PCGS Price Guide: Braided Hair Cent

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Braided Hair Cent, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70

PCGS No

Description

Desig

1814

Type

BN
+

350
-

364
420

560
595

630
770

1,190
1,540

2,310
3,010

10,150
-

1815

Type

RB
+

364
-

448
469

665
735

1,085
1,365

2,100
2,450

3,640
7,000

12,600
-

1816

Type

RD
+

378
-

420
469

1,120
1,295

2,380
3,290

5,390
6,300

9,100
13,300

49,000
-

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

1,715
-

2,100
2,660

▲4,900
▲5,460

10,500
10,850

12,600
14,000

21,700
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1,750
-

2,380
2,870

4,550
5,950

11,900
14,000

▲23,800
33,600

63,000
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

1,260
-

1,610
1,680

1,890
2,450

3,290
3,850

4,550
▼7,350

13,300
17,500

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

1,540
1,680

2,170
3,150

6,090
7,000

9,100
13,300

18,900
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

5,600
9,800

17,500
25,200

35,000
63,000

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

1,470
-

1,610
1,750

2,100
2,240

2,660
4,200

5,810
7,700

11,900
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

1,680
-

2,100
2,660

3,710
4,550

6,300
10,150

17,500
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

4,200
-

4,830
5,600

7,000
8,400

12,600
13,300

17,500
21,000

31,500
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

5,040
5,950

7,350
9,100

14,000
16,100

31,500
37,100

45,500
-

1832

1841

BN
+

1,330
-

1,960
2,030

2,380
2,730

3,640
3,990

6,650
7,000

9,590
-

1833

1841

RB
+

3,500
3,850

4,760
7,000

11,900
14,700

21,700
-

1834

1841

RD
+

4,900
5,880

13,300
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

1,085
-

1,400
1,470

2,240
2,520

3,640
3,710

5,250
6,300

11,200
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

1,050
-

1,190
1,540

2,380
2,660

4,410
▲6,090

7,700
9,100

14,000
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

12,950
18,200

52,500
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

1,050
-

1,120
1,330

2,310
2,800

3,850
4,760

6,300
9,450

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

▲2,730
3,500

5,600
6,650

9,100
13,300

24,500
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

42,000
60,900

126,000
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

▲980
-

▲1,260
▲1,400

2,030
2,380

3,500
3,850

6,300
8,050

14,000
18,900

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

2,170
-

2,590
▲2,800

▲3,500
▲3,850

4,900
8,050

12,600
13,300

21,000
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

▲21,000
27,300

63,000
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

1,750
-

2,100
2,310

2,800
2,870

3,010
4,480

7,700
9,100

13,300
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

3,150
3,430

3,850
4,830

12,600
18,900

39,900
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

1,050
-

▲1,365
▲1,540

▲2,940
3,010

3,360
4,200

5,950
8,050

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

▲3,290
3,850

4,900
5,740

7,350
-

1856

1844

BN
+

980
-

▲1,610
▲1,750

▲2,450
▲2,590

▲3,290
3,990

5,250
-

10,150
-

1857

1844

RB
+

1,820
-

2,240
2,660

3,710
4,550

▼6,650
▼8,050

11,900
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

2,800
-

3,290
4,410

▲10,150
▲10,500

▲11,200
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

14,000
19,600

58,800
-

1862

1845

BN
+

616
-

770
805

▼840
1,120

▼1,610
2,380

3,780
-

1863

1845

RB
+

1,050
-

1,260
1,400

2,100
2,590

3,710
4,900

7,700
11,200

1864

1845

RD
+

5,180
7,000

15,400
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

630
-

▼735
▼805

1,050
1,260

1,610
2,100

2,520
3,500

7,350
9,800

20,300
-

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

▲1,120
-

1,400
1,470

2,100
2,590

4,550
5,040

6,650
10,500

17,500
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

▼875
-

▼980
1,190

1,435
2,030

4,550
8,400

10,500
-

16,100
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

5,880
6,160

7,350
8,750

15,400
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

1,295
-

1,400
1,890

▲3,710
3,850

4,200
7,000

11,900
14,000

42,000
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

7,000
9,100

13,300
-

1877

1847

BN
+

▲770
-

▲784
805

840
▲924

1,190
1,750

2,800
3,850

6,790
-

1878

1847

RB
+

770
-

1,085
▲1,176

▲1,960
2,310

3,150
▼4,200

6,300
8,050

16,100
-

1879

1847

RD
+

3,710
▲5,600

11,900
13,650

24,500
31,500

49,000
70,000

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

2,590
-

3,640
4,410

▲5,950
▲6,300

7,350
▲9,100

17,500
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

8,400
11,900

32,900
33,600

35,700
-

1883

1848

BN
+

630
-

770
805

875
959

1,400
1,960

2,590
3,010

5,250
9,100

42,000
-

1884

1848

RB
+

630
-

805
1,085

▲1,680
▲1,820

2,240
3,430

5,600
6,090

8,750
-

1885

1848

RD
+

700
-

840
1,190

1,785
2,450

11,200
23,100

32,200
-

1886

1849

BN
+

735
-

910
▲980

▲1,190
1,365

2,310
2,450

3,290
5,390

8,050
-

1887

1849

RB
+

840
-

1,680
2,380

3,780
3,836

3,920
4,900

9,100
9,800

14,000
-

1888

1849

RD
+

17,500
-

1889

1850

BN
+

455
-

504
560

630
700

840
1,050

1,750
1,890

2,590
7,700

1890

1850

RB
+

455
-

525
▲574

▲805
910

▲1,330
1,400

2,380
2,940

4,550
7,000

12,600
-

1891

1850

RD
+

525
-

630
700

1,540
2,240

3,780
4,550

12,600
14,000

33,600
-

1892

1851

BN
+

371
-

▲455
▲504

▲630
700

▼910
1,190

1,820
1,890

▲2,590
4,900

10,080
-

1893

1851

RB
+

420
-

490
560

700
910

1,680
1,750

▲2,030
▲2,940

5,040
7,000

12,600
-

1894

1851

RD
+

1,260
1,820

3,500
4,200

▲6,300
8,400

12,600
33,600

1895

1851/81

BN
+

1,050
-

1,330
1,400

2,030
2,100

2,520
3,150

5,600
6,090

8,750
10,500

1896

1851/81

RB
+

2,240
2,800

4,550
6,300

10,500
11,550

13,300
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

▲8,400
▲11,200

28,000
-

1898

1852

BN
+

350
-

364
420

560
595

770
1,050

1,400
1,890

▲2,310
4,900

23,800
-

1899

1852

RB
+

490
-

539
609

770
910

1,330
1,540

2,100
2,660

3,850
6,440

26,600
-

1900

1852

RD
+

560
980

1,960
2,345

3,780
4,060

5,600
11,550

24,500
-

1901

1853

BN
+

399
-

420
469

560
630

▲770
▲840

▲1,330
1,610

▲2,590
3,570

10,150
-

1902

1853

RB
+

490
-

665
679

700
770

910
1,295

1,960
2,450

▲4,550
7,000

1903

1853

RD
+

560
-

665
840

1,330
1,890

4,200
4,550

5,600
7,350

10,150
12,600

49,000
-

1904

1854

BN
+

350
-

▲525
560

630
700

805
980

1,470
1,610

3,010
3,640

10,150
-

1905

1854

RB
+

490
-

595
665

805
945

1,260
1,470

1,960
2,590

3,850
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1,890
2,590

5,950
6,790

8,750
10,360

21,000
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

399
-

441
490

595
665

770
▲1,050

▲1,540
1,750

3,360
4,410

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

420
-

490
525

▲840
▲910

1,470
1,540

1,960
2,240

3,360
6,090

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

1,540
1,750

2,450
3,430

▲5,950
▲6,440

8,050
23,800

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

434
-

455
525

735
805

910
1,120

▼1,820
2,100

4,550
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

595
-

630
▲679

▲840
910

1,260
1,820

3,150
5,600

25,200
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

2,030
2,660

3,850
4,480

▲10,500
▲12,250

25,900
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

▲924
-

▲1,120
▲1,176

▲1,330
1,470

▲2,310
2,660

3,500
4,550

7,000
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

4,550
5,600

8,750
-

12,600
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

7,000
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

371
-

420
490

665
700

▲805
910

1,610
2,030

▲3,990
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

385
-

455
525

665
735

1,085
1,400

2,520
3,150

4,410
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

420
-

560
630

1,330
1,610

2,380
3,640

8,050
9,100

12,250
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

399
-

406
476

560
679

945
994

1,330
1,750

3,360
4,900

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

420
-

595
665

875
945

1,155
1,820

2,030
2,520

9,100
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

1,470
2,170

▲3,990
▲4,690

9,100
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

819
-

910
980

1,085
1,225

▲1,820
▲2,240

3,780
4,130

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

910
1,085

1,400
2,030

2,800
4,410

7,490
8,400

10,150
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

3,500
▲4,060

8,400
13,650

35,000
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

924
-

959
1,029

1,330
1,400

1,750
2,240

4,900
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

945
-

1,470
1,750

2,450
2,800

▼3,640
5,180

8,400
9,450

11,900
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

1,540
1,960

5,250
5,810

7,000
10,150

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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