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PCGS Number: 3931
Coin Date: 1916
Denomination (Short): 5c
Denomination (Long): 5 Cents
Variety: Doubled Die Obverse
Variety 2: FS-101
Desg: MS
Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
Mintage: 63,497,466
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Buffalo nickel
Coinage Years: 1913-1938
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 21.2
Fineness: 0
Weight (Grams): 5
Weight (Ounces): 0
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 a flat surface.
General Notes: The 1916 doubled die Buffalo nickel is an extremely rare and popular error variety, and it’s certainly the most sought-after doubled die in the entire series. One reason this coin is so well pursued by collectors is that the doubling is clearly visible with the naked eye and is most prominent in the date as well as in the mouth area of the Indian chief. <BR><BR> Survival estimates for this issue range from 200 to 500 pieces. Among this small group of survivors, this coin is most commonly encountered in the mid-range circulated grades between Fine and Extremely Fine. The coin becomes extremely tough going up the grading scale to About Uncirculated and is all but elusive in the uncirculated grades, with less than two dozen known survivors. Presently, MS64 is the highest grade awarded by either PCGS or NGC, with a PCGS example once snagging more $250,000 in a 2013 Legend Rare Coins auction.
NGC ID: 2TSS

1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
AG3	$3,310.00
G4	$5,310.00
G6	$6,250.00
VG8	$7,500.00
VG10	$8,250.00
F12	$9,750.00
F15	$11,800.00
VF20	$12,000.00
VF25	$12,700.00
VF30	$14,400.00
VF35	$16,200.00
XF40	$19,800.00
XF45	$22,200.00
AU50	$25,200.00
AU53	$28,200.00
AU55	$37,800.00
AU58	$43,200.00
MS60	$60,000.00
MS61	$74,400.00
MS62	$93,600.00
MS63	$126,000.00
MS64	$240,000.00
AG3 CAC	$3,980.00
G4 CAC	$6,380.00
G6 CAC	$7,500.00
VG8 CAC	$9,000.00
VG10 CAC	$9,900.00
F12 CAC	$11,700.00
F15 CAC	$13,500.00
VF20 CAC	$14,400.00
VF25 CAC	$15,300.00
VF30 CAC	$17,300.00
VF35 CAC	$19,400.00
XF40 CAC	$21,600.00
XF45 CAC	$26,600.00
AU50 CAC	$30,200.00
AU53 CAC	$33,800.00
AU55 CAC	$45,400.00
AU58 CAC	$51,800.00
MS60 CAC	$72,000.00
MS61 CAC	$89,300.00
MS62 CAC	$112,300.00
MS63 CAC	$156,000.00
MS64 CAC	$288,000.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, XF40 PCGS. CAC.	40	$17,400	08/14/24
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, XF40 PCGS.	40	$18,000	01/10/24
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, XF40 PCGS. CAC.	40	$18,000	12/15/22
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, XF40 PCGS.	40	$17,500	01/21/21
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, XF40 PCGS.	40	$16,800	08/14/19
	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. EF-40 (PCGS). CAC.	40	$15,600	05/24/19
	5C 1916 DOUBLE DIE OBVERSE. PCGS XF40 CAC	40	$16,450	09/27/18
	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. EF-40 (PCGS). CAC. OGH.	40	$16,800	08/16/18
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse XF40 PCGS. FS-101.	40	$18,800	01/12/14
Legend-Morphy	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	40	$17,250	07/18/13
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse XF40 PCGS. CAC. FS-101.	40	$22,425	01/09/11
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse XF40 PCGS. CAC.	40	$20,700	03/28/10
Stacks Bowers	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. AG-3 (PCGS).	3	$2,280	03/27/24
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AG3 PCGS.	3	$2,115	07/12/15
	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. VF-20 (PCGS). CAC. OGH.	20	$12,000	08/25/22
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, VF20 PCGS.	20	$9,900	09/06/19
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, VF20 PCGS.	20	$10,800	08/16/18
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse VF20 PCGS. The lower left obverse is widely die doubled, with the most dramatic offset on the d	20	$12,650	07/30/05
Stacks Bowers	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	20	$18,400	06/23/04
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 PCGS. CAC.	63	$138,000	08/24/22
	5C 1916/16 DOUBLED DIE OBVERSE PCGS MS63 CAC	63	$146,875	06/25/15
	5C 1916 DOUBLED DIE OBVERSE. PCGS AU50 CAC	50	$25,850	04/28/22
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU50 PCGS.	50	$21,000	09/06/19
	1916/1916 5c PCGS AU50 (Doubled Die Obverse)	50	$23,000	06/17/19
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU50 PCGS Gold Shield.	50	$19,200	01/31/19
	5C 1916 DOUBLE DIE OBVERSE. PCGS AU50	50	$18,700	03/25/18
	5C 1916 DOUBLED DIE OBVERSE. PCGS AU50 CAC	50	$28,200	10/26/17
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU50 PCGS. FS-101.	50	$25,850	01/14/13
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU50 PCGS. The otherwise	50	$29,900	04/27/02
HA	1916 5C DBLD DIE	50	$21,850	02/23/01
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, Fine 15 PCGS.	15	$10,800	01/13/22
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, Fine 15 PCGS.	15	$7,990	01/09/17
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, Fine 15 PCGS.	15	$7,050	08/14/16
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse Fine 15 PCGS. FS-101.	15	$10,575	08/10/13
American Numismatic Rarities	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	15	$7,245	11/30/04
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, VG8 PCGS.	8	$6,600	01/13/22
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, VG8 PCGS.	8	$7,500	09/18/20
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, VG8 PCGS.	8	$5,052	06/11/17
	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. VG-8 (PCGS). OGH. CAC.	8	$4,700	03/31/17
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, VG8 PCGS.	8	$4,230	09/11/16
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse VG8 PCGS.	8	$5,405	08/14/16
	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101 (FS-016). Doubled Die Obverse. VG-8 (PCGS).	8	$5,621	03/04/10
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse VG8 PCGS.	8	$4,888	02/08/09
Stacks Bowers	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	8	$5,175	01/12/09
Stacks Bowers	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	8	$6,038	02/26/08
	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. Fine Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).	0	$3,120	08/16/21
	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. AU Details--Machine Damage (PCGS).	0	$35,896	08/15/13
	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. Genuine--Code 98, Damage-Mounted (PCGS).	0	$17,228	06/28/12
	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101 (FS-021). Doubled Die Obverse. Genuine--Code 95, Scratch/Rim Dent (PCGS).	0	$992	03/04/10
	1916/1916 5c PCGS F12 (Doubled Die Obverse OGH)	12	$7,500	01/04/21
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, Fine 12 PCGS.	12	$6,600	02/21/20
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse Fine 12 PCGS.	12	$7,800	08/14/18
	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-62 (PCGS).	62	$78,000	11/12/20
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse MS62 PCGS.	62	$86,250	01/11/09
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	62	$163,300	09/23/07
American Numismatic Rarities	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	62	$126,500	08/11/06
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1916/1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse PCGS MS62	62	$115,000	07/22/04
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, VF35 PCGS.	35	$13,200	10/15/20
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, VF35 PCGS.	35	$11,425	06/04/20
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	35	$16,388	02/02/13
	5C 1916 DOUBLE DIE OBVERSE. PCGS VF30	30	$9,694	10/08/20
	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. VF-30 (PCGS). OGH.	30	$26,582	03/22/12
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse VF30 PCGS. FS-016. An attractive light to medium gray example with faint streaks of deeper colo	30	$14,950	06/03/06
American Numismatic Rarities	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	30	$10,350	12/06/05
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU55 PCGS.	55	$33,600	04/23/20
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU55 PCGS.	55	$25,850	01/09/17
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU55 PCGS. CAC.	55	$39,950	08/14/16
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU55 PCGS. CAC.	55	$25,850	11/01/15
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU55 PCGS. CAC.	55	$28,200	08/09/14
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	55	$36,580	06/01/14
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU55 PCGS. CAC. FS-101.	55	$30,550	01/12/14
Legend-Morphy	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	55	$34,500	07/18/13
	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. AU-55 (PCGS).	55	$35,146	08/09/12
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU55 PCGS. CAC. FS-101.	55	$35,305	01/08/12
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU55 PCGS.	55	$32,200	05/03/09
Stacks Bowers	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	55	$51,750	03/23/09
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU55 PCGS. Pronounced re-	55	$30,015	03/27/04
HA	1916 5C DBLD DIE	55	$26,450	06/08/02
HA	1916 5C DBLD DIE	55	$15,675	08/19/95
	1916/1916 5c PCGS Fair-02 (Doubled Die Obverse)	2	$2,075	04/01/19
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU58 PCGS.	58	$34,800	01/04/18
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU58 PCGS.	58	$36,425	08/02/17
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU58 PCGS.	58	$42,300	01/09/17
	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. EF-45 (PCGS).	45	$21,150	08/12/16
Stacks Bowers	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	45	$26,450	01/07/08
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse XF45 PCGS. FS-016. Well	45	$17,825	07/29/03
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU53 PCGS. CAC.	53	$30,550	01/11/16
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, VF25 PCGS.	25	$10,575	01/11/16
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, VF25 PCGS.	25	$9,988	10/13/14
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse VF25 PCGS. FS-101.	25	$11,162	09/29/13
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse VF25 PCGS. FS-016. The key date to the Buffalo Nickel series, the 1916 Doubled Die is tougher t	25	$12,650	11/05/05
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse VF25 PCGS.	25	$10,638	11/06/04
HA	1916 5C DBLD DIE	25	$5,885	06/04/95
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, Good 4 PCGS.	4	$3,760	01/12/15
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse Good 4 PCGS. FS-101.	4	$3,819	09/29/13
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse Good 4 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/137). NGC Census: (2/89). Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fr	4	$4,112	08/14/12
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse Good 4 PCGS. FS-101.	4	$4,025	06/06/10
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse Good 4 PCGS.	4	$4,025	08/03/08
HA	1916 5C DBLD DIE	4	$1,485	08/19/95
Legend-Morphy	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	64	$253,000	07/18/13
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse MS64 PCGS.	64	$184,000	05/03/09
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse MS64 PCGS.	64	$195,500	01/11/09
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse MS64 PCGS. FS-016, Breen-2599. Listed on page 128 of the 2006 Guide Book. Although popular	64	$264,500	09/24/05
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse VG10 PCGS. FS-101.	10	$7,050	09/09/12
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse VG10 PCGS.	10	$9,775	06/29/08
	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse Good 6 PCGS.	6	$6,325	08/03/08
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse Good 6 PCGS. Although the date is well worn, the curves of the widely die doubled secondary 6 i	6	$3,220	05/07/05
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, VF30 NGC.	30	$9,600	09/12/24
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse VF30 NGC.	30	$13,800	01/10/10
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU55 NGC.	55	$24,000	05/09/24
Stacks Bowers	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. AU-55 (NGC).	55	$20,400	11/01/22
Legend	5C 1916 DOUBLE DIE OBVERSE. NGC AU55	55	$21,738	08/27/20
Stacks Bowers	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. AU-55 (NGC).	55	$32,312	02/10/16
Stacks Bowers	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. AU-55 (NGC).	55	$27,175	11/15/12
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU55 NGC. FS-101.	55	$27,600	07/11/10
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU55 NGC.	55	$29,900	01/11/09
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1916/1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse NGC AU55	55	$36,225	03/06/08
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU55 NGC.	55	$29,900	01/12/08
Scotsman	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	55	$39,962	10/20/06
Superior	1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse FS-101	55	$29,081	08/12/06
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU55 NGC. FS-016. Medium yellow-gray as typically seen on circulated Buffalo nickels, but this	55	$34,500	09/24/05
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU55 NGC.	55	$31,050	03/25/05
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU55 NGC. FS-016. The lower	55	$31,625	05/08/04
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, VG10 NGC. CAC.	10	$6,946	05/09/24
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, VG10 NGC. CAC.	10	$8,812	06/07/15
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse VG10 NGC. CAC. FS-101.	10	$7,050	02/10/13
Stacks Bowers	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-61 (NGC).	61	$54,000	03/26/24
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS61 NGC.	61	$51,600	08/24/22
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS61 NGC.	61	$59,925	05/01/16
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, Good 4 NGC. The 1916 doubled die is one of the key acquisitions in a Buffalo nickel	4	$4,080	03/21/22
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, VF35 NGC.	35	$16,800	04/22/21
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU53 NGC.	53	$21,000	10/17/19
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU53 NGC. FS-101.	53	$23,500	09/29/13
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 NGC. CAC.	63	$105,000	08/14/19
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse MS63 NGC. FS-101.	63	$103,628	03/11/12
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, XF40 NGC.	40	$12,600	04/25/19
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, XF40 NGC.	40	$13,800	01/04/18
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse XF40 NGC. FS-101.	40	$23,000	05/01/11
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse XF40 NGC.	40	$17,250	01/12/08
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1916/1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse NGC XF40 DDO (FS-016)	40	$16,388	10/22/07
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse XF45 NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (10/48). PCGS Population: (12/47).	45	$18,508	04/18/17
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1916/1916 5c NGC/CAC XF45 (Doubled Die Obverse)	45	$18,250	09/19/16
Scotsman	1916/16 (Doubled Die Obverse) NGC XF-45	45	$17,537	07/29/16
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, XF45 NGC. CAC.	45	$17,625	05/01/16
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1916/1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse NGC XF45 (FS-016)	45	$26,450	11/28/04
Stacks Bowers	1916 Buffalo Nickel. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. Fine Details--Reverse Damage (NGC).	0	$3,642	08/09/16
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU58 NGC.	58	$49,350	07/12/15
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU58 NGC. FS-101.	58	$37,375	01/09/11
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1916/1916 5c Doubled Die Obverse NGC AU58	58	$51,923	01/31/08
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU58 NGC. FS-016. The Doubled Die 1916 is the key date to a complete Guide Book collection	58	$46,000	04/07/06
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU58 NGC. This is a classic	58	$39,100	07/21/04
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse VG8 NGC. FS-101.	8	$5,288	09/29/13
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse VG8 NGC.	8	$4,600	03/28/10
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU50 NGC. FS-101.	50	$23,500	04/28/13
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU50 NGC. FS-101.	50	$25,300	03/11/12
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU50 NGC. FS-101.	50	$24,150	08/14/11
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse AU50 NGC.	50	$25,875	01/15/05
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse Good 6 NGC. CAC. FS-101.	6	$4,600	02/05/12
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse Good 6 NGC.	6	$4,025	02/08/09
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse MS64 NGC. FS-101.	64	$172,500	01/08/12
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse--Repaired, Improperly Cleaned--NCS. VF Details. FS-016. This is an amazingly clear doubled die,	20	$3,795	02/17/07
HA	1916 5C Doubled Die Obverse VF20 NGC. FS-016. This should	20	$8,338	09/28/02

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