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
-

40
-

52
-

73
-

159
163

202
-

344
366

387
473

731
946

1,419
1,849

1815

Type

RB
+

215
-

409
452

667
839

1,290
1,505

2,236
4,300

1816

Type

RD
+

224
-

688
796

1,462
2,021

3,311
3,870

5,590
8,170

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

34
-

77
-

159
-

237
-

624
667

946
-

▲3,010
▲3,354

6,450
6,665

7,740
8,600

13,330
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

989
-

2,795
3,655

7,310
8,600

▲14,620
20,640

38,700
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

26
-

40
-

138
-

185
-

331
374

731
-

1,161
1,505

2,021
2,365

2,795
▼4,515

8,170
10,750

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

1,333
1,935

3,741
4,300

5,590
8,170

11,610
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

3,440
6,020

10,750
15,480

21,500
38,700

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

26
-

56
-

138
-

202
-

▼495
▼559

860
-

1,290
1,376

1,634
2,580

3,569
4,730

7,310
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

860
-

2,279
2,795

3,870
6,235

10,750
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

47
-

116
-

215
-

516
-

1,720
1,806

2,365
-

4,300
5,160

7,740
8,170

10,750
12,900

19,350
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

4,515
5,590

8,600
9,890

19,350
22,790

27,950
-

1832

1841

BN
+

▲29
-

86
-

125
-

151
-

396
473

688
-

1,462
1,677

2,236
2,451

4,085
4,300

5,891
-

1833

1841

RB
+

2,150
2,365

2,924
4,300

7,310
9,030

13,330
-

1834

1841

RD
+

3,010
3,612

8,170
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

26
-

40
-

73
-

108
-

323
344

602
-

1,376
1,548

2,236
2,279

3,225
3,870

6,880
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

624
-

1,462
1,634

2,709
▲3,741

4,730
5,590

8,600
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

7,955
11,180

32,250
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

26
-

43
-

116
-

▲151
-

▼495
▼503

602
-

1,419
1,720

2,365
2,924

3,870
5,805

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

▲1,677
2,150

3,440
4,085

5,590
8,170

15,050
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

25,800
37,410

77,400
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

22
-

47
-

73
-

120
-

▲340
353

▲559
-

1,247
1,462

2,150
2,365

3,870
4,945

8,600
11,610

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

▲1,290
-

▲2,150
▲2,365

3,010
4,945

7,740
8,170

12,900
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

▲12,900
16,770

38,700
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

28
-

47
-

▲138
-

206
-

559
581

989
-

1,720
1,763

1,849
2,752

4,730
5,590

8,170
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

1,935
2,107

2,365
2,967

7,740
11,610

24,510
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

30
-

52
-

159
-

▲245
-

430
452

602
-

▲1,806
1,849

2,064
2,580

3,655
4,945

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

▲2,021
2,365

3,010
3,526

4,515
-

1856

1844

BN
+

26
-

40
-

73
-

116
-

323
378

516
-

▲1,505
▲1,591

▲2,021
2,451

3,225
-

6,235
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲860
-

2,279
2,795

▼4,085
▼4,945

7,310
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

77
-

129
-

280
-

452
-

1,290
▲1,324

1,505
-

▲6,235
▲6,450

▲6,880
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

8,600
12,040

36,120
-

1862

1845

BN
+

24
-

34
-

65
-

77
-

237
258

344
-

▼516
688

▼989
1,462

2,322
-

1863

1845

RB
+

602
-

1,290
1,591

2,279
3,010

4,730
6,880

1864

1845

RD
+

3,182
4,300

9,460
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

29
-

36
-

69
-

99
-

224
258

344
-

645
774

989
1,290

1,548
2,150

4,515
6,020

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

▲645
-

1,290
1,591

2,795
3,096

4,085
6,450

10,750
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

26
-

39
-

69
-

112
-

344
366

495
-

882
1,247

2,795
5,160

6,450
-

9,890
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

4,515
5,375

9,460
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

29
-

56
-

151
-

▲215
-

495
559

774
-

▲2,279
2,365

2,580
4,300

7,310
8,600

25,800
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

4,300
5,590

8,170
-

1877

1847

BN
+

22
-

38
-

60
-

103
-

258
▼267

430
-

516
▲568

731
1,075

1,720
2,365

4,171
-

1878

1847

RB
+

430
-

▲1,204
1,419

1,935
▼2,580

3,870
4,945

9,890
-

1879

1847

RD
+

2,279
▲3,440

7,310
8,385

15,050
19,350

30,100
43,000

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

52
-

129
-

▲258
-

409
-

▲946
▲989

1,419
-

▲3,655
▲3,870

4,515
▲5,590

10,750
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

5,160
7,310

20,210
20,640

21,930
-

1883

1848

BN
+

23
-

34
-

65
-

108
-

258
267

357
-

538
589

860
1,204

1,591
1,849

3,225
5,590

1884

1848

RB
+

344
-

▲1,032
▲1,118

1,376
2,107

3,440
3,741

5,375
-

1885

1848

RD
+

387
-

1,097
1,505

6,880
14,190

19,780
-

1886

1849

BN
+

24
-

43
-

73
-

112
-

323
335

387
-

▲731
839

1,419
1,505

2,021
3,311

4,945
-

1887

1849

RB
+

473
-

2,322
2,356

2,408
3,010

5,590
6,020

8,600
-

1888

1849

RD
+

10,750
-

1889

1850

BN
+

24
-

33
-

65
-

77
-

194
206

258
-

387
430

516
645

1,075
1,161

1,591
4,730

1890

1850

RB
+

267
-

▲495
559

▲817
860

1,462
1,806

2,795
4,300

1891

1850

RD
+

301
-

946
1,376

2,322
2,795

7,740
8,600

20,640
-

1892

1851

BN
+

26
-

40
-

52
-

73
-

181
185

215
-

▲387
430

▼559
731

1,118
1,161

▲1,591
3,010

1893

1851

RB
+

237
-

430
559

1,032
1,075

▲1,247
▲1,806

3,096
4,300

1894

1851

RD
+

774
1,118

2,150
2,580

▲3,870
5,160

7,740
20,640

1895

1851/81

BN
+

47
-

103
-

185
-

228
-

387
409

559
-

1,247
1,290

1,548
1,935

3,440
3,741

5,375
6,450

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1,376
1,720

2,795
3,870

6,450
7,095

8,170
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

▲5,160
▲6,880

17,200
-

1898

1852

BN
+

26
-

40
-

52
-

73
-

159
163

202
-

344
366

473
645

860
1,161

▲1,419
3,010

1899

1852

RB
+

258
-

473
559

817
946

1,290
1,634

2,365
3,956

1900

1852

RD
+

1,204
1,441

2,322
2,494

3,440
7,095

15,050
-

1901

1853

BN
+

26
-

40
-

52
-

86
-

172
185

228
-

344
387

▲473
▲516

▲817
989

▲1,591
2,193

1902

1853

RB
+

258
-

430
473

559
796

1,204
1,505

▲2,795
4,300

1903

1853

RD
+

301
-

817
1,161

2,580
2,795

3,440
4,515

6,235
7,740

1904

1854

BN
+

26
-

40
-

52
-

73
-

159
163

202
-

387
430

495
602

903
989

1,849
2,236

1905

1854

RB
+

258
-

495
581

774
903

1,204
1,591

2,365
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1,161
1,591

3,655
4,171

5,375
6,364

12,900
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

26
-

▲47
-

73
-

95
-

202
211

237
-

366
409

473
▲645

▲946
1,075

2,064
2,709

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

▲516
▲559

903
946

1,204
1,376

2,064
3,741

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

946
1,075

1,505
2,107

▲3,655
▲3,956

4,945
14,620

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

22
-

31
-

65
-

▲108
-

215
219

258
-

452
495

559
688

▼1,118
1,290

2,795
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

301
-

▲516
559

774
1,118

1,935
3,440

15,480
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1,247
1,634

2,365
2,752

▲6,450
▲7,525

15,910
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

▲40
-

69
-

112
-

151
-

430
452

538
-

▲817
903

▲1,419
1,634

2,150
2,795

4,300
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

2,795
3,440

5,375
-

7,740
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

4,300
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

22
-

33
-

47
-

73
-

▼151
163

202
-

409
430

▲495
559

989
1,247

▲2,451
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

215
-

409
452

667
860

1,548
1,935

2,709
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

224
-

817
989

1,462
2,236

4,945
5,590

7,525
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

26
-

40
-

52
-

73
-

159
163

237
-

344
417

581
611

817
1,075

2,064
3,010

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

237
-

538
581

710
1,118

1,247
1,548

5,590
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

903
1,333

▲2,451
▲2,881

5,590
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

65
-

146
-

215
-

245
-

323
366

495
-

667
753

▲1,118
▲1,376

2,322
2,537

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

860
1,247

1,720
2,709

4,601
5,160

6,235
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

2,150
▲2,494

5,160
8,385

21,500
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

65
-

151
-

228
-

280
-

409
430

525
-

817
860

1,075
1,376

3,010
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

538
-

1,505
1,720

▼2,236
3,182

5,160
5,805

7,310
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

3,225
3,569

4,300
6,235

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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