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
+

190
-

198
228

304
323

342
418

646
836

1,254
1,634

5,510
-

1815

Type

RB
+

198
-

243
255

361
399

589
741

1,140
1,330

1,976
3,800

6,840
-

1816

Type

RD
+

205
-

228
255

608
703

1,292
1,786

2,926
3,420

4,940
7,220

26,600
-

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

931
-

1,140
1,444

2,774
3,040

5,700
▲5,928

▲7,220
7,600

11,780
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

950
-

1,292
1,558

2,470
3,230

6,460
7,600

▲13,300
18,240

34,200
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

684
-

874
912

1,026
1,330

1,786
2,090

2,470
▼3,800

7,220
9,500

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

836
912

1,178
1,710

3,306
3,800

4,940
7,220

10,260
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

3,040
5,320

9,500
13,680

19,000
34,200

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

798
-

874
950

1,140
1,216

1,444
2,280

3,154
4,180

6,460
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

912
-

1,140
1,444

▲2,166
2,470

3,420
5,510

9,500
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

2,280
-

2,622
3,040

3,800
4,560

6,840
7,220

9,500
11,400

17,100
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

2,736
3,230

3,990
4,940

7,600
8,740

17,100
20,140

24,700
-

1832

1841

BN
+

722
-

1,064
1,102

1,292
1,482

1,976
2,166

3,610
3,800

5,206
-

1833

1841

RB
+

1,900
2,090

2,584
3,800

6,460
7,980

11,780
-

1834

1841

RD
+

2,660
3,192

7,220
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

589
-

760
798

1,216
1,368

1,976
2,014

2,850
3,420

6,080
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

570
-

646
836

1,292
1,444

2,394
3,306

4,180
4,940

7,600
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

7,030
9,880

28,500
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

570
-

608
722

1,254
1,520

2,090
2,584

3,420
5,130

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

1,482
1,900

3,040
3,610

4,940
7,220

13,300
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

22,800
33,060

68,400
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

532
-

684
760

1,102
1,292

1,900
2,090

3,420
4,370

7,600
10,260

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

1,178
-

1,406
1,520

1,900
2,090

2,660
4,370

▼6,460
7,220

11,400
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

11,400
14,820

34,200
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

950
-

1,140
1,254

1,520
1,558

1,634
2,432

4,180
4,940

7,220
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

1,710
1,862

2,090
2,622

6,840
10,260

21,660
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

570
-

741
836

1,596
1,634

1,824
2,280

3,230
4,370

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

▲1,824
2,090

2,660
3,116

3,990
-

1856

1844

BN
+

▲551
-

▲912
▲988

1,330
1,406

▲1,824
2,166

2,850
-

5,510
-

1857

1844

RB
+

988
-

1,216
1,444

2,014
2,470

3,610
4,370

6,460
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

1,520
-

1,786
2,394

5,510
5,700

6,080
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

7,600
10,640

31,920
-

1862

1845

BN
+

334
-

418
437

456
608

874
1,292

▼1,900
-

1863

1845

RB
+

570
-

684
760

1,140
1,406

▲2,090
2,660

4,180
6,080

1864

1845

RD
+

2,812
3,800

8,360
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

342
-

399
437

570
684

874
1,140

1,368
1,900

3,990
5,320

11,020
-

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

608
-

760
798

1,140
1,406

2,470
2,736

▲3,800
5,700

9,500
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

475
-

▼494
▼608

779
1,102

2,470
4,560

5,700
-

8,740
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

3,192
3,344

3,990
4,750

8,360
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

703
-

▲798
1,026

2,014
2,090

2,280
3,800

6,460
7,600

22,800
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

3,800
4,940

7,220
-

1877

1847

BN
+

418
-

426
437

▲494
▲532

▲684
950

1,520
2,090

3,686
-

1878

1847

RB
+

418
-

589
638

1,064
1,254

1,710
2,280

3,420
4,370

8,740
-

1879

1847

RD
+

2,014
3,040

6,460
7,410

13,300
17,100

26,600
38,000

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

1,406
-

1,976
2,394

3,230
3,420

3,990
4,940

9,500
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

▲4,750
▲6,650

17,860
18,240

19,380
-

1883

1848

BN
+

342
-

418
437

▲494
▲532

760
1,064

1,406
1,634

2,850
4,940

22,800
-

1884

1848

RB
+

342
-

437
589

912
988

1,216
1,862

3,040
3,306

4,750
-

1885

1848

RD
+

380
-

456
646

969
1,330

6,080
12,540

17,480
-

1886

1849

BN
+

399
-

494
532

646
741

1,254
1,330

1,786
2,926

4,370
-

1887

1849

RB
+

456
-

912
1,292

2,052
2,082

2,128
2,660

▼4,180
5,320

7,600
-

1888

1849

RD
+

9,500
-

1889

1850

BN
+

247
-

274
304

342
380

456
570

950
1,026

1,406
4,180

1890

1850

RB
+

247
-

285
312

437
494

722
760

1,292
1,596

2,470
3,800

6,840
-

1891

1850

RD
+

285
-

342
380

836
1,216

2,052
2,470

6,840
7,600

18,240
-

1892

1851

BN
+

201
-

247
274

▲361
380

494
646

988
1,026

1,406
2,660

5,472
-

1893

1851

RB
+

228
-

266
304

380
494

912
950

1,102
1,596

2,736
3,800

6,840
-

1894

1851

RD
+

684
988

1,900
2,280

3,420
4,560

6,840
18,240

1895

1851/81

BN
+

570
-

722
760

1,102
1,140

1,368
1,710

3,040
3,306

4,750
▼5,320

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1,216
1,520

2,470
3,420

5,700
6,270

7,220
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

4,560
6,080

15,200
-

1898

1852

BN
+

190
-

198
228

304
323

418
570

760
1,026

▲1,292
2,660

12,920
-

1899

1852

RB
+

266
-

293
331

418
494

722
836

1,140
1,444

2,090
3,496

14,440
-

1900

1852

RD
+

304
532

1,064
1,273

2,052
2,204

3,040
6,270

13,300
-

1901

1853

BN
+

217
-

228
255

304
342

418
456

722
▲912

1,406
▲1,976

5,510
-

1902

1853

RB
+

266
-

361
369

380
418

494
703

1,064
▲1,368

2,470
3,800

1903

1853

RD
+

304
-

361
456

722
1,026

▼2,090
2,470

3,040
3,990

5,510
6,840

26,600
-

1904

1854

BN
+

190
-

285
304

342
380

437
532

798
874

1,634
1,976

5,510
-

1905

1854

RB
+

266
-

323
361

437
513

684
798

1,064
1,406

2,090
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1,026
1,406

3,230
3,686

▲4,940
▲5,700

11,400
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

217
-

239
266

323
361

418
570

836
950

1,824
2,394

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

228
-

266
285

▲494
▲532

▲836
▲874

1,064
1,216

1,824
3,306

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

836
950

1,330
1,862

3,230
3,496

4,370
12,920

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

236
-

247
285

399
437

494
608

▼950
1,140

2,470
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

323
-

342
369

456
494

684
988

1,710
3,040

13,680
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1,102
1,444

2,090
2,432

5,700
6,650

14,060
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

502
-

608
▲646

722
798

1,254
1,444

1,900
2,470

3,800
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

2,470
3,040

▼4,560
-

6,840
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

3,800
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

201
-

228
266

361
380

437
494

874
1,102

▲2,280
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

209
-

247
285

361
399

589
760

1,368
1,710

2,394
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

228
-

304
342

722
874

1,292
1,976

4,370
4,940

6,650
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

217
-

220
258

304
369

513
540

722
950

1,824
2,660

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

228
-

323
361

475
513

627
988

1,102
1,368

4,940
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

798
1,178

▲2,280
▲2,622

4,940
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

445
-

494
532

589
▲684

▲1,026
1,216

2,052
2,242

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

494
589

760
1,102

1,520
2,394

4,066
4,560

5,510
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

1,900
2,204

4,560
7,410

19,000
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

502
-

521
559

722
760

950
1,216

2,660
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

▲532
-

798
950

1,330
1,520

1,976
2,812

4,560
5,130

6,460
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

836
▲1,102

2,850
3,154

3,800
5,510

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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