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Buffalo Nickels

NGC Graded Buffalo Nickels

The buffalo nickel was produced from 1913 to 1938. Mint marks for the coins are on the reverse, beneath the words "Five Cents" and above the rim. The Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco mints all participated in the mintage, though San Francisco generally had a much smaller annual production than either of the other two mints. There was a type change in mid-1913 when the mound on the reverse was changed mid-year to an incuse flat plane because of wear problems. Thus, with the three mints, there are six types of 1913 nickels. There was no change to the date placement, so the dates on many early buffalo nickels have been completely worn off. As the series progressed, the date was gradually struck with larger and bolder numerals, which ameliorated the problem.


1923 S Buffalo Nickel NGC MS 65
$5,995.00
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1937 D BUFFALO NICKEL 3 LEGS NGC AU58 BEAUTIFUL RARE ERROR COIN
$1,644.99
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1938 D BUFFALO NICKEL NGC MS66
$49.95
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1914 S Buffalo Nickel Five Cent NGC AU58 CAC F753
$227.85
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1937 D 5C Buffalo 3 Legged Nickel MS64 NGC Cert 1868412001
$8,925.00
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1913 P Buffalo Nickel Type 1 NGC GRADED High End Struck IN Stunning Full MS 66
$310.05 (15 Bids)
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1937 P Buffalo Nickel NGC GRADED Struck Stunning Mint Luster MS 66
$56.00 (8 Bids)
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1935 P Buffalo Nickel NGC GRADED Stunning IN Luster Struck IN MS
$56.00 (12 Bids)
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1937 Buffalo Nickel NGC MS66
$110.00
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1938 D Buffalo Nickel NGC MS 66 Roll Fresh
$99.99
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1937 D Buffalo Nickel NGC MS 66 Fresh From An Original Roll
$110.99
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1938 D Buffalo Indian Nickel NGC MS 66 Beautiful Lustrous Golden Tone
$235.00
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1913 S TYPE 2 BUFFALO NICKEL OLD COIN NGC G6
$355.19
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1913 S T2 BUFFALO NICKEL MS62 NGC Choice White Original
$1,012.00
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1937 d Buffalo Nickel 3 leg NGC VF25 Nice Original Coin
$749.00
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1923 S Buffalo Nickel 5C NGC XF Details Rarer Date S Mint Buffalo
$175.75
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1937D BUFFALO NICKEL NGC MS 61
$20.00 (1 Bid)
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1916 D 5c NGC MS65 Buffalo Nickel No Reserve
$1,136.11 (12 Bids)
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Some 1.2 billion buffalo nickels were issued during the coin's 26-year lifespan, and only one date/mintmark combination (the 1926-S) had a mintage of less than 1 million. No buffalo nickels were made in 1922, 1932, or 1933. The lack of 1922 nickels, as well as some other denominations, resulted from the Mint's placing a priority on silver dollar production in that year, and no nickels — and many other denominations — were issued in 1932 or 1933 due to the Great Depression.