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
+

48
-

52
-

60
-

73
-

86
99

116
118

125
138

159
163

181
194

202
-

1815

Type

RB
+

215
-

1816

Type

RD
+

224
-

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

112
-

159
-

215
-

237
-

258
301

387
400

430
464

624
667

731
817

946
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

989
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

95
-

138
-

146
-

185
-

194
215

288
292

301
310

331
374

581
645

731
-

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

112
-

138
-

151
-

202
-

258
292

387
396

409
439

▼495
▼559

817
839

860
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

860
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

185
-

215
-

280
-

516
-

▲688
753

989
1,075

1,161
1,290

1,720
1,806

2,064
2,150

2,365
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

1832

1841

BN
+

120
-

125
-

129
-

151
-

237
245

258
280

310
344

396
473

▲667
▲675

688
-

1833

1841

RB
+

1834

1841

RD
+

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

65
-

73
-

86
-

108
-

142
172

271
280

301
310

323
344

387
473

602
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

624
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

108
-

116
-

129
-

▲151
-

194
215

271
292

344
387

▼495
▼503

▼516
▼550

602
-

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

69
-

73
-

95
-

120
-

159
172

▲228
258

▲331
▲335

▲340
353

366
▼409

▲559
-

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

▲1,290
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

▲108
-

▲138
-

159
-

206
-

241
267

301
323

▲387
▲417

559
581

645
774

989
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

108
-

159
-

215
-

▲245
-

344
353

366
370

378
396

430
452

559
581

602
-

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

1856

1844

BN
+

60
-

73
-

95
-

116
-

215
224

237
241

258
271

323
378

473
495

516
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲860
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

224
-

280
-

310
-

452
-

495
581

817
860

989
1,075

1,290
▲1,324

1,376
1,419

1,505
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

1862

1845

BN
+

52
-

65
-

69
-

77
-

138
142

151
172

▲206
211

237
258

323
331

344
-

1863

1845

RB
+

602
-

1864

1845

RD
+

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

52
-

69
-

73
-

99
-

112
116

129
151

194
206

224
258

323
331

344
-

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

▲645
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

60
-

69
-

86
-

112
-

172
185

202
224

▲280
▲292

344
366

473
482

495
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

95
-

151
-

185
-

▲215
-

237
267

344
378

430
464

495
559

688
718

774
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

1877

1847

BN
+

58
-

60
-

99
-

103
-

138
146

163
176

▼185
▼206

258
▼267

▼280
▲409

430
-

1878

1847

RB
+

430
-

1879

1847

RD
+

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

▲172
-

▲258
-

▲280
-

409
-

495
507

516
▲546

602
645

▲946
▲989

1,161
1,247

1,419
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

1883

1848

BN
+

56
-

65
-

73
-

108
-

151
159

181
189

215
224

258
267

280
344

357
-

1884

1848

RB
+

344
-

1885

1848

RD
+

387
-

1886

1849

BN
+

69
-

73
-

77
-

112
-

138
163

215
232

249
267

323
335

366
374

387
-

1887

1849

RB
+

473
-

1888

1849

RD
+

1889

1850

BN
+

60
-

65
-

69
-

77
-

86
95

138
142

146
159

194
206

237
245

258
-

1890

1850

RB
+

267
-

1891

1850

RD
+

301
-

1892

1851

BN
+

48
-

52
-

60
-

73
-

86
99

129
133

138
151

181
185

194
202

215
-

1893

1851

RB
+

237
-

1894

1851

RD
+

1895

1851/81

BN
+

181
-

185
-

206
-

228
-

280
288

301
310

331
344

387
409

452
▲482

559
-

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1897

1851/81

RD
+

1898

1852

BN
+

48
-

52
-

60
-

73
-

86
99

116
118

125
138

159
163

181
194

202
-

1899

1852

RB
+

258
-

1900

1852

RD
+

1901

1853

BN
+

48
-

52
-

60
-

86
-

95
108

138
142

151
159

172
185

194
211

228
-

1902

1853

RB
+

258
-

1903

1853

RD
+

301
-

1904

1854

BN
+

48
-

52
-

60
-

73
-

86
99

116
118

125
138

159
163

181
194

202
-

1905

1854

RB
+

258
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

60
-

73
-

77
-

95
-

103
112

129
138

151
159

202
211

224
228

237
-

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

43
-

65
-

77
-

▲108
-

116
129

146
163

194
202

215
219

228
237

258
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

301
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

103
-

112
-

129
-

151
-

237
245

258
▲271

▲280
310

430
452

495
516

538
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

40
-

47
-

56
-

73
-

95
108

129
138

▼142
▼146

▼151
163

185
194

202
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

215
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

224
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

48
-

52
-

60
-

73
-

86
99

116
118

125
138

159
163

181
228

237
-

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

237
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

194
-

215
-

224
-

245
-

249
258

267
280

301
310

323
366

473
482

495
-

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

211
-

228
-

258
-

280
-

323
335

353
361

374
387

409
430

503
507

525
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

538
-

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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