PCGS Price Guide: Braided Hair Cent

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Braided Hair Cent, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	4	12	30	40	55	60	63	64	65	66

PCGS No

Description

Desig

1814

Type

BN
+

27
-

42
-

54
-

▲81
-

167
171

212
-

360
383

405
495

765
990

1,485
1,935

1815

Type

RB
+

225
-

428
473

698
878

1,350
1,575

2,340
4,500

1816

Type

RD
+

234
-

720
833

1,530
2,115

3,465
4,050

5,850
8,550

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

36
-

81
-

167
-

248
-

653
698

990
-

3,285
3,600

6,750
▲7,020

▲8,550
9,000

13,950
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1,035
-

2,925
3,825

7,650
9,000

▲15,750
21,600

40,500
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

27
-

42
-

144
-

194
-

347
405

765
-

1,215
1,575

2,115
2,475

2,925
▼4,500

8,550
11,250

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

1,395
2,025

3,915
4,500

5,850
8,550

12,150
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

3,600
6,300

11,250
16,200

22,500
40,500

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

27
-

59
-

144
-

212
-

518
585

900
-

1,350
1,440

1,710
2,700

3,735
4,950

7,650
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

900
-

▲2,565
2,925

4,050
6,525

11,250
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

50
-

122
-

225
-

540
-

1,800
1,890

2,475
-

4,500
5,400

8,100
8,550

11,250
13,500

20,250
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

4,725
5,850

9,000
10,350

20,250
23,850

29,250
-

1832

1841

BN
+

31
-

90
-

131
-

158
-

414
495

▲765
-

1,530
1,755

2,340
2,565

4,275
4,500

6,165
-

1833

1841

RB
+

2,250
2,475

3,060
4,500

7,650
9,450

13,950
-

1834

1841

RD
+

3,150
3,780

8,550
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

27
-

42
-

77
-

113
-

338
360

630
-

1,440
1,620

2,340
2,385

3,375
4,050

7,200
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

653
-

1,530
1,710

2,835
3,915

4,950
5,850

9,000
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

8,325
11,700

33,750
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

27
-

45
-

122
-

158
-

▼450
▼473

630
-

1,485
1,800

2,475
3,060

4,050
6,075

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

1,755
2,250

3,600
4,275

5,850
8,550

15,750
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

27,000
39,150

81,000
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

23
-

50
-

77
-

126
-

356
369

585
-

1,305
1,530

2,250
2,475

4,050
5,175

9,000
12,150

1845

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

RB
+

1,350
-

2,250
2,475

3,150
5,175

▼7,650
8,550

13,500
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

13,500
17,550

40,500
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

29
-

50
-

144
-

216
-

585
608

1,035
-

1,800
1,845

1,935
2,880

4,950
5,850

8,550
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

2,025
2,205

2,475
3,105

8,100
12,150

25,650
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

32
-

54
-

▲180
-

▲270
-

▲473
▲495

630
-

1,890
1,935

2,160
2,700

3,825
5,175

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

▲2,160
2,475

3,150
3,690

4,725
-

1856

1844

BN
+

27
-

42
-

77
-

122
-

338
396

540
-

1,575
1,665

▲2,160
2,565

3,375
-

6,525
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲945
-

2,385
2,925

4,275
5,175

7,650
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

81
-

135
-

293
-

473
-

1,350
1,386

1,575
-

6,525
6,750

7,200
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

9,000
12,600

37,800
-

1862

1845

BN
+

25
-

36
-

68
-

81
-

248
270

360
-

540
720

1,035
1,530

▼2,250
-

1863

1845

RB
+

630
-

1,350
1,665

▲2,475
3,150

4,950
7,200

1864

1845

RD
+

3,330
4,500

9,900
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

31
-

38
-

72
-

104
-

234
270

360
-

675
810

1,035
1,350

1,620
2,250

4,725
6,300

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

675
-

1,350
1,665

2,925
3,240

▲4,500
6,750

11,250
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

27
-

41
-

72
-

117
-

360
383

518
-

923
1,305

2,925
5,400

6,750
-

10,350
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

4,725
5,625

9,900
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

31
-

59
-

158
-

225
-

518
585

810
-

2,385
2,475

2,700
4,500

7,650
9,000

27,000
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

4,500
5,850

8,550
-

1877

1847

BN
+

23
-

40
-

63
-

108
-

270
279

450
-

▲585
▲630

▲810
1,125

1,800
2,475

4,365
-

1878

1847

RB
+

450
-

1,260
1,485

2,025
2,700

4,050
5,175

10,350
-

1879

1847

RD
+

2,385
3,600

7,650
8,775

15,750
20,250

31,500
45,000

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

54
-

135
-

270
-

428
-

990
1,035

1,485
-

3,825
4,050

4,725
5,850

11,250
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

▲5,625
▲7,875

21,150
21,600

22,950
-

1883

1848

BN
+

24
-

36
-

68
-

113
-

270
279

374
-

▲585
▲630

900
1,260

1,665
1,935

3,375
5,850

1884

1848

RB
+

360
-

1,080
1,170

1,440
2,205

3,600
3,915

5,625
-

1885

1848

RD
+

405
-

1,148
1,575

7,200
14,850

20,700
-

1886

1849

BN
+

25
-

45
-

77
-

117
-

338
351

405
-

765
878

1,485
1,575

2,115
3,465

5,175
-

1887

1849

RB
+

495
-

2,430
2,466

2,520
3,150

▼4,950
6,300

9,000
-

1888

1849

RD
+

11,250
-

1889

1850

BN
+

25
-

34
-

68
-

81
-

203
216

270
-

405
450

540
675

1,125
1,215

1,665
4,950

1890

1850

RB
+

279
-

518
585

855
900

1,530
1,890

2,925
4,500

1891

1850

RD
+

315
-

990
1,440

2,430
2,925

8,100
9,000

21,600
-

1892

1851

BN
+

27
-

42
-

54
-

▲81
-

189
194

225
-

▲428
450

585
765

1,170
1,215

1,665
3,150

1893

1851

RB
+

248
-

450
585

1,080
1,125

1,305
1,890

3,240
4,500

1894

1851

RD
+

810
1,170

2,250
2,700

4,050
5,400

8,100
21,600

1895

1851/81

BN
+

50
-

108
-

194
-

239
-

▲414
428

585
-

1,305
1,350

1,620
2,025

3,600
3,915

5,625
▼6,300

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1,440
1,800

2,925
4,050

6,750
7,425

8,550
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

5,400
7,200

18,000
-

1898

1852

BN
+

27
-

42
-

54
-

▲81
-

167
171

212
-

360
383

495
675

900
1,215

▲1,530
3,150

1899

1852

RB
+

270
-

495
585

855
990

1,350
1,710

2,475
4,140

1900

1852

RD
+

1,260
1,508

2,430
2,610

3,600
7,425

15,750
-

1901

1853

BN
+

27
-

42
-

54
-

90
-

180
194

239
-

360
405

495
540

855
▲1,080

1,665
▲2,340

1902

1853

RB
+

270
-

450
495

585
833

1,260
▲1,620

2,925
4,500

1903

1853

RD
+

315
-

855
1,215

▼2,475
2,925

3,600
4,725

6,525
8,100

1904

1854

BN
+

27
-

42
-

54
-

▲81
-

167
171

212
-

405
450

518
630

945
1,035

1,935
2,340

1905

1854

RB
+

270
-

518
608

810
945

1,260
1,665

2,475
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1,215
1,665

3,825
4,365

▲5,850
▲6,750

13,500
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

27
-

50
-

77
-

99
-

212
221

248
-

383
428

495
675

990
1,125

2,160
2,835

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

▲585
▲630

▲990
▲1,035

1,260
1,440

2,160
3,915

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

990
1,125

1,575
2,205

3,825
4,140

5,175
15,300

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

23
-

32
-

68
-

113
-

225
230

270
-

473
518

585
720

▼1,125
1,350

2,925
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

315
-

540
585

810
1,170

2,025
3,600

16,200
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1,305
1,710

2,475
2,880

6,750
7,875

16,650
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

41
-

72
-

117
-

158
-

450
473

563
-

855
945

1,485
1,710

2,250
2,925

4,500
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

2,925
3,600

▼5,400
-

8,100
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

4,500
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

23
-

34
-

50
-

77
-

158
171

212
-

428
450

518
585

1,035
1,305

▲2,700
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

225
-

428
473

698
900

1,620
2,025

2,835
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

▲248
-

855
1,035

1,530
2,340

5,175
5,850

7,875
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

27
-

42
-

54
-

▲81
-

167
171

248
-

360
437

608
639

855
1,125

2,160
3,150

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

248
-

563
608

743
1,170

1,305
1,620

5,850
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

945
1,395

▲2,700
▲3,105

5,850
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

68
-

153
-

225
-

▼248
-

338
383

518
-

698
▲810

▲1,215
1,440

2,430
2,655

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

900
1,305

1,800
2,835

4,815
5,400

6,525
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

2,250
2,610

5,400
8,775

22,500
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

68
-

158
-

239
-

293
-

428
450

549
-

855
900

1,125
1,440

3,150
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

▲585
-

1,575
1,800

2,340
3,330

5,400
6,075

7,650
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

3,375
3,735

4,500
6,525

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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