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Buffalo Nickels, 1913–1938

64 issues3 mints

Every circulation-strike Buffalo Nickel, with its recorded mintage. Struck 1913 to 1938 at Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco, with two design types inside the first year, one sub-million key in the 1926-S, and two of the most famous die varieties in American numismatics living on ordinary mintage rows.

The complete checklist

IssueMintMintage
1913 Buffalo Nickel (Type 1)Philadelphia30,992,000
1913 Buffalo Nickel (Type 2)Philadelphia29,857,186
1913-S Buffalo Nickel (Type 1)SEMI-KEYSan Francisco2,105,000
1913-S Buffalo Nickel (Type 2)KEYSan Francisco1,209,000
1913-D Buffalo Nickel (Type 1)Denver5,337,000
1913-D Buffalo Nickel (Type 2)Denver4,156,000
1914 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia20,664,463
1914-S Buffalo NickelSan Francisco3,470,000
1914-D Buffalo NickelSEMI-KEYDenver3,912,000
1915 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia20,986,220
1915-S Buffalo NickelSEMI-KEYSan Francisco1,505,000
1915-D Buffalo NickelDenver7,569,000
1916 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia63,497,466
1916-S Buffalo NickelSan Francisco11,860,000
1916-D Buffalo NickelDenver13,333,000
1917 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia51,424,019
1917-S Buffalo NickelSan Francisco4,193,000
1917-D Buffalo NickelDenver9,910,000
1918 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia32,086,314
1918-S Buffalo NickelSan Francisco4,882,000
1918-D Buffalo NickelSEMI-KEYDenver8,362,000
1919 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia60,868,000
1919-S Buffalo NickelSan Francisco7,521,000
1919-D Buffalo NickelSEMI-KEYDenver8,006,000
1920 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia63,093,000
1920-S Buffalo NickelSan Francisco9,689,000
1920-D Buffalo NickelSEMI-KEYDenver9,418,000
1921 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia10,663,000
1921-S Buffalo NickelKEYSan Francisco1,557,000
1923 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia35,715,000
1923-S Buffalo NickelSEMI-KEYSan Francisco6,142,000
1924 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia21,620,000
1924-S Buffalo NickelKEYSan Francisco1,437,000
1924-D Buffalo NickelSEMI-KEYDenver5,258,000
1925 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia35,565,100
1925-S Buffalo NickelSan Francisco6,256,000
1925-D Buffalo NickelSEMI-KEYDenver4,450,000
1926 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia44,693,000
1926-S Buffalo NickelKEYSan Francisco970,000
1926-D Buffalo NickelSEMI-KEYDenver5,638,000
1927 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia37,981,000
1927-S Buffalo NickelSEMI-KEYSan Francisco3,430,000
1927-D Buffalo NickelDenver5,730,000
1928 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia23,411,000
1928-S Buffalo NickelSan Francisco6,936,000
1928-D Buffalo NickelDenver6,436,000
1929 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia36,446,000
1929-S Buffalo NickelSan Francisco7,754,000
1929-D Buffalo NickelDenver8,370,000
1930 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia22,849,000
1930-S Buffalo NickelSan Francisco5,435,000
1931-S Buffalo NickelKEYSan Francisco1,200,000
1934 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia20,213,003
1934-D Buffalo NickelDenver7,480,000
1935 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia58,264,000
1935-S Buffalo NickelSan Francisco10,300,000
1935-D Buffalo NickelDenver12,092,000
1936 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia118,997,000
1936-S Buffalo NickelSan Francisco14,930,000
1936-D Buffalo NickelDenver24,814,000
1937 Buffalo NickelPhiladelphia79,480,000
1937-S Buffalo NickelSan Francisco5,635,000
1937-D Buffalo NickelDenver17,826,000
1938-D Buffalo NickelDenver7,020,000
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