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
+

56
-

60
-

70
-

85
-

100
115

135
137

145
160

185
190

210
225

235
-

1815

Type

RB
+

250
-

1816

Type

RD
+

260
-

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

130
-

185
-

250
-

275
-

300
350

450
465

500
540

725
775

850
950

1,100
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1,150
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

110
-

160
-

170
-

215
-

225
250

335
340

350
360

385
435

675
750

850
-

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

130
-

160
-

175
-

235
-

300
340

450
460

475
510

▼575
▼650

950
975

1,000
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

1,000
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

215
-

250
-

325
-

600
-

▲800
875

1,150
1,250

1,350
1,500

2,000
2,100

2,400
2,500

2,750
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

1832

1841

BN
+

140
-

145
-

150
-

175
-

275
285

300
325

360
400

460
550

▲775
▲785

800
-

1833

1841

RB
+

1834

1841

RD
+

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

75
-

85
-

100
-

125
-

165
200

315
325

350
360

375
400

450
550

700
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

725
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

125
-

135
-

150
-

▲175
-

225
250

315
340

400
450

▼575
▼585

▼600
▼640

700
-

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

80
-

85
-

110
-

140
-

185
200

▲265
300

▲385
▲390

▲395
410

425
▼475

▲650
-

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

▲1,500
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

▲125
-

▲160
-

185
-

240
-

280
310

350
375

▲450
▲485

650
675

750
900

1,150
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

125
-

185
-

250
-

▲285
-

400
410

425
430

440
460

500
525

650
675

700
-

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

1856

1844

BN
+

70
-

85
-

110
-

135
-

250
260

275
280

300
315

375
440

550
575

600
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲1,000
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

260
-

325
-

360
-

525
-

575
675

950
1,000

1,150
1,250

1,500
▲1,540

1,600
1,650

1,750
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

1862

1845

BN
+

60
-

75
-

80
-

90
-

160
165

175
200

▲240
245

275
300

375
385

400
-

1863

1845

RB
+

700
-

1864

1845

RD
+

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

60
-

80
-

85
-

115
-

130
135

150
175

225
240

260
300

375
385

400
-

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

▲750
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

70
-

80
-

100
-

130
-

200
215

235
260

▲325
▲340

400
425

550
560

575
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

110
-

175
-

215
-

▲250
-

275
310

400
440

500
540

575
650

800
835

900
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

1877

1847

BN
+

67
-

70
-

115
-

120
-

160
170

190
205

▼215
▼240

300
▼310

▼325
▲475

500
-

1878

1847

RB
+

500
-

1879

1847

RD
+

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

▲200
-

▲300
-

▲325
-

475
-

575
590

600
▲635

700
750

▲1,100
▲1,150

1,350
1,450

1,650
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

1883

1848

BN
+

65
-

75
-

85
-

125
-

175
185

210
220

250
260

300
310

325
400

415
-

1884

1848

RB
+

400
-

1885

1848

RD
+

450
-

1886

1849

BN
+

80
-

85
-

90
-

130
-

160
190

250
270

290
310

375
390

425
435

450
-

1887

1849

RB
+

550
-

1888

1849

RD
+

1889

1850

BN
+

70
-

75
-

80
-

90
-

100
110

160
165

170
185

225
240

275
285

300
-

1890

1850

RB
+

310
-

1891

1850

RD
+

350
-

1892

1851

BN
+

56
-

60
-

70
-

85
-

100
115

150
155

160
175

210
215

225
235

250
-

1893

1851

RB
+

275
-

1894

1851

RD
+

1895

1851/81

BN
+

210
-

215
-

240
-

265
-

325
335

350
360

385
400

450
475

525
▲560

650
-

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1897

1851/81

RD
+

1898

1852

BN
+

56
-

60
-

70
-

85
-

100
115

135
137

145
160

185
190

210
225

235
-

1899

1852

RB
+

300
-

1900

1852

RD
+

1901

1853

BN
+

56
-

60
-

70
-

100
-

110
125

160
165

175
185

200
215

225
245

265
-

1902

1853

RB
+

300
-

1903

1853

RD
+

350
-

1904

1854

BN
+

56
-

60
-

70
-

85
-

100
115

135
137

145
160

185
190

210
225

235
-

1905

1854

RB
+

300
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

70
-

85
-

90
-

110
-

120
130

150
160

175
185

235
245

260
265

275
-

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

50
-

75
-

90
-

▲125
-

135
150

170
190

225
235

250
255

265
275

300
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

350
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

120
-

130
-

150
-

175
-

275
285

300
▲315

▲325
360

500
525

575
600

625
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

46
-

55
-

65
-

85
-

110
125

150
160

▼165
▼170

▼175
190

215
225

235
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

250
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

260
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

56
-

60
-

70
-

85
-

100
115

135
137

145
160

185
190

210
265

275
-

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

275
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

225
-

250
-

260
-

285
-

290
300

310
325

350
360

375
425

550
560

575
-

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

245
-

265
-

300
-

325
-

375
390

410
420

435
450

475
500

585
590

610
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

625
-

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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