PCGS Price Guide: Braided Hair Cent

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Braided Hair Cent, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70

PCGS No

Description

Desig

1814

Type

BN
+

250
-

260
300

400
425

450
550

850
1,100

1,650
2,150

7,250
-

1815

Type

RB
+

260
-

320
335

475
525

775
975

1,500
1,750

2,600
5,000

9,000
-

1816

Type

RD
+

270
-

300
335

800
925

1,700
2,350

3,850
4,500

6,500
9,500

35,000
-

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

1,225
-

1,500
1,900

▲3,500
▲3,900

7,500
7,750

9,000
10,000

15,500
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1,250
-

1,700
2,050

3,250
4,250

8,500
10,000

▲17,000
24,000

45,000
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

900
-

1,150
1,200

1,350
1,750

2,350
2,750

3,250
▼5,250

9,500
12,500

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

1,100
1,200

1,550
2,250

4,350
5,000

6,500
9,500

13,500
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

4,000
7,000

12,500
18,000

25,000
45,000

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

1,050
-

1,150
1,250

1,500
1,600

1,900
3,000

4,150
5,500

8,500
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

1,200
-

1,500
1,900

2,650
3,250

4,500
7,250

12,500
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

3,000
-

3,450
4,000

5,000
6,000

9,000
9,500

12,500
15,000

22,500
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

3,600
4,250

5,250
6,500

10,000
11,500

22,500
26,500

32,500
-

1832

1841

BN
+

950
-

1,400
1,450

1,700
1,950

2,600
2,850

4,750
5,000

6,850
-

1833

1841

RB
+

2,500
2,750

3,400
5,000

8,500
10,500

15,500
-

1834

1841

RD
+

3,500
4,200

9,500
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

775
-

1,000
1,050

1,600
1,800

2,600
2,650

3,750
4,500

8,000
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

750
-

850
1,100

1,700
1,900

3,150
▲4,350

5,500
6,500

10,000
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

9,250
13,000

37,500
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

750
-

800
950

1,650
2,000

2,750
3,400

4,500
6,750

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

▲1,950
2,500

4,000
4,750

6,500
9,500

17,500
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

30,000
43,500

90,000
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

▲700
-

▲900
▲1,000

1,450
1,700

2,500
2,750

4,500
5,750

10,000
13,500

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

1,550
-

1,850
▲2,000

▲2,500
▲2,750

3,500
5,750

9,000
9,500

15,000
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

▲15,000
19,500

45,000
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

1,250
-

1,500
1,650

2,000
2,050

2,150
3,200

5,500
6,500

9,500
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

2,250
2,450

2,750
3,450

9,000
13,500

28,500
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

750
-

▲975
▲1,100

▲2,100
2,150

2,400
3,000

4,250
5,750

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

▲2,350
2,750

3,500
4,100

5,250
-

1856

1844

BN
+

700
-

▲1,150
▲1,250

▲1,750
▲1,850

▲2,350
2,850

3,750
-

7,250
-

1857

1844

RB
+

1,300
-

1,600
1,900

2,650
3,250

▼4,750
▼5,750

8,500
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

2,000
-

2,350
3,150

▲7,250
▲7,500

▲8,000
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

10,000
14,000

42,000
-

1862

1845

BN
+

440
-

550
575

▼600
800

▼1,150
1,700

2,700
-

1863

1845

RB
+

750
-

900
1,000

1,500
1,850

2,650
3,500

5,500
8,000

1864

1845

RD
+

3,700
5,000

11,000
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

450
-

▼525
▼575

750
900

1,150
1,500

1,800
2,500

5,250
7,000

14,500
-

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

▲800
-

1,000
1,050

1,500
1,850

3,250
3,600

4,750
7,500

12,500
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

▼625
-

▼700
850

1,025
1,450

3,250
6,000

7,500
-

11,500
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

4,200
4,400

5,250
6,250

11,000
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

925
-

1,000
1,350

▲2,650
2,750

3,000
5,000

8,500
10,000

30,000
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

5,000
6,500

9,500
-

1877

1847

BN
+

▲550
-

▲560
575

600
▲660

850
1,250

2,000
2,750

4,850
-

1878

1847

RB
+

550
-

775
▲840

▲1,400
1,650

2,250
▼3,000

4,500
5,750

11,500
-

1879

1847

RD
+

2,650
▲4,000

8,500
9,750

17,500
22,500

35,000
50,000

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

1,850
-

2,600
3,150

▲4,250
▲4,500

5,250
▲6,500

12,500
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

6,000
8,500

23,500
24,000

25,500
-

1883

1848

BN
+

450
-

550
575

625
685

1,000
1,400

1,850
2,150

3,750
6,500

30,000
-

1884

1848

RB
+

450
-

575
775

▲1,200
▲1,300

1,600
2,450

4,000
4,350

6,250
-

1885

1848

RD
+

500
-

600
850

1,275
1,750

8,000
16,500

23,000
-

1886

1849

BN
+

525
-

650
▲700

▲850
975

1,650
1,750

2,350
3,850

5,750
-

1887

1849

RB
+

600
-

1,200
1,700

2,700
2,740

2,800
3,500

6,500
7,000

10,000
-

1888

1849

RD
+

12,500
-

1889

1850

BN
+

325
-

360
400

450
500

600
750

1,250
1,350

1,850
5,500

1890

1850

RB
+

325
-

375
▲410

▲575
650

▲950
1,000

1,700
2,100

3,250
5,000

9,000
-

1891

1850

RD
+

375
-

450
500

1,100
1,600

2,700
3,250

9,000
10,000

24,000
-

1892

1851

BN
+

265
-

▲325
▲360

▲450
500

▼650
850

1,300
1,350

▲1,850
3,500

7,200
-

1893

1851

RB
+

300
-

350
400

500
650

1,200
1,250

▲1,450
▲2,100

3,600
5,000

9,000
-

1894

1851

RD
+

900
1,300

2,500
3,000

▲4,500
6,000

9,000
24,000

1895

1851/81

BN
+

750
-

950
1,000

1,450
1,500

1,800
2,250

4,000
4,350

6,250
7,500

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1,600
2,000

3,250
4,500

7,500
8,250

9,500
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

▲6,000
▲8,000

20,000
-

1898

1852

BN
+

250
-

260
300

400
425

550
750

1,000
1,350

▲1,650
3,500

17,000
-

1899

1852

RB
+

350
-

385
435

550
650

950
1,100

1,500
1,900

2,750
4,600

19,000
-

1900

1852

RD
+

400
700

1,400
1,675

2,700
2,900

4,000
8,250

17,500
-

1901

1853

BN
+

285
-

300
335

400
450

▲550
▲600

▲950
1,150

▲1,850
2,550

7,250
-

1902

1853

RB
+

350
-

475
485

500
550

650
925

1,400
1,750

▲3,250
5,000

1903

1853

RD
+

400
-

475
600

950
1,350

3,000
3,250

4,000
5,250

7,250
9,000

35,000
-

1904

1854

BN
+

250
-

▲375
400

450
500

575
700

1,050
1,150

2,150
2,600

7,250
-

1905

1854

RB
+

350
-

425
475

575
675

900
1,050

1,400
1,850

2,750
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1,350
1,850

4,250
4,850

6,250
7,400

15,000
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

285
-

315
350

425
475

550
▲750

▲1,100
1,250

2,400
3,150

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

300
-

350
375

▲600
▲650

1,050
1,100

1,400
1,600

2,400
4,350

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

1,100
1,250

1,750
2,450

▲4,250
▲4,600

5,750
17,000

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

310
-

325
375

525
575

650
800

▼1,300
1,500

3,250
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

425
-

450
▲485

▲600
650

900
1,300

2,250
4,000

18,000
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1,450
1,900

2,750
3,200

▲7,500
▲8,750

18,500
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

▲660
-

▲800
▲840

▲950
1,050

▲1,650
1,900

2,500
3,250

5,000
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

3,250
4,000

6,250
-

9,000
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

5,000
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

265
-

300
350

475
500

▲575
650

1,150
1,450

▲2,850
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

275
-

325
375

475
525

775
1,000

1,800
2,250

3,150
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

300
-

400
450

950
1,150

1,700
2,600

5,750
6,500

8,750
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

285
-

290
340

400
485

675
710

950
1,250

2,400
3,500

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

300
-

425
475

625
675

825
1,300

1,450
1,800

6,500
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

1,050
1,550

▲2,850
▲3,350

6,500
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

585
-

650
700

775
875

▲1,300
▲1,600

2,700
2,950

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

650
775

1,000
1,450

2,000
3,150

5,350
6,000

7,250
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

2,500
▲2,900

6,000
9,750

25,000
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

660
-

685
735

950
1,000

1,250
1,600

3,500
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

675
-

1,050
1,250

1,750
2,000

▼2,600
3,700

6,000
6,750

8,500
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

1,100
1,400

3,750
4,150

5,000
7,250

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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