The 1924-S Buffalo nickel is a very scarce issue with a mintage of only 1,437,000 pieces and a few thousand survivors across all grades. The 1924-S is regarded as a semi-key in circulated grades and a rarity in uncirculated and particularly Gem levels. There are only a handful of MS66 specimens across both PCGS and NGC slabs, and when any of those pieces are offered for sale, registry set collectors snap them up in short order.
| coinage-type | Buffalo nickel |
| desg | MS |
| designer | James Earle Fraser |
| diameter | 21.2 |
| edge | Plain |
| material | 75% copper; 25% nickel |
| mint-mark | S |
| mintage | 1,437,000 |
| ngc-id | 22RZ |
| 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. |
| pcgs-link | 3953 |
| pcgs-number | 3953 |
| 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. |
| weight-grams | 5 |
| year-display | 1913-1938 |