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Buffalo Nickel 5c Type 1 Reverse Matte Finish, 1913

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
PR60 $845.00
PR61 $942.00
PR62 $1,150.00
PR63 $1,500.00
PR64 $2,250.00
PR65 $3,750.00
PR66 $4,500.00
PR67 $5,000.00
PR68 $86,400.00
PR60 CAC $960.00
PR61 CAC $1,070.00
PR62 CAC $1,290.00
PR63 CAC $1,720.00
PR64 CAC $2,590.00
PR65 CAC $4,310.00
PR66 CAC $5,180.00
PR67 CAC $5,750.00
PR68 CAC $103,200.00

Apr Data

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type I. Proof-67 (PCGS). CAC. 67 Stacks Bowers 9,600 08/15/2024
    1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type I. Proof-66 (PCGS). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 6,000 08/15/2024
    1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type I. Proof-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 3,600 08/15/2024
    1913 5C Type One, JD-1, High R.1, PR66 PCGS. Gold CAC. 66 HA 18,000 08/12/2024
    1913 5C Type One PR67 NGC. The chiseled texture of the Type One Buffalo nickel proofs is especially attractive on this Supe 67 HA 4,080 06/10/2024
    1913 5C Type One PR62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/421 and 0/52+). NGC Census: (1/309 and 0/9+). CDN: $900 Whsle. Bid for NGC/ 62 HA 840 05/28/2024
    1913 5C Type One PR67 PCGS. 67 HA 4,320 05/09/2024
    1913 5C Type One PR66 PCGS. 66 HA 3,720 05/09/2024
    1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type I. Proof-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 6,000 03/27/2024
    1913 5C Type One PR68 NGC. 68 HA 12,600 01/11/2024
    1913 5C Type One PR67 NGC. 67 HA 3,840 11/17/2023
    1913 5C Type One PR64 NGC. NGC Census: (59/247). PCGS Population: (72/331). CDN: $1,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR64. Minta 64 HA 1,740 08/20/2023
    1913 5C Type One PR67 NGC. 67 HA 3,800 05/04/2023
    5C 1913 TYPE 1. PCGS PR67+ CAC 67 Legend 8,812 04/27/2023
    1913 5c PCGS/CAC Proof 66 (Type 1) 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 4,750 04/10/2023
    1913 5C Type One PR66 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (137/79). NGC Census: (97/44). CDN: $3,600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR66. 66 HA 8,400 02/13/2023
    1913 5C Type One PR65 NGC. 65 HA 3,360 02/09/2023
    1913 5c PCGS/CAC Proof 66 (Type 1) 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 4,251 02/06/2023
    1913 5C Type One PR67 PCGS. CAC. 67 HA 5,040 08/26/2022
    1913 5C Type One PR65 PCGS. 65 HA 3,120 08/26/2022
    1913 5C Type One PR68 PCGS. 68 HA 90,000 08/24/2022
    1913 5C Type One PR68 PCGS. 68 HA 72,000 08/24/2022
    1913 5C Type One PR67 PCGS. CAC. 67 HA 4,560 07/15/2022
    1913 5C Type One PR64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (72/332). NGC Census: (59/245). CDN: $1,600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR64. Mint 64 HA 1,860 05/08/2022
    1913 5C Type One PR67+ PCGS. CAC. 67 HA 10,200 05/05/2022
    1913 5C Type One PR68 NGC. 68 HA 21,600 05/05/2022
    1913 5C Type One PR67+ PCGS. 67 HA 7,200 05/04/2022
    5C 1913 TYPE 1. PCGS PR66+ CAC 66 Legend 9,988 01/27/2022
    1913 5C Type One PR67+ NGC. 67 HA 7,800 01/13/2022
    1913 5C Type One PR68 NGC. 68 HA 14,400 01/13/2022
    1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type I. Proof-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 5,040 11/22/2021
    1913 5C Type One PR64 NGC. NGC Census: (59/242). PCGS Population: (72/331). CDN: $1,450 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR64. Minta 64 HA 1,860 10/10/2021
    5C 1913 TYPE 1. PCGS PR68 CAC 68 Legend 96,938 09/02/2021
    1913 5C Type One PR67 PCGS. CAC. 67 HA 5,760 08/20/2021
    1913 5C Type One PR65 PCGS. 65 HA 3,600 08/20/2021
    1913 5C Type One PR67 PCGS. 67 HA 4,440 06/18/2021
    1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type I. Proof-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 2,880 06/10/2021
    5C 1913 TYPE 1. PCGS PR66 CAC 66 Legend 4,348 05/27/2021
    1913 5C PR67+ PCGS. 67 HA 11,400 04/23/2021
    1913 5C Type One PR66 PCGS. CAC. 66 HA 9,600 04/22/2021
    1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type I. Proof-67+ (PCGS). 67 Stacks Bowers 13,800 03/25/2021
    1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type I. Proof-65 (PCGS). CAC. OGH. 65 Stacks Bowers 4,560 03/25/2021
    1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type I. Proof-68 (PCGS). CAC. 68 Stacks Bowers 78,000 03/25/2021
    1913 5C Type One PR67+ PCGS. CAC. 67 HA 18,600 01/21/2021
    1913 5C Type One PR66 NGC. 66 HA 3,840 01/21/2021
    1913 Buffalo Nickel. Type I. Proof-66 (PCGS). OGH. 66 Stacks Bowers 3,840 11/12/2020
    1913 5C Type One PR67 PCGS. CAC. 67 HA 5,040 10/16/2020
    1913 5C Type One PR66+ PCGS. CAC. 66 HA 3,840 10/16/2020
    1913 5C Type One PR65 PCGS. 65 HA 2,880 10/16/2020
    1913 5C Type One PR68 NGC. 68 HA 15,000 10/15/2020
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 3986
      Coin Date: Buffalo Nickel
      Denomination (Short): 5c
      Denomination (Long): 5 Cents
      Variety: Type 1 Reverse
      Variety 2: Matte Finish, 1913
      Desg: PR
      Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
      Mintage: 1,520
      Strike Type: Proof
      Coinage Type: Buffalo nickel
      Coinage Years: 1913
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 21.2
      Weight (Grams): 5
      Designer: James Earle Fraser
      Edge: Plain
      Obverse Description: James Earle Fraser's famous and simple design depicts a Native American chief with the word LIBERTY from 1-2 o'clock. The date is placed on the lower left of the chieftain's bust.
      Reverse Description: A full portrait of the bison, Black Diamond, with the words UNITED STATES oF AMERICA at the top periphery with the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM just underneath. The denomination FIVE CENTS is spelled out at the bottom. For the Type 1, the denomination is embossed on raised ground.
      General Notes: When the Buffalo nickel debuted in 1913, public reception was generally quite positive of James Fraser’s design, incorporating a Native American chief on the obverse and an American bison on the reverse. Collectors also loved the new motif and many ordered proof specimens of the new coin from the Philadelphia Mint, which at the time was where proof coinage was made. The 1913 Type 1 proof is not only a first-year piece but also a one-year-only production, as the reverse design was significantly modified later in 1913 to recess the words FIVE CENTS under a line. <BR><BR> Some 1,520 Type 1 proofs were made, and they were made with a matte finish. Matte proofs are distinctive from business strikes in that they show very clean details, flawless surfaces, and squared rims. While beautiful, collectors weren’t necessarily huge fans of the matte finish and a survival estimate of 800 to 850 PR60 or better proofs suggests many of these coins were later spent as money. Still, many are available in PR65 or PR66, several dozen in PR67, and NGC and PCGS have collectively graded 10 in PR68.
      PCGS #: 3986
      NGC ID: 22T2
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