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
-

▲126
-

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
-

5,110
5,600

10,500
▲10,920

▲13,300
14,000

21,700
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1,610
-

4,550
5,950

11,900
14,000

▲24,500
33,600

63,000
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

42
-

66
-

224
-

301
-

539
630

1,190
-

1,890
2,450

3,290
3,850

4,550
▼7,000

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
-

▲3,990
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

▲1,190
-

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
-

▼700
▼735

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, Small Letters

RB
+

2,100
-

3,500
3,850

4,900
8,050

▼11,900
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
-

▲280
-

▲420
-

▲735
▲770

980
-

2,940
3,010

3,360
4,200

5,950
8,050

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

▲3,360
3,850

4,900
5,740

7,350
-

1856

1844

BN
+

42
-

66
-

119
-

189
-

525
616

840
-

2,450
2,590

▲3,360
3,990

5,250
-

10,150
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲1,470
-

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

▼3,500
-

1863

1845

RB
+

980
-

2,100
2,590

▲3,850
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

▲7,000
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
-

▲910
▲980

▲1,260
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
+

▲8,750
▲12,250

32,900
33,600

35,700
-

1883

1848

BN
+

38
-

56
-

105
-

175
-

420
434

581
-

▲910
▲980

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

▼7,700
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
-

▲126
-

294
301

350
-

▲665
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
-

▲644
665

910
-

2,030
2,100

2,520
3,150

5,600
6,090

8,750
▼9,800

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
-

▲126
-

259
266

329
-

560
595

770
1,050

1,400
1,890

▲2,380
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
▲1,680

2,590
▲3,640

1902

1853

RB
+

420
-

700
770

910
1,295

1,960
▲2,520

4,550
7,000

1903

1853

RD
+

490
-

1,330
1,890

▼3,850
4,550

5,600
7,350

10,150
12,600

1904

1854

BN
+

42
-

66
-

84
-

▲126
-

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

▲9,100
▲10,500

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
+

▲910
▲980

▲1,540
▲1,610

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

▼1,750
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

▼8,400
-

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

▲4,200
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

350
-

665
735

1,085
1,400

2,520
3,150

4,410
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

▲385
-

1,330
1,610

2,380
3,640

8,050
9,100

12,250
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

42
-

66
-

84
-

▲126
-

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

▲4,200
▲4,830

9,100
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

105
-

238
-

350
-

▼385
-

525
595

805
-

1,085
▲1,260

▲1,890
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
+

▲910
-

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)

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