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	4	12	40	60	63	64	65	66	67	68

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3919

Type

MS
+

3
-

4
-

8
-

28
-

37
40

48
57

66
79

92
132

251
748

7,480
24,200

3921

1913 Type 2

MS
+

14
-

22
-

31
-

62
-

132
154

220
277

418
550

1,056
1,232

3,520
11,440

79,200
-

3922

1913-D Type 2

MS
+

110
-

154
-

211
-

330
-

418
462

506
748

1,122
1,540

3,080
4,400

14,520
32,120

46,200
-

3923

1913-S Type 2

MS
+

198
-

317
-

484
-

1,056
-

1,452
1,584

1,760
1,980

2,860
3,740

6,380
16,280

35,200
57,200

3924

1914

MS
+

24
-

32
-

42
-

92
-

154
194

286
352

418
572

1,364
1,540

7,260
28,600

93924

1914/(3)

MS
+

352
-

550
-

836
-

2,332
-

6,380
7,260

9,680
12,320

24,200
33,000

79,200
-

3925

1914-D

MS
+

79
-

123
-

229
-

462
-

581
616

726
858

1,584
1,980

3,080
3,960

18,920
28,600

3926

1914-S

MS
+

33
-

53
-

110
-

229
-

418
484

638
1,188

2,508
3,960

6,820
15,840

33,880
66,000

3927

1915

MS
+

9
-

12
-

26
-

75
-

176
198

220
264

462
528

748
1,144

1,892
6,160

57,200
-

3928

1915-D

MS
+

26
-

44
-

114
-

286
-

440
506

726
880

1,408
2,772

5,060
8,800

16,280
-

3929

1915-S

MS
+

57
-

114
-

374
-

946
-

1,540
1,760

2,420
2,860

3,740
4,180

5,500
12,760

46,200
-

3930

1916

MS
+

6
-

10
-

18
-

92
-

128
145

163
220

330
418

682
1,276

4,620
16,280

74,800
-

3931

1916 Doubled Die Obverse

MS
+

4,620
-

9,020
-

18,920
-

70,400
-

171,600
206,800

286,000
-

3932

1916-D

MS
+

18
-

35
-

88
-

176
-

330
418

770
858

1,540
2,640

7,700
24,200

39,600
-

3933

1916-S

MS
+

13
-

26
-

97
-

264
-

418
594

968
1,100

2,288
3,740

6,600
13,200

37,400
61,600

3934

1917

MS
+

7
-

11
-

16
-

79
-

251
273

295
374

506
770

1,452
2,860

5,060
8,360

33,880
-

3935

1917-D

MS
+

26
-

57
-

176
-

471
-

814
968

1,188
1,364

2,640
3,168

5,500
15,400

28,600
39,600

3936

1917-S

MS
+

31
-

92
-

242
-

1,100
-

1,760
2,068

2,640
2,948

3,740
4,840

6,600
22,000

74,800
-

3937

1918

MS
+

7
-

11
-

35
-

189
-

374
440

594
748

1,056
1,628

2,420
3,080

23,760
61,600

3938

1918-D

MS
+

31
-

70
-

233
-

704
-

1,232
1,320

1,496
2,200

3,520
4,400

8,360
22,000

35,200
-

3939

1918/7-D

MS
+

660
-

2,068
-

7,700
-

35,200
-

46,200
57,200

101,200
149,600

286,000
484,000

572,000
-

3940

1918-S

MS
+

26
-

79
-

233
-

1,100
-

2,772
3,300

3,740
5,500

11,880
33,000

57,200
-

3941

1919

MS
+

5
-

10
-

31
-

110
-

229
264

308
374

528
638

1,540
1,980

3,300
16,280

28,600
-

3942

1919-D

MS
+

26
-

79
-

246
-

924
-

1,760
2,200

3,300
3,740

5,280
6,600

12,320
23,320

3943

1919-S

MS
+

16
-

57
-

295
-

704
-

1,628
1,980

3,168
5,280

10,560
35,200

79,200
101,200

3944

1920

MS
+

4
-

8
-

21
-

75
-

176
194

238
330

572
814

1,276
3,300

5,500
22,000

3945

1920-D

MS
+

22
-

57
-

229
-

770
-

1,760
2,200

2,640
3,520

4,840
9,240

37,400
66,000

88,000
-

3946

1920-S

MS
+

10
-

40
-

229
-

858
-

1,628
2,288

3,212
4,620

11,880
33,000

66,000
-

3947

1921

MS
+

7
-

21
-

66
-

330
-

440
462

506
726

1,056
1,188

1,628
2,200

4,180
13,200

3948

1921-S

MS
+

66
-

141
-

880
-

2,948
-

3,520
3,960

4,840
6,160

10,340
13,200

22,000
39,600

3949

1923

MS
+

4
-

9
-

18
-

79
-

198
242

308
374

484
638

968
1,540

3,960
15,400

61,600
-

3950

1923-S

MS
+

11
-

40
-

229
-

616
-

990
1,232

1,760
1,980

5,500
12,760

41,800
66,000

3951

1924

MS
+

4
-

8
-

26
-

101
-

308
352

462
572

836
1,100

3,080
4,400

19,800
35,200

3952

1924-D

MS
+

13
-

44
-

220
-

616
-

1,210
1,408

1,540
2,332

4,180
5,060

11,440
24,200

3953

1924-S

MS
+

22
-

97
-

682
-

3,960
-

5,060
6,380

8,140
9,240

10,560
17,600

41,800
110,000

3954

1925

MS
+

4
-

7
-

22
-

57
-

185
211

242
277

374
572

1,210
1,980

3,740
18,480

3955

1925-D

MS
+

16
-

44
-

176
-

616
-

880
1,100

1,496
2,948

4,180
7,480

10,560
33,000

3956

1925-S

MS
+

13
-

35
-

207
-

748
-

1,716
2,068

2,640
3,740

8,360
39,600

132,000
-

3957

1926

MS
+

4
-

8
-

16
-

53
-

110
132

154
198

277
418

484
638

1,848
8,800

39,600
-

3958

1926-D

MS
+

13
-

35
-

158
-

484
-

572
682

968
2,200

4,180
7,480

9,240
22,000

70,400
-

3959

1926-S

MS
+

35
-

84
-

990
-

4,840
-

10,120
11,440

14,520
18,480

114,400
228,800

3960

1927

MS
+

3
-

5
-

16
-

48
-

92
132

189
242

308
374

506
638

2,420
16,280

33,000
-

3961

1927-D

MS
+

8
-

21
-

97
-

308
-

484
616

946
1,540

4,180
6,160

19,800
52,800

3962

1927-S

MS
+

5
-

16
-

128
-

924
-

2,420
2,508

2,640
3,960

11,000
19,800

79,200
-

3963

1928

MS
+

3
-

5
-

18
-

48
-

106
128

176
242

286
418

770
1,056

3,960
14,520

3964

1928-D

MS
+

3
-

6
-

44
-

75
-

198
220

242
286

484
836

3,740
5,940

26,400
-

3965

1928-S

MS
+

4
-

11
-

44
-

352
-

638
748

1,100
1,540

2,420
3,520

15,840
22,000

40,920
59,400

3966

1929

MS
+

3
-

5
-

13
-

44
-

88
110

145
198

299
462

594
1,188

7,700
44,000

3967

1929-D

MS
+

3
-

4
-

35
-

88
-

185
224

264
484

924
1,540

1,980
6,160

15,840
26,400

3968

1929-S

MS
+

3
-

4
-

18
-

66
-

154
176

198
286

352
704

924
1,452

10,340
35,200

3969

1930

MS
+

3
-

4
-

18
-

53
-

88
110

128
185

224
308

418
550

2,420
11,880

3970

1930-S

MS
+

3
-

4
-

22
-

88
-

176
220

277
330

392
506

792
1,496

10,560
28,600

3971

1931-S

MS
+

16
-

19
-

44
-

88
-

141
154

176
220

286
330

462
1,980

16,720
26,400

3972

1934

MS
+

3
-

4
-

13
-

57
-

110
136

163
189

220
317

550
770

3,080
8,800

3973

1934-D

MS
+

3
-

5
-

26
-

88
-

176
207

229
264

418
748

2,200
13,200

22,000
-

3974

1935

MS
+

3
-

4
-

8
-

28
-

53
66

88
119

176
198

242
308

836
2,200

14,520
37,400

93974

1935 Doubled Die Reverse

MS
+

57
-

88
-

484
-

6,600
-

8,800
10,120

11,880
19,800

37,400
-

3975

1935-D

MS
+

3
-

4
-

22
-

75
-

106
114

123
176

286
418

924
1,408

4,840
35,200

3976

1935-S

MS
+

3
-

4
-

8
-

53
-

75
88

132
154

202
264

396
528

2,860
8,140

3977

1936

MS
+

3
-

4
-

8
-

28
-

53
57

66
75

97
163

198
286

660
2,288

19,800
39,600

3978

1936-D

MS
+

3
-

4
-

8
-

35
-

53
66

84
97

141
154

167
330

1,012
3,960

28,600
-

93978

1936-D 3-1/2 Legs

MS
+

440
-

1,100
-

4,400
-

13,200
-

26,400
-

3979

1936-S

MS
+

3
-

4
-

8
-

35
-

53
62

88
110

141
163

242
374

924
5,940

3980

1937

MS
+

3
-

4
-

8
-

28
-

37
40

48
57

66
79

92
132

251
748

7,480
24,200

3981

1937-D

MS
+

3
-

4
-

8
-

28
-

37
40

48
66

97
110

132
242

550
1,584

17,600
24,200

3982

1937-D 3 Legs

MS
+

418
-

572
-

1,034
-

3,080
-

5,500
5,940

7,480
11,000

28,600
35,200

44,000
88,000

132,000
-

3983

1937-S

MS
+

3
-

4
-

8
-

28
-

37
40

48
66

97
119

176
198

616
4,620

14,080
-

3984

1938-D

MS
+

3
-

4
-

8
-

28
-

37
40

48
57

66
79

92
132

251
748

7,480
24,200

3985

1938-D/S

MS
+

10
-

13
-

22
-

57
-

88
119

145
154

176
198

229
286

550
2,112

12,760
24,200

93984

1938-D/D

MS
+

4
-

7
-

11
-

26
-

44
53

66
79

119
141

163
220

506
2,420

30,800
-

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
+

682
-

748
-

858
924

1,034
1,078

1,122
1,144

1,188
1,232

1,320
1,760

1,980
3,080

5,720
12,320

66,000
-

83989

Type

CAM
+

1,672
1,804

2,112
2,332

2,860
3,520

5,720
7,920

11,000
13,200

16,280
24,200

3990

1913 Type 2

PR
+

682
-

748
-

858
924

1,034
1,078

1,408
1,716

2,420
2,552

2,860
3,740

5,500
6,600

28,600
39,600

3991

1914

PR
+

682
-

748
-

858
924

1,100
1,166

1,320
1,540

1,848
2,420

3,740
4,180

5,060
6,820

18,480
39,600

3992

1915

PR
+

682
-

748
-

858
1,012

1,320
1,540

1,980
2,068

2,200
2,640

3,300
4,180

4,620
5,500

26,400
46,200

3993

1916

PR
+

1,100
-

1,188
-

1,540
1,760

2,200
2,420

3,080
3,388

3,740
4,180

4,620
7,040

11,000
13,200

19,800
44,000

3994

1936 Satin

PR
+

682
-

748
-

858
924

1,034
1,078

1,122
1,276

1,584
1,716

1,848
2,200

2,508
3,080

5,720
12,320

66,000
-

3995

1936 Brilliant

PR
+

682
-

748
-

858
924

1,034
1,078

1,122
1,144

1,188
1,232

1,320
2,200

2,860
4,400

8,800
48,400

83,600
-

3996

1937

PR
+

682
-

748
-

858
924

1,034
1,078

1,122
1,144

1,188
1,232

1,320
1,760

1,980
3,080

5,720
17,600

83,600
-

83996

1937

CAM
+

1,672
1,804

2,112
2,332

2,860
3,520

5,720
7,920

11,000
13,200

16,280
24,200

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
+

83,600
96,800

110,000
-

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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