Buffalo Nickel 1913 - 1938

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Buffalo Nickel General Grading Standards

G4 Good - Legends and date readable. Horn worn off. VG8 Very Good - Half horn shows. F12 Fine - Three-quarters of horn shows. Obverse rim intact. VF20 Very Fine - Full horn shows. Indian's cheekbone worn smooth. EF40 Extremely Fine - Full horn. Slight wear on Indian's hair ribbon. AU50 About Uncirculated - Traces of light wear on only the high points of the design. Half of mint luster is present. MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes. MS63 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes.

"FIVE CENTS" On Mound

Content: 75% copper 25% nickel Weight: 5 grams Diameter: 21.2 millimeters

Edge: Plain Designer: James Earle Fraser

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1913	30,992,000	1,520
1913 D	5,337,000	0
1913 S	2,105,000	0

"FIVE CENTS" In Exergue

Content: 75% copper 25% nickel Weight: 5 grams Diameter: 21.2 millimeters

Edge: Plain Designer: James Earle Fraser

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1913	29,857,186	1,514
1913 D	4,156,000	0
1913 S	1,209,000	0
1914	20,664,463	1,275
1914 D	3,912,000	0
1914 S	3,470,000	0
1915	20,986,220	1,050
1915 D	7,569,000	0
1915 S	1,505,000	0
1916	63,497,466	600
1916 D	13,333,000	0
1916 S	11,860,000	0
1917	51,424,019	??
1917 D	9,910,000	0
1917 S	4,193,000	0
1918	32,086,314	0
1918 D	8,362,000	0
1918 S	4,882,000	0
1919	60,868,000	0
1919 D	8,006,000	0
1919 S	7,521,000	0
1920	63,093,000	0
1920 D	9,418,000	0
1920 S	9,689,000	0
1921	10,663,000	0
1921 S	1,557,000	0
1923	35,715,000	0
1923 S	6,142,000	0
1924	21,620,000	0
1924 D	5,258,000	0
1924 S	1,437,000	0
1925	35,565,100	0
1925 D	4,450,000	0
1925 S	6,256,000	0
1926	44,693,000	0
1926 D	5,638,000	0
1926 S	970,000	0
1927	37,981,000	0
1927 D	5,730,000	0
1927 S	3,430,000	0
1928	23,411,000	0
1928 D	6,436,000	0
1928 S	6,936,000	0
1929	36,446,000	0
1929 D	8,370,000	0
1929 S	7,754,000	0
1930	22,849,000	0
1930 S	5,435,000	0
1931 S	1,200,000	0
1934	20,213,003	0
1934 D	7,480,000	0
1935	58,264,000	0
1935 D	12,092,000	0
1935 S	10,300,000	0
1936	118,997,000	4,420
1936 D	24,814,000	0
1936 S	14,930,000	0
1937	79,480,000	5,769
1937 D	17,826,000	0
1937 S	5,635,000	0
1938 D	7,020,000	0

Mint Mark Legend

Reverse below FIVE CENTS.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
P or none	Philadelphia	1793-present
D	Denver, CO	1906-present
S	San Francisco, CA	1854-1955; 1968-present

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