PCGS Price Guide: Braided Hair Cent

Prices in Canadian Dollar $ (1 USD = 1.42 cad)

Exchange Rate Updated On 10/4/2026 7:15 AM

Braided Hair Cent, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	25	30	35	40	45	50	53	55	58	60

PCGS No

Description

Desig

1814

Type

BN
+

80
-

85
-

99
-

▲128
-

142
163

192
195

206
227

263
270

298
320

334
-

1815

Type

RB
+

355
-

1816

Type

RD
+

369
-

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

185
-

263
-

355
-

391
-

426
497

639
660

710
767

1,030
1,101

1,207
1,349

1,562
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1,633
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

156
-

227
-

241
-

305
-

320
355

476
483

497
518

547
639

959
1,065

1,207
-

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

185
-

227
-

249
-

334
-

426
483

639
653

675
724

817
923

1,349
1,385

1,420
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

1,420
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

305
-

355
-

462
-

852
-

▲1,207
1,278

1,633
1,775

1,917
2,130

2,840
2,982

3,408
3,550

3,905
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

1832

1841

BN
+

199
-

206
-

213
-

249
-

391
405

426
462

511
568

653
781

▲1,136
▲1,157

▲1,207
-

1833

1841

RB
+

1834

1841

RD
+

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

107
-

121
-

142
-

178
-

234
284

447
462

497
511

533
568

639
781

994
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

1,030
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

178
-

192
-

213
-

249
-

320
355

447
483

568
639

▼710
▼746

▼781
▼888

994
-

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

114
-

121
-

156
-

199
-

263
284

376
426

547
554

561
582

604
675

923
-

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

2,130
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

178
-

227
-

263
-

341
-

398
440

497
533

639
689

923
959

1,065
1,278

1,633
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

▲192
-

▲284
-

▲369
-

▲426
-

568
582

604
▲618

▲639
▲675

▲746
▲781

923
959

994
-

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

1856

1844

BN
+

99
-

121
-

156
-

192
-

355
369

391
398

426
447

533
625

781
817

852
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲1,491
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

369
-

462
-

511
-

746
-

817
959

1,349
1,420

1,633
1,775

2,130
2,187

2,272
2,343

2,485
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

1862

1845

BN
+

85
-

107
-

114
-

128
-

▲234
▲241

249
284

341
348

391
426

533
547

568
-

1863

1845

RB
+

994
-

1864

1845

RD
+

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

85
-

114
-

121
-

163
-

185
192

213
249

320
341

369
426

533
547

568
-

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

1,065
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

99
-

114
-

142
-

185
-

284
305

334
369

462
483

568
604

781
795

817
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

156
-

249
-

305
-

355
-

391
440

568
625

710
767

817
923

1,136
1,186

1,278
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

1877

1847

BN
+

95
-

99
-

163
-

170
-

227
241

270
291

305
341

426
440

462
675

710
-

1878

1847

RB
+

710
-

1879

1847

RD
+

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

284
-

426
-

462
-

675
-

817
838

852
902

994
1,065

1,562
1,633

1,917
2,059

2,343
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

1883

1848

BN
+

92
-

107
-

121
-

178
-

249
263

298
312

355
369

426
440

462
568

589
-

1884

1848

RB
+

568
-

1885

1848

RD
+

639
-

1886

1849

BN
+

114
-

121
-

128
-

185
-

227
270

355
383

412
440

533
554

604
618

639
-

1887

1849

RB
+

781
-

1888

1849

RD
+

1889

1850

BN
+

99
-

107
-

▲121
-

128
-

142
156

227
234

241
263

320
341

391
405

426
-

1890

1850

RB
+

440
-

1891

1850

RD
+

497
-

1892

1851

BN
+

80
-

85
-

99
-

▲128
-

142
163

213
220

227
249

298
305

320
334

355
-

1893

1851

RB
+

391
-

1894

1851

RD
+

1895

1851/81

BN
+

298
-

305
-

341
-

376
-

462
476

497
511

547
568

▲653
675

746
795

923
-

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1897

1851/81

RD
+

1898

1852

BN
+

80
-

85
-

99
-

▲128
-

142
163

192
195

206
227

263
270

298
320

334
-

1899

1852

RB
+

426
-

1900

1852

RD
+

1901

1853

BN
+

80
-

85
-

99
-

142
-

156
178

227
234

249
263

284
305

320
348

376
-

1902

1853

RB
+

426
-

1903

1853

RD
+

497
-

1904

1854

BN
+

80
-

85
-

99
-

▲128
-

142
163

192
195

206
227

263
270

298
320

334
-

1905

1854

RB
+

426
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

99
-

121
-

128
-

156
-

170
185

213
227

249
263

334
348

369
376

391
-

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

71
-

107
-

128
-

178
-

192
213

241
270

320
334

355
362

376
391

426
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

497
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

170
-

185
-

213
-

249
-

391
405

426
447

462
511

710
746

817
852

888
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

65
-

78
-

92
-

121
-

156
178

213
227

234
241

249
270

305
320

334
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

355
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

▲391
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

80
-

85
-

99
-

▲128
-

142
163

192
195

206
227

263
270

298
376

391
-

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

391
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

320
-

355
-

369
-

▼391
-

412
426

440
462

497
511

533
604

781
795

817
-

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

348
-

376
-

426
-

462
-

533
554

582
596

618
639

675
710

831
838

866
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

▲923
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

R-1	Common
R-2	Not So Common
R-3	Scarce
R-4	Very Scarce	(76-200 known)
R-5	Rare	(31-75 known)
R-6	Very Rare	(13-30 known)
R-7	Extremely Rare	(4-12 known)
R-8	Unique or Nearly Unique	(1-3 known)

R-1	Common	(Tens of Millions)
R-2	Not so Common	(Several Million)
R-3	Scarce	(Hundreds of Thousands)
R-4	Very Scarce	(Tens of Thousands)
R-5	Rare	(Several Thousand)
R-6	Very Rare	(Several Hundred)
R-7	Extremely Rare	(Few Tens)
R-8	Unique or Nearly Unique	(Several)

PCGS Price Guide: Braided Hair Cent

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