PCGS Price Guide: Braided Hair Cent

Prices in British Pounds $ (1 USD = 0.75 gbp)

Exchange Rate Updated On 6/9/2026 7:59 PM

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
+

23
-

35
-

45
-

64
-

139
143

176
-

300
319

338
413

638
825

1,238
1,613

1815

Type

RB
+

188
-

356
394

581
731

1,125
1,313

1,950
3,750

1816

Type

RD
+

195
-

600
694

1,275
1,763

2,888
3,375

4,875
7,125

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

30
-

68
-

139
-

206
-

544
581

825
-

▲2,625
▲2,925

5,625
5,813

6,750
7,500

11,625
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

863
-

2,438
3,188

6,375
7,500

▲12,750
18,000

33,750
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

23
-

35
-

120
-

161
-

289
326

638
-

1,013
1,313

1,763
2,063

2,438
▼3,938

7,125
9,375

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

1,163
1,688

3,263
3,750

4,875
7,125

10,125
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

3,000
5,250

9,375
13,500

18,750
33,750

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

23
-

49
-

120
-

176
-

▼431
▼488

750
-

1,125
1,200

1,425
2,250

3,113
4,125

6,375
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

750
-

1,988
2,438

3,375
5,438

9,375
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

41
-

101
-

188
-

450
-

1,500
1,575

2,063
-

3,750
4,500

6,750
7,125

9,375
11,250

16,875
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

3,938
4,875

7,500
8,625

16,875
19,875

24,375
-

1832

1841

BN
+

▲26
-

75
-

109
-

131
-

345
413

600
-

1,275
1,463

1,950
2,138

3,563
3,750

5,138
-

1833

1841

RB
+

1,875
2,063

2,550
3,750

6,375
7,875

11,625
-

1834

1841

RD
+

2,625
3,150

7,125
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

23
-

35
-

64
-

94
-

281
300

525
-

1,200
1,350

1,950
1,988

2,813
3,375

6,000
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

544
-

1,275
1,425

2,363
▲3,263

4,125
4,875

7,500
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

6,938
9,750

28,125
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

23
-

38
-

101
-

▲131
-

▼431
▼439

525
-

1,238
1,500

2,063
2,550

3,375
5,063

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

▲1,463
1,875

3,000
3,563

4,875
7,125

13,125
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

22,500
32,625

67,500
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

20
-

41
-

64
-

105
-

▲296
308

▲488
-

1,088
1,275

1,875
2,063

3,375
4,313

7,500
10,125

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

▲1,125
-

▲1,875
▲2,063

2,625
4,313

6,750
7,125

11,250
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

▲11,250
14,625

33,750
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

24
-

41
-

▲120
-

180
-

488
506

863
-

1,500
1,538

1,613
2,400

4,125
4,875

7,125
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

1,688
1,838

2,063
2,588

6,750
10,125

21,375
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

26
-

45
-

139
-

▲214
-

375
394

525
-

▲1,575
1,613

1,800
2,250

3,188
4,313

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

▲1,763
2,063

2,625
3,075

3,938
-

1856

1844

BN
+

23
-

35
-

64
-

101
-

281
330

450
-

▲1,313
▲1,388

▲1,763
2,138

2,813
-

5,438
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲750
-

1,988
2,438

▼3,563
▼4,313

6,375
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

68
-

113
-

244
-

394
-

1,125
▲1,155

1,313
-

▲5,438
▲5,625

▲6,000
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

7,500
10,500

31,500
-

1862

1845

BN
+

21
-

30
-

56
-

68
-

206
225

300
-

▼450
600

▼863
1,275

2,025
-

1863

1845

RB
+

525
-

1,125
1,388

1,988
2,625

4,125
6,000

1864

1845

RD
+

2,775
3,750

8,250
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

26
-

32
-

60
-

86
-

195
225

300
-

563
675

863
1,125

1,350
1,875

3,938
5,250

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

▲563
-

1,125
1,388

2,438
2,700

3,563
5,625

9,375
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

23
-

34
-

60
-

98
-

300
319

431
-

769
1,088

2,438
4,500

5,625
-

8,625
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

3,938
4,688

8,250
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

26
-

49
-

131
-

▲188
-

431
488

675
-

▲1,988
2,063

2,250
3,750

6,375
7,500

22,500
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

3,750
4,875

7,125
-

1877

1847

BN
+

20
-

33
-

53
-

90
-

225
▼233

375
-

450
▲495

638
938

1,500
2,063

3,638
-

1878

1847

RB
+

375
-

▲1,050
1,238

1,688
▼2,250

3,375
4,313

8,625
-

1879

1847

RD
+

1,988
▲3,000

6,375
7,313

13,125
16,875

26,250
37,500

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

45
-

113
-

▲225
-

356
-

▲825
▲863

1,238
-

▲3,188
▲3,375

3,938
▲4,875

9,375
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

4,500
6,375

17,625
18,000

19,125
-

1883

1848

BN
+

20
-

30
-

56
-

94
-

225
233

311
-

469
514

750
1,050

1,388
1,613

2,813
4,875

1884

1848

RB
+

300
-

▲900
▲975

1,200
1,838

3,000
3,263

4,688
-

1885

1848

RD
+

338
-

956
1,313

6,000
12,375

17,250
-

1886

1849

BN
+

21
-

38
-

64
-

98
-

281
293

338
-

▲638
731

1,238
1,313

1,763
2,888

4,313
-

1887

1849

RB
+

413
-

2,025
2,055

2,100
2,625

4,875
5,250

7,500
-

1888

1849

RD
+

9,375
-

1889

1850

BN
+

21
-

29
-

56
-

68
-

169
180

225
-

338
375

450
563

938
1,013

1,388
4,125

1890

1850

RB
+

233
-

▲431
488

▲713
750

1,275
1,575

2,438
3,750

1891

1850

RD
+

263
-

825
1,200

2,025
2,438

6,750
7,500

18,000
-

1892

1851

BN
+

23
-

35
-

45
-

64
-

158
161

188
-

▲338
375

▼488
638

975
1,013

▲1,388
2,625

1893

1851

RB
+

206
-

375
488

900
938

▲1,088
▲1,575

2,700
3,750

1894

1851

RD
+

675
975

1,875
2,250

▲3,375
4,500

6,750
18,000

1895

1851/81

BN
+

41
-

90
-

161
-

199
-

338
356

488
-

1,088
1,125

1,350
1,688

3,000
3,263

4,688
5,625

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1,200
1,500

2,438
3,375

5,625
6,188

7,125
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

▲4,500
▲6,000

15,000
-

1898

1852

BN
+

23
-

35
-

45
-

64
-

139
143

176
-

300
319

413
563

750
1,013

▲1,238
2,625

1899

1852

RB
+

225
-

413
488

713
825

1,125
1,425

2,063
3,450

1900

1852

RD
+

1,050
1,256

2,025
2,175

3,000
6,188

13,125
-

1901

1853

BN
+

23
-

35
-

45
-

75
-

150
161

199
-

300
338

▲413
▲450

▲713
863

▲1,388
1,913

1902

1853

RB
+

225
-

375
413

488
694

1,050
1,313

▲2,438
3,750

1903

1853

RD
+

263
-

713
1,013

2,250
2,438

3,000
3,938

5,438
6,750

1904

1854

BN
+

23
-

35
-

45
-

64
-

139
143

176
-

338
375

431
525

788
863

1,613
1,950

1905

1854

RB
+

225
-

431
506

675
788

1,050
1,388

2,063
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1,013
1,388

3,188
3,638

4,688
5,550

11,250
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

23
-

▲41
-

64
-

83
-

176
184

206
-

319
356

413
▲563

▲825
938

1,800
2,363

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

▲450
▲488

788
825

1,050
1,200

1,800
3,263

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

825
938

1,313
1,838

▲3,188
▲3,450

4,313
12,750

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

20
-

27
-

56
-

▲94
-

188
191

225
-

394
431

488
600

▼975
1,125

2,438
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

263
-

▲450
488

675
975

1,688
3,000

13,500
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1,088
1,425

2,063
2,400

▲5,625
▲6,563

13,875
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

▲35
-

60
-

98
-

131
-

375
394

469
-

▲713
788

▲1,238
1,425

1,875
2,438

3,750
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

2,438
3,000

4,688
-

6,750
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

3,750
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

20
-

29
-

41
-

64
-

▼131
143

176
-

356
375

▲431
488

863
1,088

▲2,138
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

188
-

356
394

581
750

1,350
1,688

2,363
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

195
-

713
863

1,275
1,950

4,313
4,875

6,563
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

23
-

35
-

45
-

64
-

139
143

206
-

300
364

506
533

713
938

1,800
2,625

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

206
-

469
506

619
975

1,088
1,350

4,875
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

788
1,163

▲2,138
▲2,513

4,875
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

56
-

128
-

188
-

214
-

281
319

431
-

581
656

▲975
▲1,200

2,025
2,213

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

750
1,088

1,500
2,363

4,013
4,500

5,438
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

1,875
▲2,175

4,500
7,313

18,750
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

56
-

131
-

199
-

244
-

356
375

458
-

713
750

938
1,200

2,625
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

469
-

1,313
1,500

▼1,950
2,775

4,500
5,063

6,375
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

2,813
3,113

3,750
5,438

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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