PCGS Price Guide: Braided Hair Cent

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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
+

78
-

84
-

98
-

119
-

140
161

189
192

203
224

259
266

294
315

329
-

1815

Type

RB
+

350
-

1816

Type

RD
+

364
-

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

182
-

259
-

350
-

385
-

420
490

630
651

700
756

1,015
1,085

1,190
1,330

1,540
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1,610
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

154
-

224
-

238
-

301
-

315
350

469
476

490
504

539
609

945
1,050

1,190
-

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

182
-

224
-

245
-

329
-

420
476

630
644

665
714

▼805
▼910

1,330
1,365

1,400
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

1,400
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

301
-

350
-

455
-

840
-

▲1,120
1,225

1,610
1,750

1,890
2,100

2,800
2,940

3,360
3,500

3,850
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

1832

1841

BN
+

196
-

203
-

210
-

245
-

385
399

420
455

504
560

644
770

▲1,085
▲1,099

1,120
-

1833

1841

RB
+

1834

1841

RD
+

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

105
-

119
-

140
-

175
-

231
280

441
455

490
504

525
560

630
770

980
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

1,015
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

175
-

189
-

210
-

▲245
-

315
350

441
476

560
630

▼805
▼819

▼840
▼896

980
-

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

112
-

119
-

154
-

196
-

259
280

▲371
420

▲539
▲546

▲553
574

595
▼665

▲910
-

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

▲2,100
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

▲175
-

▲224
-

259
-

336
-

392
434

490
525

▲630
▲679

910
945

1,050
1,260

1,610
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

175
-

259
-

350
-

▲399
-

560
574

595
602

616
644

700
735

910
945

980
-

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

1856

1844

BN
+

98
-

119
-

154
-

189
-

350
364

385
392

420
441

525
616

770
805

840
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲1,400
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

364
-

455
-

504
-

735
-

805
945

1,330
1,400

1,610
1,750

2,100
▲2,156

2,240
2,310

2,450
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

1862

1845

BN
+

84
-

105
-

112
-

126
-

224
231

245
280

▲336
343

385
420

525
539

560
-

1863

1845

RB
+

980
-

1864

1845

RD
+

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

84
-

112
-

119
-

161
-

182
189

210
245

315
336

364
420

525
539

560
-

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

▲1,050
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

98
-

112
-

140
-

182
-

280
301

329
364

▲455
▲476

560
595

770
784

805
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

154
-

245
-

301
-

▲350
-

385
434

560
616

700
756

805
910

1,120
1,169

1,260
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

1877

1847

BN
+

94
-

98
-

161
-

168
-

224
238

266
287

▼301
▼336

420
▼434

▼455
▲665

700
-

1878

1847

RB
+

700
-

1879

1847

RD
+

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

▲280
-

▲420
-

▲455
-

665
-

805
826

840
▲889

980
1,050

▲1,540
▲1,610

1,890
2,030

2,310
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

1883

1848

BN
+

91
-

105
-

119
-

175
-

245
259

294
308

350
364

420
434

455
560

581
-

1884

1848

RB
+

560
-

1885

1848

RD
+

630
-

1886

1849

BN
+

112
-

119
-

126
-

182
-

224
266

350
378

406
434

525
546

595
609

630
-

1887

1849

RB
+

770
-

1888

1849

RD
+

1889

1850

BN
+

98
-

105
-

112
-

126
-

140
154

224
231

238
259

315
336

385
399

420
-

1890

1850

RB
+

434
-

1891

1850

RD
+

490
-

1892

1851

BN
+

78
-

84
-

98
-

119
-

140
161

210
217

224
245

294
301

315
329

350
-

1893

1851

RB
+

385
-

1894

1851

RD
+

1895

1851/81

BN
+

294
-

301
-

336
-

371
-

455
469

490
504

539
560

630
665

735
▲784

910
-

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1897

1851/81

RD
+

1898

1852

BN
+

78
-

84
-

98
-

119
-

140
161

189
192

203
224

259
266

294
315

329
-

1899

1852

RB
+

420
-

1900

1852

RD
+

1901

1853

BN
+

78
-

84
-

98
-

140
-

154
175

224
231

245
259

280
301

315
343

371
-

1902

1853

RB
+

420
-

1903

1853

RD
+

490
-

1904

1854

BN
+

78
-

84
-

98
-

119
-

140
161

189
192

203
224

259
266

294
315

329
-

1905

1854

RB
+

420
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

98
-

119
-

126
-

154
-

168
182

210
224

245
259

329
343

364
371

385
-

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

70
-

105
-

126
-

▲175
-

189
210

238
266

315
329

350
357

371
385

420
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

490
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

168
-

182
-

210
-

245
-

385
399

420
▲441

▲455
504

700
735

805
840

875
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

64
-

77
-

91
-

119
-

154
175

210
224

▼231
▼238

▼245
266

301
315

329
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

350
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

364
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

78
-

84
-

98
-

119
-

140
161

189
192

203
224

259
266

294
371

385
-

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

385
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

315
-

350
-

364
-

399
-

406
420

434
455

490
504

525
595

770
784

805
-

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

343
-

371
-

420
-

455
-

525
546

574
588

609
630

665
700

819
826

854
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

875
-

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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