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
+

2
-

4
-

7
-

24
-

31
34

41
48

56
67

78
111

211
629

6,290
20,350

3921

1913 Type 2

MS
+

12
-

19
-

26
-

52
-

111
130

185
233

352
463

888
1,036

2,960
9,620

66,600
-

3922

1913-D Type 2

MS
+

93
-

130
-

178
-

278
-

352
389

426
629

944
1,295

2,590
3,700

12,210
27,010

38,850
-

3923

1913-S Type 2

MS
+

167
-

266
-

407
-

888
-

1,221
1,332

1,480
1,665

2,405
3,145

5,365
13,690

29,600
48,100

3924

1914

MS
+

20
-

27
-

36
-

78
-

130
163

241
296

352
481

1,147
1,295

6,105
24,050

93924

1914/(3)

MS
+

296
-

463
-

703
-

1,961
-

5,365
6,105

8,140
10,360

20,350
27,750

66,600
-

3925

1914-D

MS
+

67
-

104
-

192
-

389
-

488
518

611
722

1,332
1,665

2,590
3,330

15,910
24,050

3926

1914-S

MS
+

27
-

44
-

93
-

192
-

352
407

537
999

2,109
3,330

5,735
13,320

28,490
55,500

3927

1915

MS
+

7
-

10
-

22
-

63
-

148
167

185
222

389
444

629
962

1,591
5,180

48,100
-

3928

1915-D

MS
+

22
-

37
-

96
-

241
-

370
426

611
740

1,184
2,331

4,255
7,400

13,690
-

3929

1915-S

MS
+

48
-

96
-

315
-

796
-

1,295
1,480

2,035
2,405

3,145
3,515

4,625
▲10,730

▲38,850
-

3930

1916

MS
+

5
-

8
-

15
-

78
-

107
122

137
185

278
352

574
1,073

3,885
13,690

62,900
-

3931

1916 Doubled Die Obverse

MS
+

3,885
-

7,585
-

15,910
-

59,200
-

144,300
173,900

240,500
-

3932

1916-D

MS
+

15
-

30
-

74
-

148
-

278
352

648
722

1,295
2,220

6,475
20,350

33,300
-

3933

1916-S

MS
+

11
-

22
-

81
-

222
-

352
500

814
925

1,924
3,145

5,550
11,100

31,450
51,800

3934

1917

MS
+

6
-

9
-

13
-

67
-

211
229

248
315

426
648

1,221
2,405

4,255
7,030

28,490
-

3935

1917-D

MS
+

22
-

48
-

148
-

396
-

685
814

999
1,147

2,220
2,664

4,625
12,950

24,050
33,300

3936

1917-S

MS
+

26
-

78
-

204
-

925
-

1,480
1,739

2,220
2,479

3,145
4,070

5,550
18,500

62,900
-

3937

1918

MS
+

6
-

10
-

30
-

159
-

315
370

500
629

888
1,369

2,035
2,590

19,980
51,800

3938

1918-D

MS
+

26
-

59
-

196
-

592
-

1,036
1,110

1,258
1,850

2,960
3,700

7,030
18,500

29,600
-

3939

1918/7-D

MS
+

555
-

1,739
-

6,475
-

29,600
-

38,850
48,100

85,100
125,800

240,500
407,000

481,000
-

3940

1918-S

MS
+

22
-

67
-

196
-

925
-

2,331
2,775

3,145
4,625

9,990
27,750

48,100
-

3941

1919

MS
+

4
-

8
-

26
-

93
-

192
222

259
315

444
537

1,295
1,665

2,775
13,690

24,050
-

3942

1919-D

MS
+

22
-

67
-

207
-

777
-

1,480
1,850

2,775
3,145

4,440
5,550

10,360
19,610

3943

1919-S

MS
+

13
-

48
-

248
-

592
-

1,369
1,665

2,664
4,440

8,880
29,600

66,600
85,100

3944

1920

MS
+

3
-

7
-

18
-

63
-

148
163

200
278

481
685

1,073
2,775

4,625
18,500

3945

1920-D

MS
+

19
-

48
-

192
-

648
-

1,480
1,850

2,220
2,960

4,070
7,770

31,450
55,500

74,000
-

3946

1920-S

MS
+

8
-

33
-

192
-

722
-

1,369
1,924

2,701
3,885

9,990
27,750

55,500
-

3947

1921

MS
+

6
-

18
-

56
-

278
-

370
389

426
611

888
999

1,369
1,850

3,515
11,100

3948

1921-S

MS
+

56
-

118
-

740
-

2,479
-

2,960
3,330

4,070
5,180

8,695
11,100

18,500
33,300

3949

1923

MS
+

4
-

7
-

15
-

67
-

167
204

259
315

407
537

814
1,295

3,330
12,950

51,800
-

3950

1923-S

MS
+

9
-

33
-

192
-

518
-

833
1,036

1,480
1,665

4,625
10,730

35,150
55,500

3951

1924

MS
+

4
-

7
-

22
-

85
-

259
296

389
481

703
925

2,590
3,700

16,650
29,600

3952

1924-D

MS
+

11
-

37
-

185
-

518
-

1,018
1,184

1,295
1,961

3,515
4,255

9,620
20,350

3953

1924-S

MS
+

19
-

81
-

574
-

3,330
-

4,255
5,365

6,845
7,770

8,880
14,800

35,150
92,500

3954

1925

MS
+

3
-

6
-

19
-

48
-

155
178

204
233

315
481

1,018
1,665

3,145
15,540

3955

1925-D

MS
+

13
-

37
-

148
-

518
-

740
925

1,258
2,479

3,515
6,290

8,880
27,750

3956

1925-S

MS
+

11
-

30
-

174
-

629
-

1,443
1,739

2,220
3,145

7,030
33,300

111,000
-

3957

1926

MS
+

4
-

7
-

13
-

44
-

93
111

130
167

233
352

407
537

1,554
7,400

33,300
-

3958

1926-D

MS
+

11
-

30
-

133
-

407
-

481
574

814
1,850

3,515
6,290

7,770
18,500

59,200
-

3959

1926-S

MS
+

30
-

70
-

833
-

4,070
-

8,510
9,620

12,210
15,540

96,200
192,400

3960

1927

MS
+

2
-

4
-

13
-

41
-

78
111

159
204

259
315

426
537

2,035
13,690

27,750
-

3961

1927-D

MS
+

7
-

18
-

81
-

259
-

407
518

796
1,295

3,515
5,180

16,650
44,400

3962

1927-S

MS
+

4
-

13
-

107
-

777
-

2,035
2,109

2,220
3,330

9,250
16,650

66,600
-

3963

1928

MS
+

2
-

4
-

15
-

41
-

89
107

148
204

241
352

648
888

3,330
12,210

3964

1928-D

MS
+

2
-

5
-

37
-

63
-

167
185

204
241

407
703

3,145
4,995

22,200
-

3965

1928-S

MS
+

4
-

9
-

37
-

296
-

537
629

925
1,295

2,035
2,960

13,320
18,500

34,410
49,950

3966

1929

MS
+

2
-

4
-

11
-

37
-

74
93

122
167

252
389

500
999

6,475
37,000

3967

1929-D

MS
+

2
-

4
-

30
-

74
-

155
189

222
407

777
1,295

1,665
5,180

13,320
22,200

3968

1929-S

MS
+

2
-

4
-

15
-

56
-

130
148

167
241

296
592

777
1,221

8,695
29,600

3969

1930

MS
+

2
-

4
-

15
-

44
-

74
93

107
155

189
259

352
463

2,035
9,990

3970

1930-S

MS
+

2
-

4
-

19
-

74
-

148
185

233
278

329
426

666
1,258

8,880
24,050

3971

1931-S

MS
+

13
-

16
-

37
-

74
-

118
130

148
185

241
278

389
1,665

14,060
22,200

3972

1934

MS
+

2
-

4
-

11
-

48
-

93
115

137
159

185
266

463
648

2,590
7,400

3973

1934-D

MS
+

2
-

4
-

22
-

74
-

148
174

192
222

352
629

1,850
11,100

18,500
-

3974

1935

MS
+

2
-

4
-

7
-

24
-

44
56

74
100

148
167

204
259

703
1,850

12,210
31,450

93974

1935 Doubled Die Reverse

MS
+

48
-

74
-

407
-

5,550
-

7,400
8,510

9,990
16,650

31,450
-

3975

1935-D

MS
+

2
-

4
-

19
-

63
-

89
96

104
148

241
352

777
1,184

4,070
29,600

3976

1935-S

MS
+

2
-

4
-

7
-

44
-

63
74

111
130

170
222

333
444

2,405
6,845

3977

1936

MS
+

2
-

4
-

7
-

24
-

44
48

56
63

81
137

167
241

555
1,924

16,650
33,300

3978

1936-D

MS
+

2
-

4
-

7
-

30
-

44
56

70
81

118
130

141
278

851
3,330

24,050
-

93978

1936-D 3-1/2 Legs

MS
+

370
-

925
-

3,700
-

11,100
-

22,200
-

3979

1936-S

MS
+

2
-

4
-

7
-

30
-

44
52

74
93

118
137

204
315

777
4,995

3980

1937

MS
+

2
-

4
-

7
-

24
-

31
34

41
48

56
67

78
111

211
629

6,290
20,350

3981

1937-D

MS
+

2
-

4
-

7
-

24
-

31
34

41
56

81
93

111
204

463
1,332

14,800
20,350

3982

1937-D 3 Legs

MS
+

352
-

481
-

870
-

2,590
-

4,625
4,995

6,290
9,250

▼24,050
▼29,600

37,000
74,000

111,000
-

3983

1937-S

MS
+

2
-

4
-

7
-

24
-

31
34

41
56

81
100

148
167

518
3,885

11,840
-

3984

1938-D

MS
+

2
-

4
-

7
-

24
-

31
34

41
48

56
67

78
111

211
629

6,290
20,350

3985

1938-D/S

MS
+

8
-

11
-

19
-

48
-

74
100

122
130

148
167

192
241

463
1,776

10,730
20,350

93984

1938-D/D

MS
+

4
-

6
-

10
-

22
-

37
44

56
67

100
118

137
185

426
2,035

25,900
-

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
+

574
-

629
-

722
777

870
907

944
962

999
1,036

1,110
1,480

1,665
2,590

4,810
10,360

55,500
-

83989

Type

CAM
+

1,406
1,517

1,776
1,961

2,405
2,960

4,810
6,660

9,250
11,100

13,690
20,350

3990

1913 Type 2

PR
+

574
-

629
-

722
777

870
907

1,184
1,443

2,035
2,146

2,405
3,145

4,625
5,550

24,050
33,300

3991

1914

PR
+

574
-

629
-

722
777

925
981

1,110
1,295

1,554
2,035

3,145
3,515

4,255
5,735

15,540
33,300

3992

1915

PR
+

574
-

629
-

722
851

1,110
1,295

1,665
1,739

1,850
2,220

2,775
3,515

3,885
4,625

22,200
38,850

3993

1916

PR
+

925
-

999
-

1,295
1,480

1,850
2,035

2,590
2,849

3,145
3,515

3,885
5,920

9,250
11,100

16,650
37,000

3994

1936 Satin

PR
+

574
-

629
-

722
777

870
907

944
1,073

1,332
1,443

1,554
1,850

2,109
2,590

4,810
10,360

55,500
-

3995

1936 Brilliant

PR
+

574
-

629
-

722
777

870
907

944
962

999
1,036

1,110
1,850

2,405
3,700

7,400
40,700

70,300
-

3996

1937

PR
+

574
-

629
-

722
777

870
907

944
962

999
1,036

1,110
1,480

1,665
2,590

4,810
14,800

70,300
-

83996

1937

CAM
+

1,406
1,517

1,776
1,961

2,405
2,960

4,810
6,660

9,250
11,100

13,690
20,350

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
+

70,300
81,400

92,500
-

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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