What is the value of a 1926-s buffalo nickel?

Answer 1

This famous design is called either a buffalo nickel or an Indian head nickel; both names are about equally common.

Look on the back under the words FIVE CENTS for a tiny letter. That's the mint mark that tells where the coin was made. Retail values as of 09/2008 are roughly:

No mint mark (Phila.) : $1 if very worn, $6 if moderately worn, $10 with almost no wear.

D (Denver) : $8 / $25 / $130

S (San Francisco) : $17 / $90 / $600, plus or minus.

Answer 2

1926-S is the rarest of the 3 mint marks for that date. Numismedia lists the following retail values as of 04/2009:

Very worn condition - $17

Moderately worn - $92

Slightly worn - $315

Almost no wear - $1000

Uncirculated - $4300+