Browse Buffalo nickels with live inventory, clear photographs, and simple filters for date, grade, price, and certification.
Buffalo nickels are a hands-on series: dates often wear away, and a strong strike can matter as much as the grade. Check the date, mint mark, and the buffalo’s leg before buying.
Key dates, semi-keys & varieties
Date / variety
Mintage
Plain-language note
1913-S Type 2
1,209,000
A key regular issue.
1921-S
1,557,000
Scarcer San Francisco issue.
1926-S
970,000
Low mintage; often weakly struck.
1937-D 3 Legs
Unknown
A famous die variety, not a separate regular mintage.
Historical reference: PCGS / U.S. Mint reference. Mintages are original production totals, not survival counts.