PCGS Price Guide: Braided Hair Cent

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Braided Hair Cent, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	25	30	35	40	45	50	53	55	58	60

PCGS No

Description

Desig

1814

Type

BN
+

78
-

83
-

97
-

118
-

139
160

188
190

202
222

257
264

292
313

327
-

1815

Type

RB
+

348
-

1816

Type

RD
+

361
-

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

181
-

257
-

348
-

382
-

417
486

626
646

695
751

1,008
1,077

1,182
1,321

1,529
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1,599
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

153
-

222
-

236
-

299
-

313
348

466
473

486
500

535
605

938
1,043

1,182
-

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

181
-

222
-

243
-

327
-

417
473

626
639

660
709

▼799
▼903

1,321
1,355

1,390
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

1,390
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

299
-

348
-

452
-

834
-

▲1,112
1,216

1,599
1,737

1,876
2,085

2,780
2,919

3,336
3,475

3,822
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

1832

1841

BN
+

195
-

202
-

208
-

243
-

382
396

417
452

500
556

639
765

▲1,077
▲1,091

1,112
-

1833

1841

RB
+

1834

1841

RD
+

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

104
-

118
-

139
-

174
-

229
278

438
452

486
500

521
556

626
765

973
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

1,008
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

174
-

188
-

208
-

▲243
-

313
348

438
473

556
626

▼799
▼813

▼834
▼890

973
-

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

111
-

118
-

153
-

195
-

257
278

▲368
417

▲535
▲542

▲549
570

591
▼660

▲903
-

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

▲2,085
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

▲174
-

▲222
-

257
-

334
-

389
431

486
521

▲626
▲674

903
938

1,043
1,251

1,599
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

174
-

257
-

348
-

▲396
-

556
570

591
598

612
639

695
730

903
938

973
-

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

1856

1844

BN
+

97
-

118
-

153
-

188
-

348
361

382
389

417
438

521
612

765
799

834
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲1,390
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

361
-

452
-

500
-

730
-

799
938

1,321
1,390

1,599
1,737

2,085
▲2,141

2,224
2,294

2,433
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

1862

1845

BN
+

83
-

104
-

111
-

125
-

222
229

243
278

▲334
341

382
417

521
535

556
-

1863

1845

RB
+

973
-

1864

1845

RD
+

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

83
-

111
-

118
-

160
-

181
188

208
243

313
334

361
417

521
535

556
-

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

▲1,043
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

97
-

111
-

139
-

181
-

278
299

327
361

▲452
▲473

556
591

765
778

799
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

153
-

243
-

299
-

▲348
-

382
431

556
612

695
751

799
903

1,112
1,161

1,251
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

1877

1847

BN
+

93
-

97
-

160
-

167
-

222
236

264
285

▼299
▼334

417
▼431

▼452
▲660

695
-

1878

1847

RB
+

695
-

1879

1847

RD
+

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

▲278
-

▲417
-

▲452
-

660
-

799
820

834
▲883

973
1,043

▲1,529
▲1,599

1,876
2,015

2,294
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

1883

1848

BN
+

90
-

104
-

118
-

174
-

243
257

292
306

348
361

417
431

452
556

577
-

1884

1848

RB
+

556
-

1885

1848

RD
+

626
-

1886

1849

BN
+

111
-

118
-

125
-

181
-

222
264

348
375

403
431

521
542

591
605

626
-

1887

1849

RB
+

765
-

1888

1849

RD
+

1889

1850

BN
+

97
-

104
-

111
-

125
-

139
153

222
229

236
257

313
334

382
396

417
-

1890

1850

RB
+

431
-

1891

1850

RD
+

486
-

1892

1851

BN
+

78
-

83
-

97
-

118
-

139
160

208
215

222
243

292
299

313
327

348
-

1893

1851

RB
+

382
-

1894

1851

RD
+

1895

1851/81

BN
+

292
-

299
-

334
-

368
-

452
466

486
500

535
556

626
660

730
▲778

903
-

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1897

1851/81

RD
+

1898

1852

BN
+

78
-

83
-

97
-

118
-

139
160

188
190

202
222

257
264

292
313

327
-

1899

1852

RB
+

417
-

1900

1852

RD
+

1901

1853

BN
+

78
-

83
-

97
-

139
-

153
174

222
229

243
257

278
299

313
341

368
-

1902

1853

RB
+

417
-

1903

1853

RD
+

486
-

1904

1854

BN
+

78
-

83
-

97
-

118
-

139
160

188
190

202
222

257
264

292
313

327
-

1905

1854

RB
+

417
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

97
-

118
-

125
-

153
-

167
181

208
222

243
257

327
341

361
368

382
-

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

70
-

104
-

125
-

▲174
-

188
208

236
264

313
327

348
354

368
382

417
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

486
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

167
-

181
-

208
-

243
-

382
396

417
▲438

▲452
500

695
730

799
834

869
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

64
-

76
-

90
-

118
-

153
174

208
222

▼229
▼236

▼243
264

299
313

327
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

348
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

361
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

78
-

83
-

97
-

118
-

139
160

188
190

202
222

257
264

292
368

382
-

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

382
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

313
-

348
-

361
-

396
-

403
417

431
452

486
500

521
591

765
778

799
-

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

341
-

368
-

417
-

452
-

521
542

570
584

605
626

660
695

813
820

848
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

869
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

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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