Buffalo Nickel Value Trends

Long term trends for Buffalo Nickel values begin on this page. The Coin Value Tables provide numismatic researchers data on price movements from 1950 to the present for individual Buffalo Nickels across a wide spectrum of conditions.

You may use the links directly below to navigate to dates of interest to you. Buffalo Nickel prices 1913 through 1915 are on this page. The links for the 1916 onward will take you to another page.

To learn about Buffalo Nickel history, we refer you to the introductory material for the Buffalo Nickels.

Should you wish to study another US coinage type, then you'll want to return to the Coin Value Tables listing of online reports, or utilize the "Get Historic US Coin Values" option in the upper right hand corner of this page.

BUFFALO NICKELS
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1913 T1	1913 T2	1913-D T1	1913-D T2
1913-S T1	1913-S T2	1914	1914-D
1914-S	1915	1915-D	1915-S
1916-1920	1921-1926	1927-1931	1934-1938
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1913	Type 1	Buffalo Nickels	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com
Mintage:	30,993,250	Historical Value Trends	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67	PF-65
1950	0.15	0.20	0.35	0.45	0.55	0.60	0.75	---	---	---	6.50
1955	0.20	0.30	0.50	0.65	0.75	1.00	1.50	---	---	---	8.50
1960	0.50	0.65	0.85	1.25	1.50	2.25	3.50	---	---	---	20.00
1965	1.00	1.50	2.35	3.25	4.00	5.50	9.00	---	---	---	185
1970	1.15	1.50	2.00	3.00	4.50	6.00	11.00	---	---	---	215
1975	1.75	2.25	2.75	5.00	8.00	11.00	25.00	---	---	---	300
1980	2.50	3.25	4.00	6.50	10.00	16.00	32.00	---	---	---	900
1985	2.00	3.15	3.75	6.25	12.00	22.00	32.00	---	---	---	3150
1990	4.25	4.75	5.75	8.00	11.00	22.00	29.00	45.00	200	---	2500
1995	4.25	5.00	6.00	7.25	10.00	17.50	30.00	50.00	85.00	---	2500
2000	5.00	5.50	6.00	7.50	12.50	20.00	30.00	40.00	120	775	2400
2002	5.75	6.25	7.00	10.00	15.00	20.00	32.50	45.00	120	800	2400
2004	7.75	10.00	12.50	15.00	20.00	25.00	35.00	50.00	150	1500	4000
2006	7.75	10.00	12.50	15.00	20.00	25.00	35.00	50.00	150	1500	4000
2008	12.50	15.00	16.00	17.50	22.50	30.00	40.00	60.00	200	1250	4000
2010	10.00	15.00	16.00	17.50	20.00	25.00	37.50	60.00	200	975	4000
2012	12.00	15.00	16.00	18.50	20.00	25.00	36.50	50.00	175	975	4000
2014	12.00	15.00	16.00	18.50	21.00	25.00	36.50	50.00	160	975	3250
2016	12.50	15.50	16.00	18.50	22.00	25.00	36.50	50.00	150	925	3250
2018	12.50	15.50	16.00	18.50	23.00	26.00	36.50	50.00	150	925	3250
2020	12.50	15.50	16.00	18.50	23.00	26.00	36.50	50.00	125	810	3750
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2020
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67	PF-65
1950	6.52	6.41	5.61	5.45	5.48	5.53	5.71	---	---	---	9.51
1980	4.11	3.98	3.53	2.65	2.10	1.22	0.33	---	---	---	3.63
2000	4.69	5.32	5.03	4.62	3.10	1.32	0.99	1.12	0.20	0.22	2.26
2010	2.26	0.33	0.00	0.56	1.41	0.39	-0.27	-1.81	-4.59	-1.84	-0.64

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1913	Type 2	Buffalo Nickels	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com
Mintage:	29,858,700	Historical Value Trends	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67	PF-65
1950	0.20	0.30	0.45	0.80	1.00	1.25	1.50	---	---	---	6.00
1955	0.25	0.45	0.65	1.00	1.25	1.75	2.90	---	---	---	9.00
1960	0.40	0.60	0.90	1.25	1.60	2.50	4.00	---	---	---	20.00
1965	1.50	2.25	3.50	4.50	6.25	7.50	11.00	---	---	---	225
1970	1.50	2.25	3.25	4.00	5.25	7.50	12.50	---	---	---	265
1975	2.50	3.00	3.75	5.00	6.00	9.50	23.50	---	---	---	325
1980	3.00	3.75	4.75	6.00	9.00	14.00	25.00	---	---	---	800
1985	3.50	4.00	5.00	7.50	13.50	25.00	32.00	---	---	---	2950
1990	4.25	5.00	6.00	8.25	11.00	24.00	27.50	50.00	300	---	1700
1995	4.00	5.00	6.00	7.50	12.50	17.50	27.50	45.00	325	---	1500
2000	6.00	6.50	7.00	8.00	12.50	22.50	33.00	50.00	325	2750	1250
2002	8.00	9.00	10.00	11.00	17.50	25.00	32.50	60.00	350	---	1750
2004	9.00	10.00	12.50	15.00	20.00	25.00	35.00	60.00	350	5500	3000
2006	9.00	10.00	12.50	15.00	20.00	25.00	35.00	60.00	350	6250	3000
2008	10.00	12.00	13.50	15.00	20.00	30.00	50.00	75.00	400	7250	3000
2010	9.00	11.00	12.50	15.00	20.00	25.00	40.00	75.00	400	5750	3000
2012	10.00	11.00	12.50	15.00	20.00	25.00	40.00	75.00	400	5300	3000
2014	12.00	13.00	14.50	17.00	21.00	25.00	40.00	75.00	325	4000	2500
2016	12.00	13.00	14.50	17.00	21.00	25.00	40.00	75.00	325	4000	2000
2018	12.00	13.00	14.50	17.00	22.50	27.50	42.00	70.00	325	4450	2000
2020	12.00	13.00	14.50	17.00	30.00	35.00	53.00	70.00	325	4450	2000
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2020
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67	PF-65
1950	6.02	5.53	5.09	4.46	4.98	4.88	5.22	---	---	---	8.65
1980	3.53	3.16	2.83	2.64	3.06	2.32	1.90	---	---	---	2.32
2000	3.53	3.53	3.71	3.84	4.47	2.23	2.40	1.70	0.00	2.44	2.38
2010	2.92	1.68	1.50	1.26	4.14	3.42	2.85	-0.69	-2.05	-2.53	-3.97

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1913-D	Type 1	Buffalo Nickels	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com
Mintage:	5,337,000	Historical Value Trends	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com

1950	0.35	0.50	0.75	1.00	1.75	2.50	4.50	---	---	---
1950	0.35	0.50	0.75	1.00	1.75	2.50	4.50	---	---	---
1955	0.60	0.90	1.25	1.75	2.50	3.50	6.00	---	---	---
1960	1.50	2.00	2.50	3.25	5.00	7.00	10.00	---	---	---
1965	3.00	4.00	5.50	8.00	12.00	17.00	25.00	---	---	---
1970	3.25	4.50	6.00	8.00	10.00	15.00	24.00	---	---	---
1975	4.25	5.00	6.25	9.00	11.00	17.50	35.00	---	---	---
1980	5.50	6.00	7.00	8.50	14.00	25.00	55.00	---	---	---
1985	5.00	7.50	9.50	13.50	24.00	45.00	70.00	---	---	---
1990	7.25	8.00	10.00	13.00	24.00	39.00	47.50	57.50	250	---
1995	6.50	8.00	10.00	13.00	20.00	35.00	50.00	65.00	200	---
2000	7.00	8.50	10.00	12.50	20.00	35.00	47.50	60.00	175	2000
2002	10.00	12.50	15.00	20.00	27.50	42.50	55.00	75.00	350	---
2004	12.50	15.00	20.00	25.00	35.00	50.00	60.00	75.00	350	4000
2006	12.50	15.00	22.50	27.50	37.50	50.00	65.00	80.00	350	3750
2008	20.00	22.50	25.00	30.00	40.00	75.00	85.00	100	350	3750
2010	15.00	20.00	22.50	30.00	35.00	60.00	75.00	100	500	3000
2012	15.00	20.00	22.50	30.00	35.00	60.00	75.00	100	400	3000
2014	16.00	18.25	20.25	30.00	35.00	55.00	75.00	85.00	300	2750
2016	16.00	18.25	20.25	30.00	35.00	55.00	75.00	85.00	300	2500
2018	16.00	18.25	20.75	32.50	37.50	55.00	75.00	88.00	275	2250
2020	16.00	18.25	20.75	32.50	40.00	55.00	75.00	88.00	275	2000
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2020
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	5.61	5.27	4.86	5.10	4.57	4.51	4.10	---	---	---
1980	2.71	2.82	2.75	3.41	2.66	1.99	0.78	---	---	---
2000	4.22	3.89	3.72	4.89	3.53	2.29	2.31	1.93	2.29	0.00
2010	0.65	-0.91	-0.81	0.80	1.34	-0.87	0.00	-1.27	-5.80	-3.97

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1913-D	Type 2	Buffalo Nickels	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com
Mintage:	4,156,000	Historical Value Trends	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	0.75	1.25	3.50	5.00	7.00	9.00	11.00	---	---	---
1955	5.00	6.50	9.00	12.00	14.00	16.00	20.00	---	---	---
1960	9.00	11.50	16.00	20.00	25.00	30.00	40.00	---	---	---
1965	16.00	20.00	28.00	33.00	47.50	54.00	85.00	---	---	---
1970	17.50	21.00	27.50	32.50	42.00	47.50	76.50	---	---	---
1975	19.00	23.00	30.00	35.00	45.00	50.00	80.00	---	---	---
1980	25.00	30.00	35.00	45.00	55.00	70.00	120	---	---	---
1985	42.00	48.00	57.00	70.00	110	125	240	---	---	---
1990	31.00	33.00	45.00	53.00	70.00	95.00	140	200	1650	---
1995	35.00	40.00	45.00	50.00	70.00	100	150	225	825	---
2000	40.00	45.00	60.00	65.00	75.00	125	175	250	775	---
2002	50.00	60.00	75.00	85.00	100	125	160	250	1000	---
2004	100	125	150	175	200	250	300	400	1750	20000
2006	100	125	175	200	225	275	325	400	1750	20000
2008	150	185	225	235	250	300	350	475	1750	20000
2010	125	175	200	225	250	275	325	500	1500	15000
2012	100	150	175	200	225	250	325	450	1275	14000
2014	125	150	175	200	225	250	300	375	1425	7000
2016	125	150	165	200	225	250	285	375	1425	7000
2018	125	145	165	180	225	250	285	350	1225	7000
2020	125	145	165	180	200	210	275	350	1225	14000
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2020
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	7.58	7.03	5.66	5.25	4.91	4.60	4.71	---	---	---
1980	4.11	4.02	3.95	3.53	3.28	2.78	2.09	---	---	---
2000	5.86	6.02	5.19	5.22	5.03	2.63	2.29	1.70	2.32	---
2010	0.00	-1.86	-1.91	-2.21	-2.21	-2.66	-1.66	-3.50	-2.00	-0.69

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1913-S	Type 1	Buffalo Nickels	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com
Mintage:	2,105,000	Historical Value Trends	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	0.75	1.25	1.75	3.50	5.00	7.00	10.00	---	---	---
1955	1.25	2.00	3.50	6.00	7.50	10.00	13.50	---	---	---
1960	2.75	4.50	6.00	8.00	10.00	14.00	19.00	---	---	---
1965	5.50	7.75	9.50	12.50	20.00	26.00	42.50	---	---	---
1970	4.75	6.75	8.50	11.00	15.00	23.00	37.50	---	---	---
1975	5.00	7.00	9.00	13.00	16.00	25.00	42.50	---	---	---
1980	6.25	8.00	10.00	15.00	20.00	40.00	75.00	---	---	---
1985	9.00	11.00	16.00	25.00	45.00	75.00	100	---	---	---
1990	10.00	12.00	16.00	25.00	35.00	45.00	60.00	80.00	375	---
1995	10.00	12.50	17.50	25.00	36.00	50.00	65.00	125	700	---
2000	15.00	17.50	22.50	27.50	42.50	50.00	65.00	100	675	2250
2002	17.50	21.00	27.50	37.50	50.00	62.50	75.00	100	600	---
2004	35.00	40.00	47.50	57.50	75.00	87.50	100	150	1000	5750
2006	37.50	42.50	52.50	62.50	80.00	100	125	200	1000	6000
2008	50.00	55.00	60.00	75.00	100	125	150	250	1000	6500
2010	40.00	50.00	60.00	75.00	90.00	100	125	250	900	5350
2012	40.00	45.50	60.00	70.00	85.00	90.00	125	225	815	5350
2014	45.00	50.00	60.00	70.00	85.00	95.00	125	200	815	4450
2016	45.00	50.00	60.00	70.00	85.00	95.00	125	175	785	5575
2018	45.00	50.00	60.00	70.00	85.00	95.00	125	200	815	5125
2020	45.00	50.00	60.00	70.00	85.00	95.00	125	180	815	5800
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2020
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	6.02	5.41	5.18	4.37	4.13	3.80	3.67	---	---	---
1980	5.06	4.69	4.58	3.93	3.68	2.19	1.29	---	---	---
2000	5.65	5.39	5.03	4.78	3.53	3.26	3.32	2.98	0.95	4.85
2010	1.18	0.00	0.00	-0.69	-0.57	-0.51	0.00	-3.23	-0.99	0.81

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1913-S	Type 2	Buffalo Nickels	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com
Mintage:	1,209,000	Historical Value Trends	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	4.50	6.00	8.50	12.50	15.00	19.00	25.00	---	---	---
1955	7.50	11.00	17.50	20.00	22.50	30.00	45.00	---	---	---
1960	14.50	17.00	32.50	37.50	50.00	57.50	75.00	---	---	---
1965	30.00	38.00	55.00	65.00	82.50	92.50	130	---	---	---
1970	29.00	36.00	45.00	55.00	70.00	85.00	120	---	---	---
1975	35.00	42.50	50.00	62.50	70.00	85.00	125	---	---	---
1980	41.00	47.50	62.50	72.00	90.00	125	175	---	---	---
1985	77.00	75.00	135	160	195	250	375	---	---	---
1990	75.00	90.00	115	150	175	225	300	400	2500	---
1995	75.00	90.00	100	150	200	250	300	525	3250	---
2000	90.00	125	150	175	200	275	375	525	2750	3250
2002	125	175	200	225	250	300	375	600	3000	---
2004	250	325	350	400	450	500	600	1000	5000	---
2006	275	350	400	500	550	650	1000	1250	5000	25000
2008	400	500	550	600	700	800	1100	1500	5000	35000
2010	375	450	500	550	650	750	900	1250	3500	32750
2012	350	400	450	500	600	700	900	1250	5000	32750
2014	350	400	425	450	575	700	950	1250	3750	32750
2016	350	400	425	450	575	700	895	1250	3750	41000
2018	325	375	400	425	575	650	895	1200	3500	41000
2020	325	375	400	425	500	550	840	1200	3000	49250
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2020
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	6.30	6.09	5.66	5.17	5.14	4.93	5.15	---	---	---
1980	5.31	5.30	4.75	4.54	4.38	3.77	4.00	---	---	---
2000	6.63	5.65	5.03	4.54	4.69	3.53	4.11	4.22	0.44	14.56
2010	-1.42	-1.81	-2.21	-2.55	-2.59	-3.05	-0.69	-0.41	-1.53	4.16

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1914		Buffalo Nickels	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com
Mintage:	20,665,738	Historical Value Trends	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67	PF-65
1950	0.25	0.35	0.60	1.00	1.50	2.25	3.00	---	---	---	6.50
1955	0.30	0.50	0.90	1.50	2.00	3.50	4.50	---	---	---	9.00
1960	0.75	1.10	2.00	2.75	3.50	5.00	7.00	---	---	---	24.00
1965	1.50	2.25	3.50	5.25	10.00	11.00	21.00	---	---	---	200
1970	1.50	2.25	3.25	5.00	8.75	10.00	23.00	---	---	---	240
1975	3.00	3.25	4.50	6.00	9.00	11.00	27.50	---	---	---	300
1980	3.75	4.50	5.75	7.00	13.50	16.00	30.00	---	---	---	800
1985	4.00	5.00	6.50	8.00	15.00	33.00	75.00	---	---	---	3000
1990	4.25	5.25	7.00	9.00	16.00	32.00	45.00	55.00	460	---	1750
1995	5.00	6.00	7.50	10.00	15.00	25.00	40.00	60.00	375	---	1375
2000	10.00	10.75	11.50	13.00	17.50	25.00	40.00	75.00	325	---	1200
2002	13.50	14.25	15.00	20.00	25.00	35.00	50.00	75.00	425	---	1500
2004	17.50	20.00	25.00	30.00	35.00	40.00	50.00	100	575	8000	3000
2006	17.50	20.00	25.00	30.00	35.00	40.00	50.00	100	575	7500	3000
2008	20.00	25.00	27.50	30.00	35.00	50.00	60.00	100	575	6750	3000
2010	17.50	20.00	25.00	30.00	35.00	40.00	60.00	100	550	5750	3000
2012	17.50	20.00	25.00	30.00	35.00	40.00	60.00	91.00	500	5750	3000
2014	21.50	23.00	25.00	27.50	30.00	37.50	50.00	91.00	450	5750	2250
2016	21.50	23.00	25.00	27.50	30.00	37.50	53.00	86.00	400	6900	2100
2018	19.50	22.00	25.00	27.50	30.00	37.50	53.00	86.00	425	6625	2100
2020	19.50	22.00	25.00	27.50	30.00	37.50	53.00	86.00	400	4600	1750
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2020
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67	PF-65
1950	6.42	6.09	5.47	4.85	4.37	4.10	4.19	---	---	---	8.32
1980	4.21	4.05	3.74	3.48	2.02	2.15	1.43	---	---	---	1.98
2000	3.40	3.65	3.96	3.82	2.73	2.05	1.42	0.69	1.04	---	1.90
2010	1.09	0.96	0.00	-0.87	-1.53	-0.64	-1.23	-1.50	-3.13	-2.21	-5.25

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1914-D		Buffalo Nickels	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com
Mintage:	3,912,000	Historical Value Trends	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	1.50	2.00	3.00	4.00	5.50	8.00	15.00	---	---	---
1955	4.50	6.00	9.00	12.00	16.00	20.00	25.00	---	---	---
1960	7.75	10.00	15.00	19.00	24.00	29.00	42.50	---	---	---
1965	16.00	20.00	28.00	37.50	55.00	70.00	110	---	---	---
1970	16.00	21.00	27.50	35.00	50.00	70.00	115	---	---	---
1975	17.50	22.50	30.00	40.00	52.50	72.00	120	---	---	---
1980	19.50	25.00	33.50	45.00	57.50	80.00	150	---	---	---
1985	16.00	25.00	35.00	63.00	110	125	275	---	---	---
1990	30.00	35.00	45.00	60.00	100	150	225	275	2750	---
1995	30.00	37.50	50.00	62.50	100	125	175	325	1250	---
2000	35.00	45.00	60.00	70.00	100	150	200	325	1250	---
2002	45.00	60.00	75.00	85.00	140	175	225	400	1450	---
2004	75.00	100	125	150	250	300	400	500	3000	12500
2006	75.00	125	175	225	300	375	450	600	2750	18750
2008	125	150	200	250	350	450	600	750	2500	20000
2010	100	150	175	225	325	375	475	750	1500	25000
2012	100	150	175	200	300	350	410	650	1500	15000
2014	90.00	125	150	200	325	375	450	575	1500	20000
2016	90.00	115	140	185	300	325	425	550	1400	20000
2018	90.00	115	130	185	275	325	425	500	1250	20000
2020	90.00	115	130	170	225	275	400	450	1250	20000
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2020
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	6.02	5.96	5.53	5.50	5.45	5.18	4.80	---	---	---
1980	3.90	3.89	3.45	3.38	3.47	3.13	2.48	---	---	---
2000	4.84	4.80	3.94	4.54	4.14	3.08	3.53	1.64	0.00	---
2010	-1.05	-2.62	-2.93	-2.76	-3.61	-3.05	-1.70	-4.98	-1.81	-2.21

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1914-S		Buffalo Nickels	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com
Mintage:	3,470,000	Historical Value Trends	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	0.45	0.75	1.25	2.50	6.00	9.00	13.50	---	---	---
1955	0.90	1.50	2.50	3.75	8.00	14.00	22.50	---	---	---
1960	2.00	3.00	5.50	12.50	17.50	25.00	37.50	---	---	---
1965	4.50	6.50	11.00	18.00	32.50	37.50	65.00	---	---	---
1970	3.50	5.25	9.00	13.50	22.50	30.00	67.50	---	---	---
1975	3.75	4.75	7.50	11.00	18.00	30.00	70.00	---	---	---
1980	4.50	5.50	8.00	11.50	19.00	32.00	80.00	---	---	---
1985	8.00	10.00	14.00	21.00	40.00	60.00	115	---	---	---
1990	5.25	6.50	11.00	20.00	40.00	50.00	10.00	225	4700	---
1995	6.00	7.50	12.50	20.00	30.00	50.00	125	300	3000	---
2000	10.00	12.50	16.00	22.50	35.00	75.00	175	350	1650	---
2002	13.00	14.00	22.50	30.00	50.00	75.00	140	400	1700	---
2004	20.00	30.00	40.00	50.00	75.00	125	200	500	3000	13500
2006	25.00	35.00	50.00	65.00	100	150	200	500	3000	13500
2008	35.00	50.00	60.00	75.00	125	175	250	500	3000	13500
2010	30.00	45.00	50.00	65.00	100	150	225	500	2500	30000
2012	30.00	40.00	45.50	60.00	100	140	200	450	2250	17500
2014	26.00	35.00	41.00	60.00	95.00	150	200	425	2250	14500
2016	26.00	37.50	41.00	60.00	95.00	140	200	400	2000	14500
2018	26.00	37.50	41.00	60.00	98.00	145	200	400	1750	14500
2020	26.00	37.50	41.00	60.00	98.00	145	200	350	1750	21250
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2020
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	5.97	5.75	5.11	4.64	4.07	4.05	3.93	---	---	---
1980	4.48	4.92	4.17	4.22	4.19	3.85	2.32	---	---	---
2000	4.89	5.65	4.82	5.03	5.28	3.35	0.67	0.00	0.29	---
2010	-1.42	-1.81	-1.96	-0.80	-0.20	-0.34	-1.17	-3.50	-3.50	-3.39

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1915		Buffalo Nickels	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com
Mintage:	20,987,270	Historical Value Trends	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67	PF-65
1950	0.25	0.35	0.60	0.80	1.35	2.25	3.50	---	---	---	7.50
1955	0.30	0.50	1.00	1.25	2.25	3.00	5.00	---	---	---	9.00
1960	0.60	1.00	1.50	2.00	3.50	5.00	7.50	---	---	---	25.00
1965	1.35	2.00	3.25	5.50	9.25	11.25	20.00	---	---	---	225
1970	1.10	1.75	3.00	5.50	10.00	12.00	22.50	---	---	---	265
1975	1.40	2.25	3.00	5.50	10.00	12.50	26.00	---	---	---	300
1980	1.75	2.50	3.25	5.50	11.50	14.00	35.00	---	---	---	800
1985	1.25	2.50	4.50	6.50	12.00	24.00	55.00	---	---	---	3100
1990	2.25	3.25	5.00	7.00	12.75	25.00	45.00	53.00	375	---	4350
1995	3.00	4.00	5.00	7.00	12.50	22.50	45.00	65.00	275	---	1250
2000	4.50	5.00	5.50	6.75	15.00	27.50	42.50	62.50	250	1325	1250
2002	5.00	6.00	7.00	11.00	17.50	37.50	50.00	65.00	300	---	1350
2004	5.00	6.00	7.50	12.00	20.00	40.00	50.00	80.00	350	2750	2500
2006	5.00	6.00	7.50	12.50	22.50	40.00	52.50	100	350	3000	2500
2008	7.50	9.00	10.00	15.00	27.50	50.00	60.00	100	350	3300	2500
2010	7.00	9.00	10.00	12.50	20.00	35.00	50.00	100	350	2800	2500
2012	7.00	9.00	10.00	12.50	20.00	35.00	50.00	100	375	2400	2500
2014	7.00	8.50	9.00	12.50	21.00	38.00	50.00	90.00	350	2200	2250
2016	7.00	8.50	9.00	13.00	22.50	38.00	50.00	90.00	300	2400	2000
2018	7.00	9.00	9.50	13.50	23.00	38.00	50.00	95.00	325	2200	2000
2020	7.00	9.00	9.50	13.50	23.00	35.00	50.00	110	325	1600	2000
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2020
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67	PF-65
1950	4.88	4.75	4.02	4.12	4.13	4.00	3.87	---	---	---	8.31
1980	3.53	3.25	2.72	2.27	1.75	2.32	0.90	---	---	---	2.32
2000	2.23	2.98	2.77	3.53	2.16	1.21	0.82	2.87	1.32	0.95	2.38
2010	0.00	0.00	-0.51	0.77	1.41	0.00	0.00	0.96	-0.74	-5.44	-2.21

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1915-D		Buffalo Nickels	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com
Mintage:	7,569,500	Historical Value Trends	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	0.75	1.25	2.00	3.25	7.00	10.00	15.00	---	---	---
1955	1.10	2.00	3.50	4.50	10.00	14.00	20.00	---	---	---
1960	1.75	2.75	5.50	8.00	12.50	17.50	30.00	---	---	---
1965	4.00	6.00	10.00	14.25	23.00	30.00	65.00	---	---	---
1970	4.25	6.25	10.50	15.00	24.00	30.00	65.00	---	---	---
1975	5.00	6.50	10.50	17.00	25.00	30.00	67.50	---	---	---
1980	5.50	7.00	11.25	16.50	25.00	38.00	80.00	---	---	---
1985	4.00	6.00	12.50	33.00	50.00	85.00	150	---	---	---
1990	6.75	10.00	17.50	37.25	50.00	70.00	125	300	3625	---
1995	6.75	10.00	25.00	35.00	50.00	70.00	150	300	2500	---
2000	9.00	12.50	20.00	35.00	65.00	90.00	150	300	2000	---
2002	14.50	16.50	30.00	40.00	75.00	100	200	300	1750	---
2004	15.00	20.00	35.00	50.00	125	150	250	350	4000	---
2006	17.50	25.00	42.50	62.50	125	175	250	350	3500	27500
2008	25.00	40.00	50.00	75.00	125	175	250	350	3500	35000
2010	20.00	30.00	50.00	75.00	125	150	225	350	2000	31500
2012	20.00	30.00	50.00	75.00	125	150	220	350	2000	31500
2014	21.00	31.00	40.00	70.00	125	150	220	350	1750	26250
2016	21.00	31.00	40.00	70.00	115	145	230	350	1750	26250
2018	21.00	31.00	40.00	70.00	115	145	200	325	1500	26250
2020	21.00	31.00	40.00	70.00	115	145	210	325	1500	31500
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2020
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	4.88	4.69	4.37	4.48	4.08	3.89	3.84	---	---	---
1980	3.41	3.79	3.22	3.68	3.89	3.40	2.44	---	---	---
2000	4.33	4.65	3.53	3.53	2.89	2.41	1.70	0.40	-1.43	---
2010	0.49	0.33	-2.21	-0.69	-0.83	-0.34	-0.69	-0.74	-2.84	0.00

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1915-S		Buffalo Nickels	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com
Mintage:	1,505,000	Historical Value Trends	US-Coin-Values-Advisor.com

Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	0.75	1.25	1.75	3.50	5.00	7.50	13.50	---	---	---
1955	1.50	2.50	4.50	9.00	14.50	17.00	22.50	---	---	---
1960	3.25	4.25	8.50	12.50	20.00	25.00	37.50	---	---	---
1965	8.00	11.00	17.50	25.00	40.00	50.00	125	---	---	---
1970	7.25	10.25	16.00	25.00	44.00	52.50	130	---	---	---
1975	6.75	10.00	20.00	32.00	47.50	55.00	130	---	---	---
1980	8.00	11.00	22.50	35.00	52.50	80.00	165	---	---	---
1985	13.50	20.00	30.00	60.00	115	145	275	---	---	---
1990	10.00	17.50	25.00	62.50	125	175	275	500	3250	---
1995	12.50	17.50	30.00	75.00	125	200	425	800	2900	---
2000	15.00	20.00	40.00	75.00	125	250	450	625	2100	---
2002	22.00	32.50	65.00	100	175	325	475	750	2200	---
2004	30.00	40.00	75.00	150	250	400	500	750	3500	17500
2006	40.00	60.00	100	200	325	500	650	1000	4000	21500
2008	60.00	85.00	125	225	375	600	750	1000	4000	30000
2010	50.00	75.00	125	175	325	500	700	1000	3000	40000
2012	50.00	75.00	125	175	325	500	700	1000	3000	30000
2014	50.00	75.00	115	175	325	500	650	1000	3250	35000
2016	50.00	75.00	115	175	325	500	650	1050	3000	35000
2018	50.00	75.00	115	175	325	475	625	1000	3000	35000
2020	50.00	75.00	115	175	325	475	700	1100	3000	40000
Compounded Annual % Return Rate Since…
Computed from year indicated in left-most column to the year 2020
Year	G-4	VG-8	F-12	VF-20	XF-40	AU-50	MS-60	MS-63	MS-65	MS-67
1950	6.18	6.02	6.16	5.75	6.14	6.11	5.80	---	---	---
1980	4.69	4.92	4.16	4.11	4.66	4.55	3.68	---	---	---
2000	6.20	6.83	5.42	4.33	4.89	3.26	2.23	2.87	1.80	---
2010	0.00	0.00	-0.83	0.00	0.00	-0.51	0.00	0.96	0.00	0.00

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In the 1950s, grading practices grading practices were radically different from what we have today. A coin's condition was described using simple adjectives such as "Very Good" or "Uncirculated". Accordingly, numismatic references of those times conformed to the same set of adjectives to approximate retail coin values. Varying distinctions of Uncirculated (today's equivalent of MS-60, MS-61, etc) and Proof were recognized in some advertisements and auction bills by employing modifying descriptors such as "Brilliant Uncirculated" or "Choice Proof", for example. However, with no clear point of reference or consistency on how the modifying descriptors were invoked, most publishers resorted to listing values for only one "Uncirculated" grade and one "Proof" grade.

The 70-point numeric system (G-4, VG-8, etc.) in widespread use today was popularized by the American Numismatic Association in the late 1970s, an era when coin values were escalating dramatically, most notably for high quality specimens. Vague descriptors such as "Choice" and "Brilliant" were replaced by the more precise numerically determined grades. Thus, finely differentiated grades like MS-60, MS-63, and MS-65 eventually became commonplace, and by the late 1980s, the practice of assigning a numerical grade to indicate quality was universal (this does not imply the 70-point system eliminated grading inconsistencies, but it did help to stabilize the coin collecting hobby).

In February 1986, the ANA changed its grading interpretations to match the tightening standards demanded by the marketplace. This meant that many coins correctly graded as MS-65 in the early 1980s became MS-63 or less, so as to be consistent with the newly revised interpretation. Conversely, a coin graded after 1986 as MS-63 was about equal in quality to an MS-65 before 1986. Thus, the Mint State prices published in numismatic periodicals prior to 1986 are not directly comparable to those published later. The Coin Value Tables of this website relied heavily on periodicals from before 1986, but we did not attempt to compensate for the revised grading standards of 1986; we reported what we found. One must take this into account when studying trends for an MS-65 coin from, say, 1980 to the present. On the other hand, because of the dearth of Mint State price estimates published prior to 1986, more than 98% of the Coin Value Table data is not affected by anything mentioned in this paragraph!

The Coin Value Tables trend data for Buffalo nickels reflect the historic availability of numeric grades to describe coins. For the 1950-1985 rows, the values in the "G-4" column correspond to the "Good" listing of those years, "VG-8" corresponds to "Very Good", and so on. The "MS-60" column records the "Uncirculated" value reported during those same decades. Similarly, "PF-65" corresponds to simple "Proof" figures. Starting in the 1990 row, coin values strictly correspond to numeric grades grades. Furthermore, "Uncirculated" grades are broken down into "MS-60", "MS-63", and "MS-65", because by 1990, this type of Uncirculated value data for Buffalo nickels was readily available. Beginning in the 1990 row and onward, the "PF-65" figure can be precisely viewed as the value for a Proof nickel ranking 65 on the 70 point scale.

For those interested, we have a coin grading section with more details on the evolution of grading coins.