PCGS Price Guide: Braided Hair Cent

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Exchange Rate Updated On 6/7/2026 7:04 AM

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
+

41
-

44
-

52
-

63
-

74
85

100
101

107
118

137
141

155
167

174
-

1815

Type

RB
+

185
-

1816

Type

RD
+

192
-

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

96
-

137
-

185
-

204
-

222
259

333
344

370
400

537
574

629
703

814
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

851
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

81
-

118
-

126
-

159
-

167
185

248
252

259
266

285
322

500
555

629
-

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

96
-

118
-

130
-

174
-

222
252

333
340

352
377

▼426
▼481

703
722

740
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

740
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

159
-

185
-

241
-

444
-

▲592
648

851
925

999
1,110

1,480
1,554

1,776
1,850

2,035
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

1832

1841

BN
+

104
-

107
-

111
-

130
-

204
211

222
241

266
296

340
407

▲574
▲581

592
-

1833

1841

RB
+

1834

1841

RD
+

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

56
-

63
-

74
-

93
-

122
148

233
241

259
266

278
296

333
407

518
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

537
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

93
-

100
-

111
-

▲130
-

167
185

233
252

296
333

▼426
▼433

▼444
▼474

518
-

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

59
-

63
-

81
-

104
-

137
148

▲196
222

▲285
▲289

▲292
303

315
▼352

▲481
-

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

▲1,110
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

▲93
-

▲118
-

137
-

178
-

207
229

259
278

▲333
▲359

481
500

555
666

851
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

93
-

137
-

185
-

▲211
-

296
303

315
318

326
340

370
389

481
500

518
-

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

1856

1844

BN
+

52
-

63
-

81
-

100
-

185
192

204
207

222
233

278
326

407
426

444
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲740
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

192
-

241
-

266
-

389
-

426
500

703
740

851
925

1,110
▲1,140

1,184
1,221

1,295
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

1862

1845

BN
+

44
-

56
-

59
-

67
-

118
122

130
148

▲178
181

204
222

278
285

296
-

1863

1845

RB
+

518
-

1864

1845

RD
+

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

44
-

59
-

63
-

85
-

96
100

111
130

167
178

192
222

278
285

296
-

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

▲555
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

52
-

59
-

74
-

96
-

148
159

174
192

▲241
▲252

296
315

407
414

426
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

81
-

130
-

159
-

▲185
-

204
229

296
326

370
400

426
481

592
618

666
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

1877

1847

BN
+

50
-

52
-

85
-

89
-

118
126

141
152

▼159
▼178

222
▼229

▼241
▲352

370
-

1878

1847

RB
+

370
-

1879

1847

RD
+

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

▲148
-

▲222
-

▲241
-

352
-

426
437

444
▲470

518
555

▲814
▲851

999
1,073

1,221
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

1883

1848

BN
+

48
-

56
-

63
-

93
-

130
137

155
163

185
192

222
229

241
296

307
-

1884

1848

RB
+

296
-

1885

1848

RD
+

333
-

1886

1849

BN
+

59
-

63
-

67
-

96
-

118
141

185
200

215
229

278
289

315
322

333
-

1887

1849

RB
+

407
-

1888

1849

RD
+

1889

1850

BN
+

52
-

56
-

59
-

67
-

74
81

118
122

126
137

167
178

204
211

222
-

1890

1850

RB
+

229
-

1891

1850

RD
+

259
-

1892

1851

BN
+

41
-

44
-

52
-

63
-

74
85

111
115

118
130

155
159

167
174

185
-

1893

1851

RB
+

204
-

1894

1851

RD
+

1895

1851/81

BN
+

155
-

159
-

178
-

196
-

241
248

259
266

285
296

333
352

389
▲414

481
-

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1897

1851/81

RD
+

1898

1852

BN
+

41
-

44
-

52
-

63
-

74
85

100
101

107
118

137
141

155
167

174
-

1899

1852

RB
+

222
-

1900

1852

RD
+

1901

1853

BN
+

41
-

44
-

52
-

74
-

81
93

118
122

130
137

148
159

167
181

196
-

1902

1853

RB
+

222
-

1903

1853

RD
+

259
-

1904

1854

BN
+

41
-

44
-

52
-

63
-

74
85

100
101

107
118

137
141

155
167

174
-

1905

1854

RB
+

222
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

52
-

63
-

67
-

81
-

89
96

111
118

130
137

174
181

192
196

204
-

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

37
-

56
-

67
-

▲93
-

100
111

126
141

167
174

185
189

196
204

222
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

259
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

89
-

96
-

111
-

130
-

204
211

222
▲233

▲241
266

370
389

426
444

463
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

34
-

41
-

48
-

63
-

81
93

111
118

▼122
▼126

▼130
141

159
167

174
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

185
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

192
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

41
-

44
-

52
-

63
-

74
85

100
101

107
118

137
141

155
196

204
-

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

204
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

167
-

185
-

192
-

211
-

215
222

229
241

259
266

278
315

407
414

426
-

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

181
-

196
-

222
-

241
-

278
289

303
311

322
333

352
370

433
437

451
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

463
-

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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