Buffalo Nickels (1913-1938)
Current Numismatic Coin Values

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Buffalo Nickel Coin Value Tables (long range price trends)

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History of the Buffalo Nickel

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Buffalo Nickel Specifications
Diameter:	Weight:	Minted:	Composition:	Designer	Edge:
21.2 mm	5.00 g	1913-1938	.750 Cu .250 Ni	James Earle Fraser	Plain
Coin Photos courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA

Buffalo Nickel Current Coin Values
Courtesy of Numismaster US Coin Values

Coin values are presented as a price range for each date and grade listed below. The information below was last updated on July 30, 2011.

Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS65	Prf60
1913 T1	30,993,520	6.40 - 9.60	11.60 - 17.40	12.00 - 18.00	12.80 - 19.20	15.20 - 22.80	20.00 - 30.00	26.00 - 39.00	152 - 228	600 - 900
1913D T1	5,337,000	12.80 - 19.20	15.60 - 23.40	16.80 - 25.20	20.00 - 30.00	28.00 - 42.00	45.60 - 68.40	50.00 - 75.00	248 - 372	---
1913S T1	2,105,000	34.40 - 51.60	37.60 - 56.40	40.00 - 60.00	48.00 - 72.00	60.00 - 90.00	80.00 - 120	100 - 150	552 - 828	---
Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS65	Prf60
1913 T2	29,858,700	6.40 - 9.60	9.60 - 14.40	10.40 - 15.60	11.20 - 16.80	15.20 - 22.80	20.00 - 30.00	27.20 - 40.80	284 - 426	520 - 780
1913D T2	4,156,000	100 - 150	124 - 186	144 - 216	152 - 228	212 - 318	192 - 288	228 - 342	1160 - 1740	---
1913S T2	1,209,000	280 - 420	320 - 480	336 - 504	344 - 516	460 - 690	540 - 810	708 - 1062	3080 - 4620	---
1914	20,665,738	14.40 - 21.60	16.80 - 25.20	17.60 - 26.40	18.40 - 27.60	22.00 - 33.00	30.00 - 45.00	37.60 - 56.40	336 - 504	520 - 780
1914/3	Inc. Ab.	120 - 180	240 - 360	340 - 510	420 - 630	560 - 840	840 - 1260	2280 - 3420	24000 - 36000	---
1914D	3,912,000	72.00 - 108	106 - 158	132 - 198	160 - 240	268 - 402	312 - 468	380 - 570	1280 - 1920	---
1914/3D	Inc. Ab.	92.00 - 138	180 - 270	268 - 402	360 - 540	500 - 750	720 - 1080	2800 - 4200	---	---
1914S	3,470,000	20.80 - 31.20	30.00 - 45.00	36.00 - 54.00	50.00 - 75.00	72.00 - 108	116 - 174	132 - 198	17880 - 26820	---
1914/3S	Inc. Ab.	200 - 300	400 - 600	600 - 900	800 - 1200	1160 - 1740	1808 - 2712	3440 - 5160	---	---
1915	20,987,270	5.00 - 7.50	5.60 - 8.40	6.20 - 9.30	8.80 - 13.20	17.20 - 25.80	30.80 - 46.20	40.00 - 60.00	260 - 390	520 - 780
1915D	7,569,500	17.20 - 25.80	24.80 - 37.20	33.20 - 49.80	52.80 - 79.20	92.00 - 138	120 - 180	188 - 282	1800 - 2700	---
1915S	1,505,000	37.60 - 56.40	59.20 - 88.80	84.00 - 126	148 - 222	261 - 391	392 - 588	500 - 750	2520 - 3780	---
1916	63,498,066	4.40 - 6.60	5.12 - 7.68	5.60 - 8.40	6.40 - 9.60	10.80 - 16.20	19.20 - 28.80	34.80 - 52.20	252 - 378	540 - 810
1916 2 Feathers	Inc. Ab.	28.00 - 42.00	---	36.00 - 54.00	---	---	---	---	120 - 180	180 - 270
1916/16	Inc. Ab.	1440 - 2160	2920 - 4380	5720 - 8580	8680 - 13020	13200 - 19800	27600 - 41400	39600 - 59400	300000 - 450000	---
Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS65	Prf60
1916D	13,333,000	12.00 - 18.00	21.20 - 31.80	23.20 - 34.80	30.80 - 46.20	66.00 - 99.00	88.00 - 132	132 - 198	1800 - 2700	---
1916S	11,860,000	8.80 - 13.20	10.80 - 16.20	20.80 - 31.20	28.00 - 42.00	60.00 - 90.00	100 - 150	148 - 222	1840 - 2760	---
1917	51,424,029	6.00 - 9.00	6.40 - 9.60	7.00 - 10.50	8.00 - 12.00	12.80 - 19.20	26.00 - 39.00	47.20 - 70.80	428 - 642	---
1917 2 Feathers	Inc. Ab.	32.00 - 48.00	---	40.00 - 60.00	---	---	---	---	132 - 198	180 - 270
1917D	9,910,800	20.80 - 31.20	24.80 - 37.20	44.00 - 66.00	64.00 - 96.00	108 - 162	204 - 306	276 - 414	2600 - 3900	---
1917S	4,193,000	18.40 - 27.60	33.60 - 50.40	64.00 - 96.00	88.00 - 132	144 - 216	228 - 342	316 - 474	3880 - 5820	---
1917S 2 Feathers	Inc. Ab.	40.00 - 60.00	---	76.00 - 114	---	---	---	---	252 - 378	360 - 540
1918	32,086,314	4.20 - 6.30	5.40 - 8.10	6.40 - 9.60	12.00 - 18.00	24.80 - 37.20	38.80 - 58.20	84.00 - 126	1240 - 1860	---
1918/17D	8,362,314	800 - 1200	1180 - 1770	2080 - 3120	3960 - 5940	6360 - 9540	8600 - 12900	29200 - 43800	280000 - 420000	---
1918D	Inc. Ab.	18.00 - 27.00	31.20 - 46.80	52.80 - 79.20	108 - 162	181 - 271	264 - 396	344 - 516	3720 - 5580	---
1918 2 Feathers	Inc. Ab.	40.00 - 60.00	---	76.00 - 114	---	---	---	---	252 - 378	360 - 540
1918S	4,882,000	11.20 - 16.80	22.00 - 33.00	44.00 - 66.00	80.00 - 120	140 - 210	240 - 360	396 - 594	20400 - 30600	---
1919	60,868,000	2.08 - 3.12	2.80 - 4.20	3.12 - 4.68	5.60 - 8.40	12.80 - 19.20	25.60 - 38.40	46.40 - 69.60	428 - 642	---
1919D	8,006,000	12.40 - 18.60	24.80 - 37.20	52.80 - 79.20	92.00 - 138	188 - 282	268 - 402	456 - 684	5480 - 8220	---
1919S	7,521,000	6.40 - 9.60	20.80 - 31.20	40.00 - 60.00	88.00 - 132	180 - 270	288 - 432	432 - 648	19200 - 28800	---
Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS65	Prf60
1920	63,093,000	1.20 - 1.80	2.20 - 3.30	2.60 - 3.90	6.40 - 9.60	12.80 - 19.20	24.00 - 36.00	47.20 - 70.80	560 - 840	---
1920D	9,418,000	6.80 - 10.20	15.20 - 22.80	28.00 - 42.00	100 - 150	220 - 330	272 - 408	460 - 690	5480 - 8220	---
1920S	9,689,000	3.60 - 5.40	10.20 - 15.30	24.00 - 36.00	80.00 - 120	208 - 312	240 - 360	420 - 630	20400 - 30600	---
1921	10,663,000	3.20 - 4.80	5.00 - 7.50	6.80 - 10.20	20.00 - 30.00	42.80 - 64.20	58.40 - 87.60	100 - 150	640 - 960	---
1921S	1,557,000	51.20 - 76.80	80.00 - 120	144 - 216	320 - 480	660 - 990	920 - 1380	1260 - 1890	5880 - 8820	---
1923	35,715,000	1.36 - 2.04	2.60 - 3.90	3.40 - 5.10	5.60 - 8.40	11.20 - 16.80	30.00 - 45.00	47.20 - 70.80	460 - 690	---
1923S	6,142,000	6.40 - 9.60	8.80 - 13.20	21.60 - 32.40	100 - 150	220 - 330	268 - 402	500 - 750	9200 - 13800	---
1924	21,620,000	1.00 - 1.50	1.92 - 2.88	3.60 - 5.40	8.00 - 12.00	15.20 - 22.80	32.80 - 49.20	58.80 - 88.20	680 - 1020	---
1924D	5,258,000	6.40 - 9.60	9.60 - 14.40	24.00 - 36.00	72.00 - 108	172 - 258	252 - 378	300 - 450	3960 - 5940	---
1924S	1,437,000	13.20 - 19.80	25.60 - 38.40	76.80 - 115	364 - 546	880 - 1320	1360 - 2040	1840 - 2760	10280 - 15420	---
1925	35,565,100	2.00 - 3.00	2.40 - 3.60	3.00 - 4.50	6.80 - 10.20	13.20 - 19.80	25.60 - 38.40	33.60 - 50.40	392 - 588	---
1925D	4,450,000	8.00 - 12.00	20.80 - 31.20	30.40 - 45.60	64.00 - 96.00	128 - 192	192 - 288	300 - 450	4520 - 6780	---
1925S	6,256,000	3.60 - 5.40	7.20 - 10.80	14.00 - 21.00	62.00 - 93.00	136 - 204	200 - 300	340 - 510	22800 - 34200	---
1926	44,693,000	1.20 - 1.80	1.60 - 2.40	2.24 - 3.36	4.32 - 6.48	9.20 - 13.80	20.80 - 31.20	25.20 - 37.80	188 - 282	---
1926D	5,638,000	8.00 - 12.00	14.00 - 21.00	22.80 - 34.20	80.00 - 120	136 - 204	236 - 354	268 - 402	4680 - 7020	---
Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS65	Prf60
1926S	970,000	16.00 - 24.00	33.60 - 50.40	80.00 - 120	276 - 414	680 - 1020	1960 - 2940	3960 - 5940	100000 - 150000	---
1927	37,981,000	1.12 - 1.68	1.40 - 2.10	2.00 - 3.00	3.60 - 5.40	10.00 - 15.00	20.80 - 31.20	28.00 - 42.00	232 - 348	---
1927D	5,730,000	2.40 - 3.60	4.80 - 7.20	5.60 - 8.40	22.00 - 33.00	60.00 - 90.00	92.00 - 138	124 - 186	6360 - 9540	---
1927S	3,430,000	1.60 - 2.40	2.40 - 3.60	4.80 - 7.20	24.80 - 37.20	64.00 - 96.00	128 - 192	392 - 588	14800 - 22200	---
1928	23,411,000	1.12 - 1.68	1.40 - 2.10	2.00 - 3.00	3.60 - 5.40	10.00 - 15.00	20.00 - 30.00	26.00 - 39.00	248 - 372	---
1928D	6,436,000	1.52 - 2.28	2.00 - 3.00	3.00 - 4.50	12.80 - 19.20	32.00 - 48.00	37.20 - 55.80	42.40 - 63.60	548 - 822	---
1928S	6,936,000	1.40 - 2.10	1.88 - 2.82	2.40 - 3.60	9.60 - 14.40	22.00 - 33.00	84.00 - 126	180 - 270	3800 - 5700	---
1929	36,446,000	1.12 - 1.68	1.40 - 2.10	2.00 - 3.00	3.60 - 5.40	10.40 - 15.60	16.80 - 25.20	28.00 - 42.00	260 - 390	---
1929D	8,370,000	1.20 - 1.80	1.48 - 2.22	2.40 - 3.60	5.40 - 8.10	26.00 - 39.00	34.00 - 51.00	48.00 - 72.00	1480 - 2220	---
1929S	7,754,000	1.20 - 1.80	1.48 - 2.22	1.80 - 2.70	3.20 - 4.80	10.00 - 15.00	20.00 - 30.00	39.60 - 59.40	388 - 582	---
1930	22,849,000	1.12 - 1.68	1.40 - 2.10	2.00 - 3.00	3.60 - 5.40	9.60 - 14.40	16.80 - 25.20	26.00 - 39.00	188 - 282	---
1930S	5,435,000	1.20 - 1.80	1.60 - 2.40	2.40 - 3.60	3.60 - 5.40	12.80 - 19.20	30.00 - 45.00	52.00 - 78.00	384 - 576	---
1931S	1,200,000	12.00 - 18.00	12.80 - 19.20	13.60 - 20.40	15.20 - 22.80	24.80 - 37.20	36.80 - 55.20	47.20 - 70.80	240 - 360	---
1934	20,213,003	1.12 - 1.68	1.40 - 2.10	2.00 - 3.00	3.60 - 5.40	8.80 - 13.20	15.20 - 22.80	38.00 - 57.00	284 - 426	---
1934D	7,480,000	1.60 - 2.40	2.40 - 3.60	3.80 - 5.70	7.68 - 11.52	17.60 - 26.40	40.00 - 60.00	63.60 - 95.40	640 - 960	---
Coin	Mintage	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	XF40	AU50	MS60	MS65	Prf60
1935	58,264,000	1.00 - 1.50	1.28 - 1.92	1.80 - 2.70	2.40 - 3.60	3.20 - 4.80	8.80 - 13.20	16.00 - 24.00	116 - 174	---
1935 Double Die Rev.	Inc. Ab.	40.00 - 60.00	60.00 - 90.00	100 - 150	200 - 300	540 - 810	1440 - 2160	3200 - 4800	60000 - 90000	---
1935D	12,092,000	1.28 - 1.92	2.00 - 3.00	2.40 - 3.60	7.20 - 10.80	20.80 - 31.20	38.40 - 57.60	57.60 - 86.40	332 - 498	---
1935S	10,300,000	1.08 - 1.62	1.40 - 2.10	2.00 - 3.00	2.80 - 4.20	3.60 - 5.40	14.00 - 21.00	38.80 - 58.20	200 - 300	---
1936	119,001,420	1.00 - 1.50	1.28 - 1.92	1.80 - 2.70	2.40 - 3.60	3.20 - 4.80	5.40 - 8.10	11.60 - 17.40	84.00 - 126	600 - 900
1936 Brilliant	Inc. Ab.	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	640 - 960
1936D	24,814,000	1.08 - 1.62	1.40 - 2.10	2.20 - 3.30	3.20 - 4.80	4.28 - 6.42	9.20 - 13.80	26.80 - 40.20	94.40 - 142	---
1936D 3-1/2 leg	Inc. Ab.	600 - 900	1000 - 1500	1600 - 2400	2800 - 4200	4800 - 7200	8400 - 12600	14000 - 21000	---	---
1936D/S	Inc. Ab.	1.08 - 1.62	---	8.00 - 12.00	12.80 - 19.20	20.00 - 30.00	---	---	---	---
1936S	14,930,000	1.08 - 1.62	1.40 - 2.10	2.00 - 3.00	2.80 - 4.20	3.60 - 5.40	8.80 - 13.20	26.80 - 40.20	92.00 - 138	---
1937	79,485,769	1.00 - 1.50	1.28 - 1.92	1.80 - 2.70	2.40 - 3.60	3.20 - 4.80	5.40 - 8.10	11.60 - 17.40	55.20 - 82.80	540 - 810
1937D	17,826,000	1.08 - 1.62	1.40 - 2.10	2.00 - 3.00	2.80 - 4.20	3.60 - 5.40	7.20 - 10.80	23.20 - 34.80	58.40 - 87.60	---
1937D 3-legged	Inc. Ab.	428 - 642	528 - 792	580 - 870	620 - 930	772 - 1158	980 - 1470	1900 - 2850	29600 - 44400	---
1937S	5,635,000	1.08 - 1.62	1.40 - 2.10	2.00 - 3.00	2.80 - 4.20	3.60 - 5.40	8.00 - 12.00	22.00 - 33.00	57.60 - 86.40	---
1938D	7,020,000	2.80 - 4.20	3.00 - 4.50	3.12 - 4.68	3.20 - 4.80	3.60 - 5.40	6.40 - 9.60	20.80 - 31.20	52.80 - 79.20	---
1938D/D	Inc. Ab.	3.20 - 4.80	3.60 - 5.40	4.80 - 7.20	6.40 - 9.60	8.00 - 12.00	13.60 - 20.40	25.60 - 38.40	100 - 150	---
1938D/S	Inc. Ab.	3.60 - 5.40	5.40 - 8.10	7.20 - 10.80	10.00 - 15.00	15.20 - 22.80	26.00 - 39.00	40.00 - 60.00	148 - 222	---