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Greysheet & CPG® PRICE GUIDE

About This Series

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Buffalo Nickels series of Nickels in the U.S. Coins contains 146 distinct entries with CPG® values between $0.35 and $901,300.00.
Buffalo nickels, also widely called Indian Head nickels, were struck from 1913 through 1938 and designed by James Earle Fraser. The popular "Buffalo nickel" name is a misnomer in this case, as the large animal as seen on the reverse of this coin is an American bison. Meanwhile, the Native American on the obverse is a design based on a composite image of several individuals whom Fraser sketched in the process of designing this coin.

Several issues were released in 1913, the year that the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints produced two varieties of the Buffalo nickel. One variety shows the bison atop a mound, while the other shows the land beast standing on a plain. The words FIVE CENTS are inscribed on the mound on Variety 1 coins, while the denomination is expressed in a recessed area of the coin on Variety 2 pieces.

Among the series' scarcest issues are the 1913-S Variety 1, 1913-D Variety 2, and 1913-S Variety 2 coins. Other semi keys include the 1914-D, 1915-S, and 1921-S, with several other dates ranking as substantially scarce particularly in the better circulated grades. Several error varieties are also popular with collectors, with the most important of these being the 1937-D 3-Legged variety. The 1936-D 3-1/2-Legged Buffalo nickel is another scarce favorite. The 1916 doubled die Buffalo nickel is a rare coin with six-figure prices in the mid-range uncirculated grades, while the 1918-D 8/7 overdate is a very scarce coin in any grade.

Catalog Detail

  Buffalo Nickels Value Range Favorite
Buffalo Nickels Value Range  
1913 Buffalo, Type 1 5c MS Type Coin
$4.73
-
$15,600
$4.73 - $15,600
1913-1938 Buffalo, Type 2 5c MS Type Coin
$0.35
-
$6,000
$0.35 - $6,000
1913 Buffalo, Type 1 5c MS
$4.73
-
$15,600
$4.73 - $15,600
1913 Buffalo, Type 1 5c MS 3 1/2 Legs, FS-901
-
 
1913 Buffalo, Type 1 5c MS DDR, FS-1802
-
 
1913-D Buffalo, Type 1 5c MS
$8.10
-
$24,000
$8.10 - $24,000
1913-S Buffalo, Type 1 5c MS
$24.30
-
$23,000
$24.30 - $23,000
1913 Buffalo, Type 2 5c MS
$4.73
-
$4,750
$4.73 - $4,750
1913 Buffalo, Type 2 5c MS DDO, FS-1101
-
 
1913 Buffalo, Type 2 5c MS DDR, FS-1801
-
 
1913-D Buffalo, Type 2 5c MS
$68.00
-
$43,200
$68.00 - $43,200
1913-S Buffalo, Type 2 5c MS
$135.00
-
$36,000
$135.00 - $36,000

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1914 5c MS
$8.10
-
$6,380
$8.10 - $6,380
1914/(3) 5c MS
$195.00
-
$60,000
$195.00 - $60,000
1914-D 5c MS
$47.25
-
$24,000
$47.25 - $24,000
1914-S 5c MS
$14.85
-
$42,000
$14.85 - $42,000
1915 5c MS
$2.15
-
$2,480
$2.15 - $2,480
1915 Doubled Die Obverse 5c MS FS-101
$1,880
-
$2,250
$1,880 - $2,250
1915 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1915-D 5c MS
$10.80
-
$19,000
$10.80 - $19,000
1915-D 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
$1,250
-
$1,500
$1,250 - $1,500
1915-D/D Repunched Mintmark 5c MS FS-501
$208.00
-
$4,130
$208.00 - $4,130
1915-S 5c MS
$20.25
-
$44,400
$20.25 - $44,400
1915-S/S Repunched Mintmark 5c MS FS-501
-
 
1916 5c MS
$2.15
-
$5,630
$2.15 - $5,630
1916 No F 5c MS FS-401
$68.00
-
$998
$68.00 - $998
1916 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-402
$54.00
-
$3,150
$54.00 - $3,150
1916 Doubled Die Obverse 5c MS FS-101
$3,310
-
$288,000
$3,310 - $288,000
1916-D 5c MS
$9.45
-
$7,880
$9.45 - $7,880
1916-D 3 1/2 Legs 5c MS FS-901
$260
-
$780
$260 - $780
1916-S 5c MS
$5.40
-
$36,000
$5.40 - $36,000
1917 5c MS
$2.15
-
$6,600
$2.15 - $6,600
1917 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1917 Doubled Die Reverse 5c MS FS-801
-
 
1917 Doubled Die Reverse 5c MS FS-802
-
 
1917-D 5c MS
$10.80
-
$40,300
$10.80 - $40,300
1917-D 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1917-D 3 1/2 Legs 5c MS FS-901
$122.00
-
$5,700
$122.00 - $5,700
1917-S 5c MS
$13.50
-
$115,200
$13.50 - $115,200
1917-S 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
$61.00
-
$5,550
$61.00 - $5,550
1918 5c MS
$2.40
-
$31,200
$2.40 - $31,200
1918 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
$68.00
-
$6,250
$68.00 - $6,250
1918 Doubled Die Reverse 5c MS FS-801
-
 

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1918-D 5c MS
$12.15
-
$44,600
$12.15 - $44,600
1918/7-D FS-101 5c MS
$585
-
$540,000
$585 - $540,000
1918-S 5c MS
$6.75
-
$43,200
$6.75 - $43,200
1918-S 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1919 5c MS
$1.15
-
$5,310
$1.15 - $5,310
1919 Doubled Die Obverse 5c MS FS-101
-
 
1919 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1919-D 5c MS
$8.10
-
$15,000
$8.10 - $15,000
1919-D 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1919-S 5c MS
$4.05
-
$102,000
$4.05 - $102,000
1919-S 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1920 5c MS
$0.60
-
$7,880
$0.60 - $7,880
1920 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1920-D 5c MS
$4.05
-
$165,600
$4.05 - $165,600
1920-D 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
$81.00
-
$468
$81.00 - $468
1920-D/D Repunched Mintmark 5c MS FS-502
-
 
1920-S 5c MS
$2.15
-
$72,000
$2.15 - $72,000
1920-S 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1921 5c MS
$1.90
-
$5,400
$1.90 - $5,400
1921 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1921-S 5c MS
$33.75
-
$27,400
$33.75 - $27,400
1921-S 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1923 5c MS
$0.90
-
$7,500
$0.90 - $7,500
1923 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1923-S 5c MS
$3.38
-
$49,000
$3.38 - $49,000
1924 5c MS
$0.60
-
$19,200
$0.60 - $19,200
1924-D 5c MS
$4.05
-
$13,700
$4.05 - $13,700

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1924-S 5c MS
$8.10
-
$96,000
$8.10 - $96,000
1925 5c MS
$1.15
-
$5,380
$1.15 - $5,380
1925-D 5c MS
$4.73
-
$10,500
$4.73 - $10,500
1925-D 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1925-S 5c MS
$2.15
-
$43,200
$2.15 - $43,200
1925-S 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1925-S/S Repunched Mintmark 5c MS FS-501
-
 
1926 5c MS
$0.35
-
$3,130
$0.35 - $3,130
1926 DDO & DDR 5c MS FS-101
-
 
1926-D 5c MS
$4.73
-
$64,800
$4.73 - $64,800
1926-D 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
$195.00
-
$562
$195.00 - $562
1926-D 3 1/2 Legs 5c MS FS-901
$81.00
-
$13,000
$81.00 - $13,000
1926-S 5c MS
$13.50
-
$162,000
$13.50 - $162,000
1927 5c MS
$0.35
-
$4,750
$0.35 - $4,750
1927-D 5c MS
$1.50
-
$24,500
$1.50 - $24,500
1927-D 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1927-D/D Repunched Mintmark 5c MS FS-501
-
 
1927-D 3 1/2 Legs 5c MS FS-901
$108.00
-
$7,500
$108.00 - $7,500
1927-S 5c MS
$0.90
-
$96,000
$0.90 - $96,000
1927-S Doubled Die Obverse 5c MS FS-101
-
 
1927-S 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1928 5c MS
$0.35
-
$5,250
$0.35 - $5,250
1928-D 5c MS
$0.35
-
$26,400
$0.35 - $26,400
1928-S 5c MS
$0.35
-
$43,200
$0.35 - $43,200
1928-S 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1929 5c MS
$0.35
-
$9,380
$0.35 - $9,380
1929 Doubled Die Obverse 5c MS FS-101
-
 
1929-D 5c MS
$0.35
-
$15,600
$0.35 - $15,600

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1929-S 5c MS
$0.35
-
$14,400
$0.35 - $14,400
1929-S 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
-
 
1930 5c MS
$0.35
-
$3,250
$0.35 - $3,250
1930 Doubled Die Obverse 5c MS FS-101
-
 
1930 Doubled Die Obverse 5c MS FS-102
-
 
1930 Doubled Die Obverse 5c MS FS-103
-
 
1930 Doubled Die Reverse 5c MS FS-801
$68.00
-
$2,180
$68.00 - $2,180
1930 Doubled Die Reverse 5c MS FS-802
-
 
1930 Doubled Die Reverse 5c MS FS-803
-
 
1930-S 5c MS
$0.35
-
$15,600
$0.35 - $15,600
1930-S Doubled Die Obverse 5c MS FS-101
-
 
1930-S 2 Feathers 5c MS FS-401
$88.00
-
$4,130
$88.00 - $4,130
1930-S/S Repunched Mintmark 5c MS FS-501
-
 
1931-S 5c MS
$6.75
-
$21,600
$6.75 - $21,600
1931-S Doubled Die Reverse 5c MS FS-801
-
 
1931-S Doubled Die Reverse 5c MS FS-802
-
 
1934 5c MS
$0.35
-
$3,980
$0.35 - $3,980
1934-D 5c MS
$0.35
-
$2,250
$0.35 - $2,250
1935 5c MS
$0.35
-
$23,400
$0.35 - $23,400
1935 Doubled Die Reverse 5c MS FS-801
$33.75
-
$43,200
$33.75 - $43,200
1935 Doubled Die Reverse 5c MS FS-803
-
 
1935-D 5c MS
$0.35
-
$11,300
$0.35 - $11,300
1935-D/D Repunched Mintmark 5c MS FS-502
-
 
1935-S 5c MS
$0.35
-
$2,880
$0.35 - $2,880
1935-S Doubled Die Reverse 5c MS FS-801
-
 
1936 5c MS
$0.35
-
$18,000
$0.35 - $18,000
1936 Doubled Die Obverse 5c MS FS-101
-
 
1936 Doubled Die Obverse 5c MS FS-102
-
 
1936 Doubled Die Reverse 5c MS FS-801
-
 
1936-D 5c MS
$0.35
-
$1,310
$0.35 - $1,310
1936-D/D Repunched Mintmark 5c MS FS-502
$135.00
-
$1,800
$135.00 - $1,800
1936-D/S Overmintmark 5c MS FS-511
$364
-
$3,300
$364 - $3,300
1936-D 3 1/2 Legs 5c MS FS-901
$293
-
$20,200
$293 - $20,200
1936-S 5c MS
$0.35
-
$1,260
$0.35 - $1,260
1936-S/S Repunched Mintmark 5c MS FS-501
$33.75
-
$1,630
$33.75 - $1,630
1937 5c MS
$0.35
-
$11,300
$0.35 - $11,300
1937-D 5c MS
$0.35
-
$19,200
$0.35 - $19,200

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1937-D 3 Legs 5c MS
$390
-
$132,000
$390 - $132,000
1937-S 5c MS
$0.35
-
$19,400
$0.35 - $19,400
1938-D Buffalo 5c MS
$0.90
-
$6,000
$0.90 - $6,000
1938-D/D Buffalo 5c MS
$2.15
-
$13,000
$2.15 - $13,000
1938-D/S Buffalo 5c MS
$4.73
-
$9,750
$4.73 - $9,750
1938-D/S Buffalo 5c MS OMM, FS-511
$4.73
-
$9,750
$4.73 - $9,750
1938-D/S Buffalo 5c MS OMM, FS-512
$4.73
-
$9,750
$4.73 - $9,750
1938-D/S Buffalo 5c MS OMM, FS-513
$4.73
-
$9,750
$4.73 - $9,750
1938-D/S Buffalo 5c MS OMM, FS-514
$4.73
-
$9,750
$4.73 - $9,750
1938-D/S Buffalo 5c MS OMM, FS-515
$4.73
-
$9,750
$4.73 - $9,750
Buffalo Nickel Set (64 Coins, no varieties) 5c MS Set Total
$506
-
$901,300
$506 - $901,300