Buffalo nickels: values by year
Buffalo nickels were made 1913–1938. Designed by James Earle Fraser. Pick a year to see what each mint mark is worth.
The date sits on a raised spot and wore away quickly; many survivors have no readable date.
Year-by-year value pages
Metal and weight
- 1913–1938: 75% copper, 25% nickel, 5.0 g
Where the mint mark is
- 1913–1938: Back of the coin, below the words FIVE CENTS, under the bison. Philadelphia coins have no letter.
Mintage by year
| Year | Mintage by mint |
|---|---|
| 1913 | D: 5,337,000, D: 4,156,000, (no mint mark): 30,993,520, (no mint mark): 29,858,700, S: 2,105,000, S: 1,209,000 |
| 1914 | D: 3,912,000, (no mint mark): 20,665,738, S: 3,470,000 |
| 1915 | D: 7,569,500, (no mint mark): 20,987,270, S: 1,505,000 |
| 1916 | D: 13,333,000, (no mint mark): 63,498,066, S: 11,860,000 |
| 1917 | D: 9,910,800, (no mint mark): 51,424,029, S: 4,193,000 |
| 1918 | D: 8,362,314, (no mint mark): 32,086,314, S: 4,882,000 |
| 1919 | D: 8,006,000, (no mint mark): 60,868,000, S: 7,521,000 |
| 1920 | D: 9,418,000, (no mint mark): 63,093,000, S: 9,689,000 |
| 1921 | (no mint mark): 10,663,000, S: 1,557,000 |
| 1923 | (no mint mark): 35,715,000, S: 6,142,000 |
| 1924 | D: 5,258,000, (no mint mark): 21,620,000, S: 1,437,000 |
| 1925 | D: 4,450,000, (no mint mark): 35,565,100, S: 6,256,000 |
| 1926 | D: 5,638,000, (no mint mark): 44,693,000, S: 970,000 |
| 1927 | D: 5,730,000, (no mint mark): 37,981,000, S: 3,430,000 |
| 1928 | D: 6,436,000, (no mint mark): 23,411,000, S: 6,936,000 |
| 1929 | D: 8,370,000, (no mint mark): 36,446,000, S: 7,754,000 |
| 1930 | (no mint mark): 22,849,000, S: 5,435,000 |
| 1931 | S: 1,200,000 |
| 1934 | D: 7,480,000, (no mint mark): 20,213,003 |
| 1935 | D: 12,092,000, (no mint mark): 58,264,000, S: 10,300,000 |
| 1936 | D: 24,814,000, (no mint mark): 119,001,420, S: 14,930,000 |
| 1937 | D: 17,826,000, (no mint mark): 79,485,769, S: 5,635,000 |
| 1938 | D: 7,020,000 |
P is Philadelphia, D Denver, S San Francisco, O New Orleans, CC Carson City, W West Point. Years in links have a full value page.