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1913 Mound Type Buffalo Nickel value guide -- the original first-year design, mintage, and grade-by-grade prices.
Condition drives the price — full breakdown below.
30,993,520 struck — against the other key dates in the Buffalo Nickel series.
Bars are scaled to keep the smallest mintages visible; the exact figure is printed on every row. Mintage is coins struck, not coins surviving — melting and circulation wear thin those numbers further.
The original 1913 design -- the bison stands on a raised mound of earth, a detail that wore down fast in circulation and was redesigned within the same year.
First-year type coin for the whole Buffalo Nickel series, struck at all three mints (P/D/S) before the mid-year design change.
Other dates and varieties in this series
What to check before you pay, specific to this date and its 30,993,520-coin mintage.
The same date runs from about $16 worn to $73 at the top of the scale — a 5× spread. Nearly all of that gap is condition, not the date on the coin, so work out where an example sits on the table above before deciding whether its asking price is fair.
Grading fees would eat much of what this coin is worth, so raw examples are normal here and nothing to be wary of. Judge it on clear photos of both sides and the seller's track record instead.
Every Buffalo Nickel listed here is priced by an individual seller, so the same coin in the same grade can differ by a wide margin on any given day. Sort by price, check Metal Points and order history for a sense of the seller's record, and message them if the photos don't show enough to grade confidently.
About the 1913 Mound Type Buffalo Nickel
Value depends heavily on condition. A well-worn example brings closer to $16, while an uncirculated one can reach $73 or more.
The original 1913 design -- the bison stands on a raised mound of earth, a detail that wore down fast in circulation and was redesigned within the same year.
For anything you believe is a key date or an error, professional grading protects both buyer and seller by settling condition and authenticity before money changes hands.
The rest of the series, with what each is worth at the top of the grade scale.
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