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
-

84
-

119
-

259
266

329
-

560
595

630
770

1 190
1 540

2 310
3 010

1815

Type

RB
+

350
-

665
735

1 085
1 365

2 100
2 450

3 640
7 000

1816

Type

RD
+

364
-

1 120
1 295

2 380
3 290

5 390
6 300

9 100
13 300

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

56
-

126
-

259
-

385
-

1 015
1 085

1 540
-

▲4 900
▲5 460

10 500
10 850

12 600
14 000

21 700
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1 610
-

4 550
5 950

11 900
14 000

▲23 800
33 600

63 000
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

42
-

66
-

224
-

301
-

539
609

1 190
-

1 890
2 450

3 290
3 850

4 550
▼7 350

13 300
17 500

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

2 170
3 150

6 090
7 000

9 100
13 300

18 900
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

5 600
9 800

17 500
25 200

35 000
63 000

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

42
-

91
-

224
-

329
-

▼805
▼910

1 400
-

2 100
2 240

2 660
4 200

5 810
7 700

11 900
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

1 400
-

3 710
4 550

6 300
10 150

17 500
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

77
-

189
-

350
-

840
-

2 800
2 940

3 850
-

7 000
8 400

12 600
13 300

17 500
21 000

31 500
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

7 350
9 100

14 000
16 100

31 500
37 100

45 500
-

1832

1841

BN
+

▲48
-

140
-

203
-

245
-

644
770

1 120
-

2 380
2 730

3 640
3 990

6 650
7 000

9 590
-

1833

1841

RB
+

3 500
3 850

4 760
7 000

11 900
14 700

21 700
-

1834

1841

RD
+

4 900
5 880

13 300
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

42
-

66
-

119
-

175
-

525
560

980
-

2 240
2 520

3 640
3 710

5 250
6 300

11 200
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

1 015
-

2 380
2 660

4 410
▲6 090

7 700
9 100

14 000
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

12 950
18 200

52 500
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

42
-

70
-

189
-

▲245
-

▼805
▼819

980
-

2 310
2 800

3 850
4 760

6 300
9 450

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

▲2 730
3 500

5 600
6 650

9 100
13 300

24 500
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

42 000
60 900

126 000
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

36
-

77
-

119
-

196
-

▲553
574

▲910
-

2 030
2 380

3 500
3 850

6 300
8 050

14 000
18 900

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

▲2 100
-

▲3 500
▲3 850

4 900
8 050

12 600
13 300

21 000
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

▲21 000
27 300

63 000
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

45
-

77
-

▲224
-

336
-

910
945

1 610
-

2 800
2 870

3 010
4 480

7 700
9 100

13 300
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

3 150
3 430

3 850
4 830

12 600
18 900

39 900
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

49
-

84
-

259
-

▲399
-

700
735

980
-

▲2 940
3 010

3 360
4 200

5 950
8 050

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

▲3 290
3 850

4 900
5 740

7 350
-

1856

1844

BN
+

42
-

66
-

119
-

189
-

525
616

840
-

▲2 450
▲2 590

▲3 290
3 990

5 250
-

10 150
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲1 400
-

3 710
4 550

▼6 650
▼8 050

11 900
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

126
-

210
-

455
-

735
-

2 100
▲2 156

2 450
-

▲10 150
▲10 500

▲11 200
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

14 000
19 600

58 800
-

1862

1845

BN
+

39
-

56
-

105
-

126
-

385
420

560
-

▼840
1 120

▼1 610
2 380

3 780
-

1863

1845

RB
+

980
-

2 100
2 590

3 710
4 900

7 700
11 200

1864

1845

RD
+

5 180
7 000

15 400
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

48
-

59
-

112
-

161
-

364
420

560
-

1 050
1 260

1 610
2 100

2 520
3 500

7 350
9 800

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

▲1 050
-

2 100
2 590

4 550
5 040

6 650
10 500

17 500
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

42
-

63
-

112
-

182
-

560
595

805
-

1 435
2 030

4 550
8 400

10 500
-

16 100
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

7 350
8 750

15 400
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

48
-

91
-

245
-

▲350
-

805
910

1 260
-

▲3 710
3 850

4 200
7 000

11 900
14 000

42 000
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

7 000
9 100

13 300
-

1877

1847

BN
+

36
-

62
-

98
-

168
-

420
▼434

700
-

840
▲924

1 190
1 750

2 800
3 850

6 790
-

1878

1847

RB
+

700
-

▲1 960
2 310

3 150
▼4 200

6 300
8 050

16 100
-

1879

1847

RD
+

3 710
▲5 600

11 900
13 650

24 500
31 500

49 000
70 000

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

84
-

210
-

▲420
-

665
-

▲1 540
▲1 610

2 310
-

▲5 950
▲6 300

7 350
▲9 100

17 500
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

8 400
11 900

32 900
33 600

35 700
-

1883

1848

BN
+

38
-

56
-

105
-

175
-

420
434

581
-

875
959

1 400
1 960

2 590
3 010

5 250
9 100

1884

1848

RB
+

560
-

▲1 680
▲1 820

2 240
3 430

5 600
6 090

8 750
-

1885

1848

RD
+

630
-

1 785
2 450

11 200
23 100

32 200
-

1886

1849

BN
+

39
-

70
-

119
-

182
-

525
546

630
-

▲1 190
1 365

2 310
2 450

3 290
5 390

8 050
-

1887

1849

RB
+

770
-

3 780
3 836

3 920
4 900

9 100
9 800

14 000
-

1888

1849

RD
+

17 500
-

1889

1850

BN
+

39
-

53
-

105
-

126
-

315
336

420
-

630
700

840
1 050

1 750
1 890

2 590
7 700

1890

1850

RB
+

434
-

▲805
910

▲1 330
1 400

2 380
2 940

4 550
7 000

1891

1850

RD
+

490
-

1 540
2 240

3 780
4 550

12 600
14 000

33 600
-

1892

1851

BN
+

42
-

66
-

84
-

119
-

294
301

350
-

▲630
700

▼910
1 190

1 820
1 890

▲2 590
4 900

1893

1851

RB
+

385
-

700
910

1 680
1 750

▲2 030
▲2 940

5 040
7 000

1894

1851

RD
+

1 260
1 820

3 500
4 200

▲6 300
8 400

12 600
33 600

1895

1851/81

BN
+

77
-

168
-

301
-

371
-

630
665

910
-

2 030
2 100

2 520
3 150

5 600
6 090

8 750
10 500

1896

1851/81

RB
+

2 240
2 800

4 550
6 300

10 500
11 550

13 300
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

▲8 400
▲11 200

28 000
-

1898

1852

BN
+

42
-

66
-

84
-

119
-

259
266

329
-

560
595

770
1 050

1 400
1 890

▲2 310
4 900

1899

1852

RB
+

420
-

770
910

1 330
1 540

2 100
2 660

3 850
6 440

1900

1852

RD
+

1 960
2 345

3 780
4 060

5 600
11 550

24 500
-

1901

1853

BN
+

42
-

66
-

84
-

140
-

280
301

371
-

560
630

▲770
▲840

▲1 330
1 610

▲2 590
3 570

1902

1853

RB
+

420
-

700
770

910
1 295

1 960
2 450

▲4 550
7 000

1903

1853

RD
+

490
-

1 330
1 890

4 200
4 550

5 600
7 350

10 150
12 600

1904

1854

BN
+

42
-

66
-

84
-

119
-

259
266

329
-

630
700

805
980

1 470
1 610

3 010
3 640

1905

1854

RB
+

420
-

805
945

1 260
1 470

1 960
2 590

3 850
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1 890
2 590

5 950
6 790

8 750
10 360

21 000
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

42
-

▲77
-

119
-

154
-

329
343

385
-

595
665

770
▲1 050

▲1 540
1 750

3 360
4 410

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

▲840
▲910

1 470
1 540

1 960
2 240

3 360
6 090

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

1 540
1 750

2 450
3 430

▲5 950
▲6 440

8 050
23 800

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

36
-

50
-

105
-

▲175
-

350
357

420
-

735
805

910
1 120

▼1 820
2 100

4 550
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

490
-

▲840
910

1 260
1 820

3 150
5 600

25 200
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

2 030
2 660

3 850
4 480

▲10 500
▲12 250

25 900
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

▲64
-

112
-

182
-

245
-

700
735

875
-

▲1 330
1 470

▲2 310
2 660

3 500
4 550

7 000
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

4 550
5 600

8 750
-

12 600
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

7 000
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

36
-

53
-

77
-

119
-

▼245
266

329
-

665
700

▲805
910

1 610
2 030

▲3 990
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

350
-

665
735

1 085
1 400

2 520
3 150

4 410
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

364
-

1 330
1 610

2 380
3 640

8 050
9 100

12 250
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

42
-

66
-

84
-

119
-

259
266

385
-

560
679

945
994

1 330
1 750

3 360
4 900

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

385
-

875
945

1 155
1 820

2 030
2 520

9 100
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

1 470
2 170

▲3 990
▲4 690

9 100
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

105
-

238
-

350
-

399
-

525
595

805
-

1 085
1 225

▲1 820
▲2 240

3 780
4 130

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

1 400
2 030

2 800
4 410

7 490
8 400

10 150
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

3 500
▲4 060

8 400
13 650

35 000
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

105
-

245
-

371
-

455
-

665
700

854
-

1 330
1 400

1 750
2 240

4 900
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

875
-

2 450
2 800

▼3 640
5 180

8 400
9 450

11 900
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

5 250
5 810

7 000
10 150

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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