PCGS Price Guide: Classic Head Cent

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Classic Head Cent, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	1	2	3	4	6	8	10	12	15	20

PCGS No

Description

Desig

1540

Type

335

254

388

736

937

1,505

2,174

3,178

3,680

5,352

1541

Type

1542

Type

1543

1808

502

1,004

1,338

▲1,773

2,408

3,245

5,018

5,519

6,021

1544

1808

1546

1809

435

502

1,606

2,241

3,746

4,516

5,352

7,359

9,366

10,035

36467

1809 Sheldon-280

1549

1810

602

736

1,338

1,606

2,174

3,178

4,683

5,352

6,690

1550

1810

1552

1810/09

569

736

1,004

1,673

2,174

2,676

4,850

6,021

7,359

1553

1810/09

1555

1811

1,004

1,171

1,907

2,676

3,178

3,680

4,850

6,188

10,370

1556

1811

1557

1811

1558

1811/0

1,505

1,572

1,840

2,843

3,345

4,349

6,188

7,025

10,704

11,708

1561

1812 Small Date

669

903

1,070

1,673

2,342

3,512

4,014

6,356

1562

1812 Small Date

1564

1812 Large Date

401

836

903

1,238

2,007

2,676

3,847

▼4,014

6,356

1570

1813

401

535

937

1,004

1,338

2,007

2,944

3,847

4,349

6,690

36515

1813 S-293

1576

1814 Plain 4

468

669

836

1,004

1,238

1,773

2,174

3,345

3,680

5,687

1577

1814 Plain 4

1573

1814 Crosslet 4

435

535

903

1,204

1,338

2,007

2,174

4,014

4,181

6,523

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: Classic Head Cent

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