1913–1938 Buffalo Nickel Mintage Table
This page is mintage-only: year/issue, mint, mint mark, production figure, and short notes.
| Year / Issue | Mint | Mint Mark | Mintage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 Type 1 | Philadelphia | None | 30,993,520 | Mound reverse |
| 1913 Type 1 | Denver | D | 5,337,000 | Mound reverse |
| 1913 Type 1 | San Francisco | S | 2,105,000 | Mound reverse |
| 1913 Type 2 | Philadelphia | None | 29,858,700 | Flat ground reverse |
| 1913 Type 2 | Denver | D | 4,156,000 | Flat ground reverse |
| 1913 Type 2 | San Francisco | S | 1,209,000 | Key date |
| 1914 | Philadelphia | None | 20,665,738 | Includes 4 over 3 variety |
| 1914 | Denver | D | 3,912,000 | Semi-key date |
| 1914 | San Francisco | S | 3,470,000 | Better date |
| 1915 | Philadelphia | None | 20,987,270 | Regular issue |
| 1915 | Denver | D | 7,569,500 | Regular issue |
| 1915 | San Francisco | S | 1,505,000 | Semi-key date |
| 1916 | Philadelphia | None | 63,498,066 | Includes doubled die variety |
| 1916 | Denver | D | 13,333,000 | Regular issue |
| 1916 | San Francisco | S | 11,860,000 | Regular issue |
| 1917 | Philadelphia | None | 51,424,029 | Regular issue |
| 1917 | Denver | D | 9,910,800 | Regular issue |
| 1917 | San Francisco | S | 4,193,000 | Better date |
| 1918 | Philadelphia | None | 32,086,314 | Regular issue |
| 1918 | Denver | D | 8,362,314 | Includes 8 over 7 variety |
| 1918 | San Francisco | S | 4,882,000 | Better date |
| 1919 | Philadelphia | None | 60,868,000 | Regular issue |
| 1919 | Denver | D | 8,006,000 | Regular issue |
| 1919 | San Francisco | S | 7,521,000 | Regular issue |
| 1920 | Philadelphia | None | 63,093,000 | Regular issue |
| 1920 | Denver | D | 9,418,000 | Regular issue |
| 1920 | San Francisco | S | 9,689,000 | Regular issue |
| 1921 | Philadelphia | None | 10,663,000 | Lower mintage |
| 1921 | San Francisco | S | 1,557,000 | Semi-key date |
| 1922 | — | — | 0 | No Buffalo Nickels struck |
| 1923 | Philadelphia | None | 35,715,000 | Production resumed |
| 1923 | San Francisco | S | 6,142,000 | Semi-key date |
| 1924 | Philadelphia | None | 21,620,000 | Regular issue |
| 1924 | Denver | D | 5,258,000 | Regular issue |
| 1924 | San Francisco | S | 1,437,000 | Semi-key date |
| 1925 | Philadelphia | None | 35,565,100 | Regular issue |
| 1925 | Denver | D | 4,450,000 | Regular issue |
| 1925 | San Francisco | S | 6,256,000 | Regular issue |
| 1926 | Philadelphia | None | 44,693,000 | Regular issue |
| 1926 | Denver | D | 5,638,000 | Regular issue |
| 1926 | San Francisco | S | 970,000 | Lowest mintage business strike |
| 1927 | Philadelphia | None | 37,981,000 | Regular issue |
| 1927 | Denver | D | 5,730,000 | Regular issue |
| 1927 | San Francisco | S | 3,430,000 | Better date |
| 1928 | Philadelphia | None | 23,411,000 | Regular issue |
| 1928 | Denver | D | 6,436,000 | Regular issue |
| 1928 | San Francisco | S | 6,936,000 | Regular issue |
| 1929 | Philadelphia | None | 36,446,000 | Regular issue |
| 1929 | Denver | D | 8,370,000 | Regular issue |
| 1929 | San Francisco | S | 7,754,000 | Regular issue |
| 1930 | Philadelphia | None | 22,849,000 | Regular issue |
| 1930 | San Francisco | S | 5,435,000 | Regular issue |
| 1931 | San Francisco | S | 1,200,000 | Only Buffalo Nickel issue of 1931 |
| 1932 | — | — | 0 | No Buffalo Nickels struck |
| 1933 | — | — | 0 | No Buffalo Nickels struck |
| 1934 | Philadelphia | None | 20,213,003 | Production resumed |
| 1934 | Denver | D | 7,480,000 | Regular issue |
| 1935 | Philadelphia | None | 58,264,000 | Includes doubled die reverse variety |
| 1935 | Denver | D | 12,092,000 | Regular issue |
| 1935 | San Francisco | S | 10,300,000 | Regular issue |
| 1936 | Philadelphia | None | 119,001,420 | Highest mintage of the series |
| 1936 | Denver | D | 24,814,000 | Includes 3½ legs variety |
| 1936 | San Francisco | S | 14,930,000 | Regular issue |
| 1937 | Philadelphia | None | 79,485,769 | High mintage |
| 1937 | Denver | D | 17,826,000 | Includes famous 3-legged variety |
| 1937 | San Francisco | S | 5,635,000 | Regular issue |
| 1938 | Denver | D | 7,020,000 | Final Buffalo Nickel; includes D over S variety |
Series Totals
| Years Produced | 1913–1938 |
| Mint Locations | Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco |
| No-Issue Years | 1922, 1932, 1933 |
| Lowest Business Strike | 1926-S, 970,000 |
| Highest Mintage | 1936 Philadelphia, 119,001,420 |
| Key / Semi-Key Dates | 1913-S Type 2, 1915-S, 1921-S, 1924-S, 1926-S, 1931-S |
| Final Year | 1938-D |
Mintage figures compiled from published U.S. coin mintage references. Variety notes are included for collector context.