Buy Coins

U.S. COIN PRICING GUIDE

↓Scroll Down for Pricing Values↓

Coin Supplies

Glossary

Buffalo Nickels (1913-1938)

 
Grading

PCGS Coins

NGC Coins
Click for Buffalo Nickel Info Lowest Priced Buy It Now Coins Click to Buy Buffalo Nickels
Obverse of 1913 Buffalo Nickel - Type 1 Buffalo Five Cents 1913-1938
Regular Strikes

Click for Buffalo Nickel Mintage

 Reverse of 1913 Buffalo Nickel - Type 1
Indian Head (or Buffalo) (1913-1938) - These pieces are known as Buffalo, Bison or Indian Head nickels. In the first year of issue, 1913, there were two distinct varieties, the first, showing the bison on the mound, and the second with the base redesigned to a thinner, straight line. James E. Fraser designed this nickel employing three different Indians as models. His initial "F" is beneath the date. The bison was modeled after "Black Diamond" in the New York Central Park Zoo. Matte Proof coins were made for collectors from 1913 to 1916. Specimen strikings of 1917 are reported.
Description Desig 4 12 40 60 63 64 65 66 67 68
1913 Type 1 MS 11 15 22 35 49 75 195 310 1,000 18,000
1913-D Type 1 MS 18 24 38 65 75 120 300 540 2,850 32,500
1913-S Type 1 MS 45 58 75 130 160 290 700 1,800 5,000 37,500
1913 Type 2 MS 12 15 22 36 58 105 375 1,250 6,000 -
1913-D Type 2 MS 125 185 220 305 400 675 1,450 2,200 15,000 -
1913-S Type 2 MS 350 460 550 850 1,150 1,750 4,100 6,500 45,000 -
1914 MS 20 26 32 48 95 165 450 925 5,750 -
1914/3 MS 390 650 1,350 3,400 6,500 9,500 27,000 75,000 - -
1914-D MS 90 160 280 475 585 725 1,500 2,500 19,500 -
1914-S MS 28 48 95 230 375 580 2,200 6,000 - -
1915 MS 10 12 27 50 80 135 375 700 2,700 -
1915-D MS 25 45 125 265 350 600 2,000 4,200 50,000 -
1915-S MS 48 100 300 575 875 1,500 3,000 5,000 43,500 -
1916 MS 8 11 17 43 70 120 365 900 8,000 -
1916 Doubled Die Obverse MS 4,000 9,000 22,500 60,000 140,000 225,000 - - - -
1916-D MS 16 28 85 165 270 580 2,200 10,000 - -
1916-S MS 15 22 78 190 300 575 2,000 5,000 30,000 -
1917 MS 8 12 18 57 145 235 575 975 6,500 30,000
1917-D MS 22 55 175 425 700 1,450 2,800 10,000 - -
1917-S MS 27 78 225 450 1,400 2,000 4,500 8,750 - -
1918 MS 9 13 33 105 260 500 1,350 2,600 20,000 -
1918-D MS 23 65 225 450 1,150 1,700 3,750 8,000 50,000 -
1918/7-D MS 1,100 2,850 9,500 37,500 62,000 105,000 285,000 - - -
1918-S MS 16 55 180 550 3,100 5,750 19,000 100,000 - -
1919 MS 5 8 20 60 100 225 600 1,100 13,000 -
1919-D MS 16 75 260 650 1,550 2,650 6,500 15,000 - -
1919-S MS 12 52 240 575 1,900 3,900 13,000 100,000 - -
1920 MS 5 7 18 60 135 235 750 1,400 8,500 -
1920-D MS 13 38 275 650 1,475 2,350 5,350 75,000 - -
1920-S MS 8 34 210 550 2,100 4,500 29,000 90,000 - -
1920-S 2 Feathers FS-401 (FS-016.631) MS 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 -
Description Desig 4 12 40 60 63 64 65 66 67 68
1921 MS 7 11 53 125 275 400 820 1,500 6,400 -
1921-S MS 68 200 1,000 1,600 2,000 2,700 8,000 28,000 - -
1923 MS 5 8 17 60 140 195 600 1,200 9,000 -
1923-S MS 10 28 275 600 950 1,400 8,500 50,000 - -
1924 MS 5 7 23 75 150 350 750 2,400 15,000 -
1924-D MS 10 45 225 475 825 1,250 4,200 37,500 - -
1924-S MS 20 125 1,200 2,450 3,800 5,200 12,000 50,000 - -
1925 MS 5 8 21 45 90 170 550 900 10,000 -
1925-D MS 13 45 175 375 675 1,400 4,500 25,000 - -
1925-S MS 9 21 175 450 2,000 3,400 27,500 100,000 - -
1926 MS 5 6 17 32 62 85 190 450 3,200 -
1926-D MS 14 31 175 325 485 1,600 4,500 9,500 75,000 -
1926-S MS 23 90 950 5,500 9,000 17,000 90,000 - - -
1927 MS 5 6 17 35 68 95 285 575 9,500 -
1927-D MS 6 11 80 160 290 775 7,000 35,000 - -
1927-S MS 6 8 90 600 2,250 3,750 16,000 - - -
1928 MS 5 6 17 33 65 110 340 750 6,900 -
1928-D MS 5 7 44 56 97 135 700 3,600 - -
1928-S MS 5 6 30 220 550 900 4,000 25,000 - -
1929 MS 5 6 16 35 68 110 350 775 11,500 -
1929-D MS 5 6 35 60 125 350 1,400 2,600 40,000 -
1929-S MS 5 6 16 49 80 175 460 700 11,000 -
1930 MS 5 6 17 34 62 90 230 625 5,000 -
1930-S MS 5 6 17 55 110 240 550 900 12,000 -
1931-S MS 18 22 32 68 85 125 300 775 28,000 -
1934 MS 4 5 15 48 62 115 325 550 4,000 -
1934-D MS 4 7 26 80 110 270 625 2,300 - -
1935 MS 4 5 7 22 38 57 125 225 1,200 37,500
1935 Doubled Die Reverse MS 40 100 825 3,500 7,000 9,000 30,000 - - -
1935-D MS 5 7 23 70 85 145 425 1,000 7,500 -
1935-S MS 4 5 8 50 70 85 210 350 2,800 -
Description Desig 4 12 40 60 63 64 65 66 67 68
1936 MS 4 5 7 18 40 45 65 95 750 -
1936-D MS 4 5 7 34 40 45 85 160 950 32,500
1936-D 3-1/2 Legs MS 500 1,400 5,000 12,500 - - - - - -
1936-S MS 4 5 7 34 38 45 80 200 1,600 -
1937 MS 4 5 7 17 29 32 50 80 375 20,000
1937-D MS 4 5 7 17 29 32 50 90 850 27,500
1937-D 3 Legs MS 575 850 1,150 2,500 5,750 10,000 35,000 65,000 - -
1937-S MS 4 5 7 17 29 32 50 100 800 -
1938-D MS 4 5 7 17 29 32 50 70 240 15,000
1938-D/S MS 8 13 24 48 70 125 180 260 1,000 -
1938-D/D MS 5 8 12 20 35 45 60 125 800 -

Buffalo Five Cents 1913-1937 Proofs
Description Desig 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68
1913 Type 1 PR 800 850 910 1,250 2,000 3,400 4,500 9,750 35,000
1913 Type 2 PR 700 740 800 1,075 1,500 2,400 3,000 5,350 55,000
1914 PR 700 740 800 1,075 1,500 2,200 2,750 4,500 25,000
1915 PR 700 740 800 1,075 1,600 1,900 2,600 4,750 35,000
1916 PR 725 775 875 1,100 2,300 3,500 4,500 8,750 40,000
1936 Satin PR 700 750 825 1,075 1,300 1,600 2,000 2,750 13,000
1936 Brilliant PR 825 875 1,000 1,275 1,700 2,400 2,700 3,900 35,000
1937 PR 700 740 800 1,075 1,300 1,600 1,900 2,600 17,500
1937 CAM 725 760 825 1,200 2,500 4,500 6,000 12,000 -

© 1992-2010 DC2NET™, Inc. All Rights Reserved