The 1925 Philadelphia Buffalo nickel is a fairly common issue with 35.5 million examples struck and and plenty of circulated specimens available for collectors. A decent number of uncirculated pieces are available through the mid-range Gem levels, but the piece proves tough in MS66 or higher. Die preparation issues caused a generally softer appearance in strike quality this year across all three mints, though the Philadelphia issue had perhaps the best striking characteristics of the three mints.
| coinage-type | Buffalo nickel |
| desg | MS |
| designer | James Earle Fraser |
| diameter | 21.2 |
| edge | Plain |
| material | 75% copper; 25% nickel |
| mintage | 35,565,100 |
| ngc-id | 22S2 |
| 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 | 3954 |
| pcgs-number | 3954 |
| 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 |