1,093
-

1,199
-

1,375
1,622

2,115
2,468

3,173
3,314

3,525
4,230

5,288
6,698

7,403
8,813

42,300
74,025

3993

1916

PR
+

1,763
-

1,904
-

2,468
2,820

3,525
3,878

4,935
5,429

5,993
6,698

7,403
11,280

17,625
21,150

31,725
70,500

3994

1936 Satin

PR
+

1,093
-

1,199
-

1,375
1,481

1,657
1,727

1,798
2,044

2,538
2,750

2,961
3,525

4,018
4,935

9,165
19,740

105,750
-

3995

1936 Brilliant

PR
+

1,093
-

1,199
-

1,375
1,481

1,657
1,727

1,798
1,833

1,904
1,974

2,115
3,525

4,583
7,050

14,100
77,550

133,950
-

3996

1937

PR
+

1,093
-

1,199
-

1,375
1,481

1,657
1,727

1,798
1,833

1,904
1,974

2,115
2,820

3,173
4,935

9,165
28,200

133,950
-

83996

1937

CAM
+

2,679
2,891

3,384
3,737

4,583
5,640

9,165
12,690

17,625
21,150

26,085
38,775

Buffalo Nickel, SP

Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess, SP

PCGS No	Description	Desig	4	12	40	60	63	64	65	66	67	68

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3987

1927 Special Strike

SP
+

133,950
155,100

176,250
-

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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