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
+

218
-

226
261

348
370

392
479

740
957

1,436
1,871

6,308
-

1815

Type

RB
+

226
-

278
291

413
457

674
848

1,305
1,523

2,262
4,350

7,830
-

1816

Type

RD
+

235
-

261
291

696
805

1,479
2,045

3,350
3,915

5,655
8,265

30,450
-

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

1,066
-

1,305
1,653

▲3,045
▲3,393

6,525
6,743

7,830
8,700

13,485
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1,088
-

1,479
1,784

2,828
3,698

7,395
8,700

▲14,790
20,880

39,150
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

783
-

1,001
1,044

1,175
1,523

2,045
2,393

2,828
▼4,568

8,265
10,875

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

957
1,044

1,349
1,958

3,785
4,350

5,655
8,265

11,745
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

3,480
6,090

10,875
15,660

21,750
39,150

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

914
-

1,001
1,088

1,305
1,392

1,653
2,610

3,611
4,785

7,395
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

1,044
-

1,305
1,653

2,306
2,828

3,915
6,308

10,875
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

2,610
-

3,002
3,480

4,350
5,220

7,830
8,265

10,875
13,050

19,575
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

3,132
3,698

4,568
5,655

8,700
10,005

19,575
23,055

28,275
-

1832

1841

BN
+

827
-

1,218
1,262

1,479
1,697

2,262
2,480

4,133
4,350

5,960
-

1833

1841

RB
+

2,175
2,393

2,958
4,350

7,395
9,135

13,485
-

1834

1841

RD
+

3,045
3,654

8,265
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

674
-

870
914

1,392
1,566

2,262
2,306

3,263
3,915

6,960
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

653
-

740
957

1,479
1,653

2,741
▲3,785

4,785
5,655

8,700
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

8,048
11,310

32,625
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

653
-

696
827

1,436
1,740

2,393
2,958

3,915
5,873

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

▲1,697
2,175

3,480
4,133

5,655
8,265

15,225
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

26,100
37,845

78,300
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

▲609
-

▲783
▲870

1,262
1,479

2,175
2,393

3,915
5,003

8,700
11,745

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

1,349
-

1,610
▲1,740

▲2,175
▲2,393

3,045
5,003

7,830
8,265

13,050
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

▲13,050
16,965

39,150
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

1,088
-

1,305
1,436

1,740
1,784

1,871
2,784

4,785
5,655

8,265
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

1,958
2,132

2,393
3,002

7,830
11,745

24,795
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

653
-

▲848
▲957

▲1,827
1,871

2,088
2,610

3,698
5,003

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

▲2,045
2,393

3,045
3,567

4,568
-

1856

1844

BN
+

609
-

▲1,001
▲1,088

▲1,523
▲1,610

▲2,045
2,480

3,263
-

6,308
-

1857

1844

RB
+

1,131
-

1,392
1,653

2,306
2,828

▼4,133
▼5,003

7,395
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

1,740
-

2,045
2,741

▲6,308
▲6,525

▲6,960
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

8,700
12,180

36,540
-

1862

1845

BN
+

383
-

479
500

▼522
696

▼1,001
1,479

2,349
-

1863

1845

RB
+

653
-

783
870

1,305
1,610

2,306
3,045

4,785
6,960

1864

1845

RD
+

3,219
4,350

9,570
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

392
-

▼457
▼500

653
783

1,001
1,305

1,566
2,175

4,568
6,090

12,615
-

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

▲696
-

870
914

1,305
1,610

2,828
3,132

4,133
6,525

10,875
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

▼544
-

▼609
740

892
1,262

2,828
5,220

6,525
-

10,005
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

3,654
3,828

4,568
5,438

9,570
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

805
-

870
1,175

▲2,306
2,393

2,610
4,350

7,395
8,700

26,100
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

4,350
5,655

8,265
-

1877

1847

BN
+

▲479
-

▲487
500

522
▲574

740
1,088

1,740
2,393

4,220
-

1878

1847

RB
+

479
-

674
▲731

▲1,218
1,436

1,958
▼2,610

3,915
5,003

10,005
-

1879

1847

RD
+

2,306
▲3,480

7,395
8,483

15,225
19,575

30,450
43,500

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

1,610
-

2,262
2,741

▲3,698
▲3,915

4,568
▲5,655

10,875
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

5,220
7,395

20,445
20,880

22,185
-

1883

1848

BN
+

392
-

479
500

544
596

870
1,218

1,610
1,871

3,263
5,655

26,100
-

1884

1848

RB
+

392
-

500
674

▲1,044
▲1,131

1,392
2,132

3,480
3,785

5,438
-

1885

1848

RD
+

435
-

522
740

1,109
1,523

6,960
14,355

20,010
-

1886

1849

BN
+

457
-

566
▲609

▲740
848

1,436
1,523

2,045
3,350

5,003
-

1887

1849

RB
+

522
-

1,044
1,479

2,349
2,384

2,436
3,045

5,655
6,090

8,700
-

1888

1849

RD
+

10,875
-

1889

1850

BN
+

283
-

313
348

392
435

522
653

1,088
1,175

1,610
4,785

1890

1850

RB
+

283
-

326
▲357

▲500
566

▲827
870

1,479
1,827

2,828
4,350

7,830
-

1891

1850

RD
+

326
-

392
435

957
1,392

2,349
2,828

7,830
8,700

20,880
-

1892

1851

BN
+

231
-

▲283
▲313

▲392
435

▼566
740

1,131
1,175

▲1,610
3,045

6,264
-

1893

1851

RB
+

261
-

305
348

435
566

1,044
1,088

▲1,262
▲1,827

3,132
4,350

7,830
-

1894

1851

RD
+

783
1,131

2,175
2,610

▲3,915
5,220

7,830
20,880

1895

1851/81

BN
+

653
-

827
870

1,262
1,305

1,566
1,958

3,480
3,785

5,438
6,525

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1,392
1,740

2,828
3,915

6,525
7,178

8,265
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

▲5,220
▲6,960

17,400
-

1898

1852

BN
+

218
-

226
261

348
370

479
653

870
1,175

▲1,436
3,045

14,790
-

1899

1852

RB
+

305
-

335
378

479
566

827
957

1,305
1,653

2,393
4,002

16,530
-

1900

1852

RD
+

348
609

1,218
1,457

2,349
2,523

3,480
7,178

15,225
-

1901

1853

BN
+

248
-

261
291

348
392

▲479
▲522

▲827
1,001

▲1,610
2,219

6,308
-

1902

1853

RB
+

305
-

413
422

435
479

566
805

1,218
1,523

▲2,828
4,350

1903

1853

RD
+

348
-

413
522

827
1,175

2,610
2,828

3,480
4,568

6,308
7,830

30,450
-

1904

1854

BN
+

218
-

▲326
348

392
435

500
609

914
1,001

1,871
2,262

6,308
-

1905

1854

RB
+

305
-

370
413

500
587

783
914

1,218
1,610

2,393
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1,175
1,610

3,698
4,220

5,438
6,438

13,050
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

248
-

274
305

370
413

479
▲653

▲957
1,088

2,088
2,741

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

261
-

305
326

▲522
▲566

914
957

1,218
1,392

2,088
3,785

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

957
1,088

1,523
2,132

▲3,698
▲4,002

5,003
14,790

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

270
-

283
326

457
500

566
696

▼1,131
1,305

2,828
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

370
-

392
▲422

▲522
566

783
1,131

1,958
3,480

15,660
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1,262
1,653

2,393
2,784

▲6,525
▲7,613

16,095
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

▲574
-

▲696
▲731

▲827
914

▲1,436
1,653

2,175
2,828

4,350
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

2,828
3,480

5,438
-

7,830
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

4,350
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

231
-

261
305

413
435

▲500
566

1,001
1,262

▲2,480
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

239
-

283
326

413
457

674
870

1,566
1,958

2,741
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

261
-

348
392

827
1,001

1,479
2,262

5,003
5,655

7,613
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

248
-

252
296

348
422

587
618

827
1,088

2,088
3,045

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

261
-

370
413

544
587

718
1,131

1,262
1,566

5,655
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

914
1,349

▲2,480
▲2,915

5,655
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

509
-

566
609

674
761

▲1,131
▲1,392

2,349
2,567

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

566
674

870
1,262

1,740
2,741

4,655
5,220

6,308
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

2,175
▲2,523

5,220
8,483

21,750
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

574
-

596
639

827
870

1,088
1,392

3,045
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

587
-

914
1,088

1,523
1,740

▼2,262
3,219

5,220
5,873

7,395
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

957
1,218

3,263
3,611

4,350
6,308

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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