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
+

42
-

66
-

85
-

120
-

261
268

331
-

564
599

635
776

1,199
1,551

2,327
3,032

1815

Type

RB
+

353
-

670
740

1,093
1,375

2,115
2,468

3,666
7,050

1816

Type

RD
+

367
-

1,128
1,304

2,397
3,314

5,429
6,345

9,165
13,395

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

56
-

127
-

261
-

388
-

1,022
1,093

1,551
-

▲5,147
▲5,640

10,575
10,928

12,690
14,100

21,855
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1,622
-

4,583
5,993

11,985
14,100

23,970
33,840

63,450
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

42
-

66
-

226
-

303
-

543
▲635

1,199
-

1,904
2,468

3,314
3,878

4,583
7,403

13,395
17,625

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

2,186
3,173

6,134
7,050

9,165
13,395

19,035
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

5,640
9,870

17,625
25,380

35,250
63,450

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

42
-

92
-

226
-

331
-

811
917

1,410
-

2,115
2,256

2,679
4,230

5,852
7,755

11,985
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

1,410
-

▲3,878
4,583

6,345
10,223

17,625
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

78
-

190
-

353
-

846
-

2,820
2,961

3,878
-

7,050
8,460

12,690
13,395

17,625
21,150

31,725
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

7,403
9,165

14,100
16,215

31,725
37,365

45,825
-

1832

1841

BN
+

48
-

141
-

204
-

247
-

649
776

1,128
-

2,397
2,750

3,666
4,018

6,698
7,050

9,659
-

1833

1841

RB
+

3,525
3,878

4,794
7,050

11,985
14,805

21,855
-

1834

1841

RD
+

4,935
5,922

13,395
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

42
-

66
-

120
-

176
-

529
564

987
-

2,256
2,538

3,666
3,737

5,288
6,345

11,280
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

1,022
-

2,397
2,679

4,442
6,134

7,755
9,165

14,100
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

13,043
18,330

52,875
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

42
-

71
-

190
-

247
-

811
825

987
-

2,327
2,820

3,878
4,794

6,345
9,518

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

2,750
3,525

5,640
6,698

9,165
13,395

24,675
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

42,300
61,335

126,900
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

37
-

78
-

120
-

197
-

557
578

917
-

2,044
2,397

3,525
3,878

6,345
8,107

14,100
19,035

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

2,115
-

3,525
3,878

4,935
8,107

12,690
13,395

21,150
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

21,150
27,495

63,450
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

45
-

78
-

226
-

338
-

917
952

1,622
-

2,820
2,891

3,032
4,512

7,755
9,165

13,395
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

3,173
3,455

3,878
4,865

12,690
19,035

40,185
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

49
-

85
-

261
-

402
-

705
740

987
-

2,961
3,032

3,384
4,230

5,993
8,107

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

3,314
3,878

4,935
5,781

7,403
-

1856

1844

BN
+

42
-

66
-

120
-

190
-

529
620

846
-

2,468
2,609

3,314
4,018

5,288
-

10,223
-

1857

1844

RB
+

1,410
-

3,737
4,583

6,698
8,107

11,985
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

127
-

212
-

458
-

740
-

2,115
2,171

2,468
-

10,223
10,575

11,280
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

14,100
19,740

59,220
-

1862

1845

BN
+

39
-

56
-

106
-

127
-

388
423

564
-

846
1,128

1,622
2,397

3,807
-

1863

1845

RB
+

987
-

2,115
2,609

3,737
4,935

7,755
11,280

1864

1845

RD
+

5,217
7,050

15,510
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

48
-

59
-

113
-

162
-

367
423

564
-

1,058
1,269

1,622
2,115

2,538
3,525

7,403
9,870

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

1,058
-

2,115
2,609

4,583
5,076

6,698
10,575

17,625
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

42
-

63
-

113
-

183
-

564
599

811
-

1,445
2,044

4,583
8,460

10,575
-

16,215
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

7,403
8,813

15,510
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

48
-

92
-

247
-

353
-

811
917

1,269
-

3,737
3,878

4,230
7,050

11,985
14,100

42,300
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

7,050
9,165

13,395
-

1877

1847

BN
+

37
-

62
-

99
-

169
-

423
437

705
-

846
931

1,199
1,763

2,820
3,878

6,839
-

1878

1847

RB
+

705
-

1,974
2,327

3,173
4,230

6,345
8,107

16,215
-

1879

1847

RD
+

3,737
5,640

11,985
13,748

24,675
31,725

49,350
70,500

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

85
-

212
-

423
-

670
-

1,551
1,622

2,327
-

5,993
6,345

7,403
9,165

17,625
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

8,460
11,985

33,135
33,840

35,955
-

1883

1848

BN
+

38
-

56
-

106
-

176
-

423
437

585
-

881
966

1,410
1,974

2,609
3,032

5,288
9,165

1884

1848

RB
+

564
-

1,692
1,833

2,256
3,455

5,640
6,134

8,813
-

1885

1848

RD
+

635
-

1,798
2,468

11,280
23,265

32,430
-

1886

1849

BN
+

39
-

71
-

120
-

183
-

529
550

635
-

1,199
1,375

2,327
2,468

3,314
5,429

8,107
-

1887

1849

RB
+

776
-

3,807
3,863

3,948
4,935

9,165
9,870

14,100
-

1888

1849

RD
+

17,625
-

1889

1850

BN
+

39
-

54
-

106
-

127
-

317
338

423
-

635
705

846
1,058

1,763
1,904

2,609
7,755

1890

1850

RB
+

437
-

811
917

1,340
1,410

2,397
2,961

4,583
7,050

1891

1850

RD
+

494
-

1,551
2,256

3,807
4,583

12,690
14,100

33,840
-

1892

1851

BN
+

42
-

66
-

85
-

120
-

296
303

353
-

635
705

917
1,199

1,833
1,904

2,609
4,935

1893

1851

RB
+

388
-

705
917

1,692
1,763

2,044
2,961

5,076
7,050

1894

1851

RD
+

1,269
1,833

3,525
4,230

6,345
8,460

12,690
33,840

1895

1851/81

BN
+

78
-

169
-

303
-

374
-

635
670

917
-

2,044
2,115

2,538
3,173

5,640
6,134

8,813
10,575

1896

1851/81

RB
+

2,256
2,820

4,583
6,345

10,575
11,633

13,395
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

8,460
11,280

28,200
-

1898

1852

BN
+

42
-

66
-

85
-

120
-

261
268

331
-

564
599

776
1,058

1,410
1,904

2,327
4,935

1899

1852

RB
+

423
-

776
917

1,340
1,551

2,115
2,679

3,878
6,486

1900

1852

RD
+

1,974
2,362

3,807
4,089

5,640
11,633

24,675
-

1901

1853

BN
+

42
-

66
-

85
-

141
-

282
303

374
-

564
635

776
846

1,340
1,622

2,609
3,596

1902

1853

RB
+

423
-

705
776

917
1,304

1,974
2,468

4,583
7,050

1903

1853

RD
+

494
-

1,340
1,904

4,230
4,583

5,640
7,403

10,223
12,690

1904

1854

BN
+

42
-

66
-

85
-

120
-

261
268

331
-

635
705

811
987

1,481
1,622

3,032
3,666

1905

1854

RB
+

423
-

811
952

1,269
1,481

1,974
2,609

3,878
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1,904
2,609

5,993
6,839

8,813
10,434

21,150
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

42
-

78
-

120
-

155
-

331
345

388
-

599
670

776
1,058

1,551
1,763

3,384
4,442

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

846
917

1,481
1,551

1,974
2,256

3,384
6,134

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

1,551
1,763

2,468
3,455

5,993
6,486

8,107
23,970

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

37
-

51
-

106
-

176
-

353
360

423
-

740
811

917
1,128

1,833
2,115

4,583
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

494
-

846
917

1,269
1,833

3,173
5,640

25,380
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

2,044
2,679

3,878
4,512

10,575
12,338

26,085
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

65
-

113
-

183
-

247
-

705
740

881
-

1,340
1,481

2,327
2,679

3,525
4,583

7,050
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

4,583
5,640

8,813
-

12,690
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

7,050
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

37
-

54
-

78
-

120
-

247
268

331
-

670
705

811
917

1,622
2,044

4,018
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

353
-

670
740

1,093
1,410

2,538
3,173

4,442
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

367
-

1,340
1,622

2,397
3,666

8,107
9,165

12,338
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

42
-

66
-

85
-

120
-

261
268

388
-

564
684

952
1,001

1,340
1,763

3,384
4,935

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

388
-

881
952

1,163
1,833

2,044
2,538

9,165
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

1,481
2,186

4,018
4,724

9,165
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

106
-

240
-

353
-

402
-

529
599

811
-

1,093
1,234

1,833
2,256

3,807
4,160

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

1,410
2,044

2,820
4,442

7,544
8,460

10,223
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

3,525
4,089

8,460
13,748

35,250
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

106
-

247
-

374
-

458
-

670
705

860
-

1,340
1,410

1,763
2,256

4,935
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

881
-

2,468
2,820

3,666
5,217

8,460
9,518

11,985
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

5,288
5,852

7,050
10,223

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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