PCGS Price Guide: Braided Hair Cent

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Braided Hair Cent, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	4	12	30	40	55	60	63	64	65	66

PCGS No

Description

Desig

1814

Type

BN
+

41
-

65
-

83
-

117
-

255
262

324
-

552
587

621
759

1,173
1,518

2,277
2,967

1815

Type

RB
+

345
-

656
725

1,070
1,346

2,070
2,415

3,588
6,900

1816

Type

RD
+

359
-

1,104
1,277

2,346
3,243

5,313
6,210

8,970
13,110

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

55
-

124
-

255
-

379
-

1,000
1,070

1,518
-

▲5,037
▲5,520

10,350
▲10,764

▲13,110
13,800

21,390
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1,587
-

4,485
5,865

11,730
13,800

▲24,150
33,120

62,100
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

41
-

65
-

221
-

297
-

531
▲621

1,173
-

1,863
2,415

3,243
3,795

4,485
▼6,900

13,110
17,250

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

2,139
3,105

6,003
6,900

8,970
13,110

18,630
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

5,520
9,660

17,250
24,840

34,500
62,100

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

41
-

90
-

221
-

324
-

793
897

1,380
-

2,070
2,208

2,622
4,140

5,727
7,590

11,730
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

1,380
-

▲3,933
4,485

6,210
10,005

17,250
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

76
-

186
-

345
-

828
-

2,760
2,898

3,795
-

6,900
8,280

12,420
13,110

17,250
20,700

31,050
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

7,245
8,970

13,800
15,870

31,050
36,570

44,850
-

1832

1841

BN
+

47
-

138
-

200
-

241
-

635
759

▲1,173
-

2,346
2,691

3,588
3,933

6,555
6,900

9,453
-

1833

1841

RB
+

3,450
3,795

4,692
6,900

11,730
14,490

21,390
-

1834

1841

RD
+

4,830
5,796

13,110
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

41
-

65
-

117
-

173
-

518
552

966
-

2,208
2,484

3,588
3,657

5,175
6,210

11,040
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

1,000
-

2,346
2,622

4,347
6,003

7,590
8,970

13,800
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

12,765
17,940

51,750
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

41
-

69
-

186
-

241
-

▼690
▼725

966
-

2,277
2,760

3,795
4,692

6,210
9,315

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

2,691
3,450

5,520
6,555

8,970
13,110

24,150
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

41,400
60,030

124,200
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

36
-

76
-

117
-

193
-

545
566

897
-

2,001
2,346

3,450
3,795

6,210
7,935

13,800
18,630

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

2,070
-

3,450
3,795

4,830
7,935

▼11,730
13,110

20,700
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

20,700
26,910

62,100
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

44
-

76
-

221
-

331
-

897
931

1,587
-

2,760
2,829

2,967
4,416

7,590
8,970

13,110
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

3,105
3,381

3,795
4,761

12,420
18,630

39,330
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

48
-

83
-

255
-

393
-

690
725

966
-

2,898
2,967

3,312
4,140

5,865
7,935

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

3,243
3,795

4,830
5,658

7,245
-

1856

1844

BN
+

41
-

65
-

117
-

186
-

518
607

828
-

2,415
2,553

3,243
3,933

5,175
-

10,005
-

1857

1844

RB
+

1,380
-

3,657
4,485

6,555
7,935

11,730
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

124
-

207
-

448
-

725
-

2,070
2,125

2,415
-

10,005
10,350

11,040
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

13,800
19,320

57,960
-

1862

1845

BN
+

39
-

55
-

103
-

124
-

379
414

552
-

828
1,104

1,587
2,346

3,726
-

1863

1845

RB
+

966
-

2,070
2,553

3,657
4,830

7,590
11,040

1864

1845

RD
+

5,106
6,900

15,180
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

47
-

58
-

110
-

159
-

359
414

552
-

1,035
1,242

1,587
2,070

2,484
3,450

7,245
9,660

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

1,035
-

2,070
2,553

4,485
4,968

6,555
10,350

17,250
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

41
-

62
-

110
-

179
-

552
587

793
-

1,415
2,001

4,485
8,280

10,350
-

15,870
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

7,245
8,625

15,180
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

47
-

90
-

241
-

345
-

793
897

1,242
-

3,657
3,795

4,140
6,900

11,730
13,800

41,400
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

6,900
8,970

13,110
-

1877

1847

BN
+

36
-

61
-

97
-

166
-

414
428

690
-

828
911

1,173
1,725

2,760
3,795

6,693
-

1878

1847

RB
+

690
-

1,932
2,277

3,105
4,140

6,210
7,935

15,870
-

1879

1847

RD
+

3,657
5,520

11,730
13,455

24,150
31,050

48,300
69,000

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

83
-

207
-

414
-

656
-

1,518
1,587

2,277
-

5,865
6,210

7,245
8,970

17,250
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

8,280
11,730

32,430
33,120

35,190
-

1883

1848

BN
+

37
-

55
-

103
-

173
-

414
428

573
-

862
945

1,380
1,932

2,553
2,967

5,175
8,970

1884

1848

RB
+

552
-

1,656
1,794

2,208
3,381

5,520
6,003

8,625
-

1885

1848

RD
+

621
-

1,759
2,415

11,040
22,770

31,740
-

1886

1849

BN
+

39
-

69
-

117
-

179
-

518
538

621
-

1,173
1,346

2,277
2,415

3,243
5,313

7,935
-

1887

1849

RB
+

759
-

3,726
3,781

3,864
4,830

8,970
9,660

13,800
-

1888

1849

RD
+

17,250
-

1889

1850

BN
+

39
-

52
-

103
-

124
-

311
331

414
-

621
690

828
1,035

1,725
1,863

2,553
7,590

1890

1850

RB
+

428
-

793
897

1,311
1,380

2,346
2,898

4,485
6,900

1891

1850

RD
+

483
-

1,518
2,208

3,726
4,485

12,420
13,800

33,120
-

1892

1851

BN
+

41
-

65
-

83
-

117
-

290
297

345
-

621
690

897
1,173

1,794
1,863

2,553
4,830

1893

1851

RB
+

379
-

690
897

1,656
1,725

2,001
2,898

4,968
6,900

1894

1851

RD
+

1,242
1,794

3,450
4,140

6,210
8,280

12,420
33,120

1895

1851/81

BN
+

76
-

166
-

297
-

366
-

621
656

897
-

2,001
2,070

2,484
3,105

5,520
6,003

8,625
10,350

1896

1851/81

RB
+

2,208
2,760

4,485
6,210

10,350
11,385

13,110
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

8,280
11,040

27,600
-

1898

1852

BN
+

41
-

65
-

83
-

117
-

255
262

324
-

552
587

759
1,035

1,380
1,863

2,277
4,830

1899

1852

RB
+

414
-

759
897

1,311
1,518

2,070
2,622

3,795
6,348

1900

1852

RD
+

1,932
2,312

3,726
4,002

5,520
11,385

24,150
-

1901

1853

BN
+

41
-

65
-

83
-

138
-

276
297

366
-

552
621

759
828

1,311
1,587

2,553
3,519

1902

1853

RB
+

414
-

690
759

897
1,277

1,932
2,415

4,485
6,900

1903

1853

RD
+

483
-

1,311
1,863

4,140
4,485

5,520
7,245

10,005
12,420

1904

1854

BN
+

41
-

65
-

83
-

117
-

255
262

324
-

621
690

793
966

1,449
1,587

2,967
3,588

1905

1854

RB
+

414
-

793
931

1,242
1,449

1,932
2,553

3,795
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1,863
2,553

5,865
6,693

8,625
10,212

20,700
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

41
-

76
-

117
-

152
-

324
338

379
-

587
656

759
1,035

1,518
1,725

3,312
4,347

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

828
897

1,449
1,518

1,932
2,208

3,312
6,003

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

1,518
1,725

2,415
3,381

5,865
6,348

7,935
23,460

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

36
-

50
-

103
-

173
-

345
352

414
-

725
793

897
1,104

1,794
2,070

4,485
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

483
-

828
897

1,242
1,794

3,105
5,520

24,840
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

2,001
2,622

3,795
4,416

10,350
12,075

25,530
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

63
-

110
-

179
-

241
-

690
725

862
-

1,311
1,449

2,277
2,622

3,450
4,485

6,900
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

4,485
5,520

8,625
-

12,420
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

6,900
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

36
-

52
-

76
-

117
-

241
262

324
-

656
690

793
897

1,587
2,001

3,933
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

345
-

656
725

1,070
1,380

2,484
3,105

4,347
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

359
-

1,311
1,587

2,346
3,588

7,935
8,970

12,075
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

41
-

65
-

83
-

117
-

255
262

379
-

552
669

931
980

1,311
1,725

3,312
4,830

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

379
-

862
931

1,139
1,794

2,001
2,484

8,970
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

1,449
2,139

3,933
4,623

8,970
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

103
-

235
-

345
-

393
-

518
587

793
-

1,070
1,208

1,794
2,208

3,726
4,071

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

1,380
2,001

2,760
4,347

7,383
8,280

10,005
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

3,450
4,002

8,280
13,455

34,500
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

103
-

241
-

366
-

448
-

656
690

842
-

1,311
1,380

1,725
2,208

4,830
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

862
-

2,415
2,760

3,588
5,106

8,280
9,315

11,730
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

5,175
5,727

6,900
10,005

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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