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
+

26
-

41
-

53
-

75
-

163
167

207
-

352
374

396
484

748
968

1,452
1,892

1815

Type

RB
+

220
-

418
462

682
858

1,320
1,540

2,288
4,400

1816

Type

RD
+

229
-

704
814

1,496
2,068

3,388
3,960

5,720
8,360

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

35
-

79
-

163
-

242
-

638
682

968
-

▲3,212
▲3,520

6,600
6,820

7,920
8,800

13,640
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1,012
-

2,860
3,740

7,480
8,800

14,960
21,120

39,600
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

26
-

41
-

141
-

189
-

339
▲396

748
-

1,188
1,540

2,068
2,420

2,860
4,620

8,360
11,000

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

1,364
1,980

3,828
4,400

5,720
8,360

11,880
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

3,520
6,160

11,000
15,840

22,000
39,600

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

26
-

57
-

141
-

207
-

506
572

880
-

1,320
1,408

1,672
2,640

3,652
4,840

7,480
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

880
-

▲2,420
2,860

3,960
6,380

11,000
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

48
-

119
-

220
-

528
-

1,760
1,848

2,420
-

4,400
5,280

7,920
8,360

11,000
13,200

19,800
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

4,620
5,720

8,800
10,120

19,800
23,320

28,600
-

1832

1841

BN
+

30
-

88
-

128
-

154
-

405
484

704
-

1,496
1,716

2,288
2,508

4,180
4,400

6,028
-

1833

1841

RB
+

2,200
2,420

2,992
4,400

7,480
9,240

13,640
-

1834

1841

RD
+

3,080
3,696

8,360
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

26
-

41
-

75
-

110
-

330
352

616
-

1,408
1,584

2,288
2,332

3,300
3,960

7,040
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

638
-

1,496
1,672

2,772
3,828

4,840
5,720

8,800
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

8,140
11,440

33,000
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

26
-

44
-

119
-

154
-

506
515

616
-

1,452
1,760

2,420
2,992

3,960
5,940

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

1,716
2,200

3,520
4,180

5,720
8,360

15,400
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

26,400
38,280

79,200
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

23
-

48
-

75
-

123
-

348
361

572
-

1,276
1,496

2,200
2,420

3,960
5,060

8,800
11,880

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

1,320
-

2,200
2,420

3,080
5,060

7,920
8,360

13,200
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

13,200
17,160

39,600
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

28
-

48
-

141
-

211
-

572
594

1,012
-

1,760
1,804

1,892
2,816

4,840
5,720

8,360
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

1,980
2,156

2,420
3,036

7,920
11,880

25,080
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

31
-

53
-

163
-

251
-

440
462

616
-

1,848
1,892

2,112
2,640

3,740
5,060

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

2,068
2,420

3,080
3,608

4,620
-

1856

1844

BN
+

26
-

41
-

75
-

119
-

330
387

528
-

1,540
1,628

2,068
2,508

3,300
-

6,380
-

1857

1844

RB
+

880
-

2,332
2,860

4,180
5,060

7,480
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

79
-

132
-

286
-

462
-

1,320
1,355

1,540
-

6,380
6,600

7,040
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

8,800
12,320

36,960
-

1862

1845

BN
+

25
-

35
-

66
-

79
-

242
264

352
-

528
704

1,012
1,496

2,376
-

1863

1845

RB
+

616
-

1,320
1,628

2,332
3,080

4,840
7,040

1864

1845

RD
+

3,256
4,400

9,680
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

30
-

37
-

70
-

101
-

229
264

352
-

660
792

1,012
1,320

1,584
2,200

4,620
6,160

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

660
-

1,320
1,628

2,860
3,168

4,180
6,600

11,000
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

26
-

40
-

70
-

114
-

352
374

506
-

902
1,276

2,860
5,280

6,600
-

10,120
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

4,620
5,500

9,680
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

30
-

57
-

154
-

220
-

506
572

792
-

2,332
2,420

2,640
4,400

7,480
8,800

26,400
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

4,400
5,720

8,360
-

1877

1847

BN
+

23
-

39
-

62
-

106
-

264
273

440
-

528
581

748
1,100

1,760
2,420

4,268
-

1878

1847

RB
+

440
-

1,232
1,452

1,980
2,640

3,960
5,060

10,120
-

1879

1847

RD
+

2,332
3,520

7,480
8,580

15,400
19,800

30,800
44,000

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

53
-

132
-

264
-

418
-

968
1,012

1,452
-

3,740
3,960

4,620
5,720

11,000
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

5,280
7,480

20,680
21,120

22,440
-

1883

1848

BN
+

24
-

35
-

66
-

110
-

264
273

365
-

550
603

880
1,232

1,628
1,892

3,300
5,720

1884

1848

RB
+

352
-

1,056
1,144

1,408
2,156

3,520
3,828

5,500
-

1885

1848

RD
+

396
-

1,122
1,540

7,040
14,520

20,240
-

1886

1849

BN
+

25
-

44
-

75
-

114
-

330
343

396
-

748
858

1,452
1,540

2,068
3,388

5,060
-

1887

1849

RB
+

484
-

2,376
2,411

2,464
3,080

5,720
6,160

8,800
-

1888

1849

RD
+

11,000
-

1889

1850

BN
+

25
-

33
-

66
-

79
-

198
211

264
-

396
440

528
660

1,100
1,188

1,628
4,840

1890

1850

RB
+

273
-

506
572

836
880

1,496
1,848

2,860
4,400

1891

1850

RD
+

308
-

968
1,408

2,376
2,860

7,920
8,800

21,120
-

1892

1851

BN
+

26
-

41
-

53
-

75
-

185
189

220
-

396
440

572
748

1,144
1,188

1,628
3,080

1893

1851

RB
+

242
-

440
572

1,056
1,100

1,276
1,848

3,168
4,400

1894

1851

RD
+

792
1,144

2,200
2,640

3,960
5,280

7,920
21,120

1895

1851/81

BN
+

48
-

106
-

189
-

233
-

396
418

572
-

1,276
1,320

1,584
1,980

3,520
3,828

5,500
6,600

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1,408
1,760

2,860
3,960

6,600
7,260

8,360
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

5,280
7,040

17,600
-

1898

1852

BN
+

26
-

41
-

53
-

75
-

163
167

207
-

352
374

484
660

880
1,188

1,452
3,080

1899

1852

RB
+

264
-

484
572

836
968

1,320
1,672

2,420
4,048

1900

1852

RD
+

1,232
1,474

2,376
2,552

3,520
7,260

15,400
-

1901

1853

BN
+

26
-

41
-

53
-

88
-

176
189

233
-

352
396

484
528

836
1,012

1,628
2,244

1902

1853

RB
+

264
-

440
484

572
814

1,232
1,540

2,860
4,400

1903

1853

RD
+

308
-

836
1,188

2,640
2,860

3,520
4,620

6,380
7,920

1904

1854

BN
+

26
-

41
-

53
-

75
-

163
167

207
-

396
440

506
616

924
1,012

1,892
2,288

1905

1854

RB
+

264
-

506
594

792
924

1,232
1,628

2,420
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1,188
1,628

3,740
4,268

5,500
6,512

13,200
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

26
-

48
-

75
-

97
-

207
216

242
-

374
418

484
660

968
1,100

2,112
2,772

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

528
572

924
968

1,232
1,408

2,112
3,828

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

968
1,100

1,540
2,156

3,740
4,048

5,060
14,960

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

23
-

32
-

66
-

110
-

220
224

264
-

462
506

572
704

1,144
1,320

2,860
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

308
-

528
572

792
1,144

1,980
3,520

15,840
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1,276
1,672

2,420
2,816

6,600
7,700

16,280
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

40
-

70
-

114
-

154
-

440
462

550
-

836
924

1,452
1,672

2,200
2,860

4,400
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

2,860
3,520

5,500
-

7,920
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

4,400
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

23
-

33
-

48
-

75
-

154
167

207
-

418
440

506
572

1,012
1,276

2,508
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

220
-

418
462

682
880

1,584
1,980

2,772
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

229
-

836
1,012

1,496
2,288

5,060
5,720

7,700
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

26
-

41
-

53
-

75
-

163
167

242
-

352
427

594
625

836
1,100

2,112
3,080

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

242
-

550
594

726
1,144

1,276
1,584

5,720
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

924
1,364

2,508
2,948

5,720
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

66
-

150
-

220
-

251
-

330
374

506
-

682
770

1,144
1,408

2,376
2,596

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

880
1,276

1,760
2,772

4,708
5,280

6,380
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

2,200
2,552

5,280
8,580

22,000
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

66
-

154
-

233
-

286
-

418
440

537
-

836
880

1,100
1,408

3,080
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

550
-

1,540
1,760

2,288
3,256

5,280
5,940

7,480
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

3,300
3,652

4,400
6,380

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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