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
+

27
-

42
-

53
-

▲80
-

165
169

209
-

356
378

401
490

757
979

1,469
1,914

1815

Type

RB
+

223
-

423
467

690
868

1,335
1,558

2,314
4,450

1816

Type

RD
+

231
-

712
823

1,513
2,092

3,427
4,005

5,785
8,455

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

36
-

80
-

165
-

245
-

645
690

979
-

3,249
3,560

6,675
▲6,942

▲8,455
8,900

13,795
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1,024
-

2,893
3,783

7,565
8,900

▲15,575
21,360

40,050
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

27
-

42
-

142
-

191
-

343
401

757
-

1,202
1,558

2,092
2,448

2,893
▼4,450

8,455
11,125

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

1,380
2,003

3,872
4,450

5,785
8,455

12,015
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

3,560
6,230

11,125
16,020

22,250
40,050

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

27
-

58
-

142
-

209
-

512
579

890
-

1,335
1,424

1,691
2,670

3,694
4,895

7,565
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

890
-

▲2,537
2,893

4,005
6,453

11,125
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

49
-

120
-

223
-

534
-

1,780
1,869

2,448
-

4,450
5,340

8,010
8,455

11,125
13,350

20,025
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

4,673
5,785

8,900
10,235

20,025
23,585

28,925
-

1832

1841

BN
+

30
-

89
-

129
-

156
-

409
490

▲757
-

1,513
1,736

2,314
2,537

4,228
4,450

6,097
-

1833

1841

RB
+

2,225
2,448

3,026
4,450

7,565
9,345

13,795
-

1834

1841

RD
+

3,115
3,738

8,455
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

27
-

42
-

76
-

111
-

334
356

623
-

1,424
1,602

2,314
2,359

3,338
4,005

7,120
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

645
-

1,513
1,691

2,804
3,872

4,895
5,785

8,900
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

8,233
11,570

33,375
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

27
-

45
-

120
-

156
-

▼445
▼467

623
-

1,469
1,780

2,448
3,026

4,005
6,008

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

1,736
2,225

3,560
4,228

5,785
8,455

15,575
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

26,700
38,715

80,100
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

23
-

49
-

76
-

125
-

352
365

579
-

1,291
1,513

2,225
2,448

4,005
5,118

8,900
12,015

1845

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

RB
+

1,335
-

2,225
2,448

3,115
5,118

▼7,565
8,455

13,350
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

13,350
17,355

40,050
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

28
-

49
-

142
-

214
-

579
601

1,024
-

1,780
1,825

1,914
2,848

4,895
5,785

8,455
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

2,003
2,181

2,448
3,071

8,010
12,015

25,365
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

31
-

53
-

▲178
-

▲267
-

▲467
▲490

623
-

1,869
1,914

2,136
2,670

3,783
5,118

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

▲2,136
2,448

3,115
3,649

4,673
-

1856

1844

BN
+

27
-

42
-

76
-

120
-

334
392

534
-

1,558
1,647

▲2,136
2,537

3,338
-

6,453
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲935
-

2,359
2,893

4,228
5,118

7,565
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

80
-

134
-

289
-

467
-

1,335
1,371

1,558
-

6,453
6,675

7,120
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

8,900
12,460

37,380
-

1862

1845

BN
+

25
-

36
-

67
-

80
-

245
267

356
-

534
712

1,024
1,513

▼2,225
-

1863

1845

RB
+

623
-

1,335
1,647

▲2,448
3,115

4,895
7,120

1864

1845

RD
+

3,293
4,450

9,790
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

30
-

37
-

71
-

102
-

231
267

356
-

668
801

1,024
1,335

1,602
2,225

4,673
6,230

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

668
-

1,335
1,647

2,893
3,204

▲4,450
6,675

11,125
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

27
-

40
-

71
-

116
-

356
378

512
-

912
1,291

2,893
5,340

6,675
-

10,235
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

4,673
5,563

9,790
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

30
-

58
-

156
-

223
-

512
579

801
-

2,359
2,448

2,670
4,450

7,565
8,900

26,700
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

4,450
5,785

8,455
-

1877

1847

BN
+

23
-

39
-

62
-

107
-

267
276

445
-

▲579
▲623

▲801
1,113

1,780
2,448

4,317
-

1878

1847

RB
+

445
-

1,246
1,469

2,003
2,670

4,005
5,118

10,235
-

1879

1847

RD
+

2,359
3,560

7,565
8,678

15,575
20,025

31,150
44,500

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

53
-

134
-

267
-

423
-

979
1,024

1,469
-

3,783
4,005

4,673
5,785

11,125
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

▲5,563
▲7,788

20,915
21,360

22,695
-

1883

1848

BN
+

24
-

36
-

67
-

111
-

267
276

369
-

▲579
▲623

890
1,246

1,647
1,914

3,338
5,785

1884

1848

RB
+

356
-

1,068
1,157

1,424
2,181

3,560
3,872

5,563
-

1885

1848

RD
+

401
-

1,135
1,558

7,120
14,685

20,470
-

1886

1849

BN
+

25
-

45
-

76
-

116
-

334
347

401
-

757
868

1,469
1,558

2,092
3,427

5,118
-

1887

1849

RB
+

490
-

2,403
2,439

2,492
3,115

▼4,895
6,230

8,900
-

1888

1849

RD
+

11,125
-

1889

1850

BN
+

25
-

34
-

67
-

80
-

200
214

267
-

401
445

534
668

1,113
1,202

1,647
4,895

1890

1850

RB
+

276
-

512
579

846
890

1,513
1,869

2,893
4,450

1891

1850

RD
+

312
-

979
1,424

2,403
2,893

8,010
8,900

21,360
-

1892

1851

BN
+

27
-

42
-

53
-

▲80
-

187
191

223
-

▲423
445

579
757

1,157
1,202

1,647
3,115

1893

1851

RB
+

245
-

445
579

1,068
1,113

1,291
1,869

3,204
4,450

1894

1851

RD
+

801
1,157

2,225
2,670

4,005
5,340

8,010
21,360

1895

1851/81

BN
+

49
-

107
-

191
-

236
-

▲409
423

579
-

1,291
1,335

1,602
2,003

3,560
3,872

5,563
▼6,230

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1,424
1,780

2,893
4,005

6,675
7,343

8,455
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

5,340
7,120

17,800
-

1898

1852

BN
+

27
-

42
-

53
-

▲80
-

165
169

209
-

356
378

490
668

890
1,202

▲1,513
3,115

1899

1852

RB
+

267
-

490
579

846
979

1,335
1,691

2,448
4,094

1900

1852

RD
+

1,246
1,491

2,403
2,581

3,560
7,343

15,575
-

1901

1853

BN
+

27
-

42
-

53
-

89
-

178
191

236
-

356
401

490
534

846
▲1,068

1,647
▲2,314

1902

1853

RB
+

267
-

445
490

579
823

1,246
▲1,602

2,893
4,450

1903

1853

RD
+

312
-

846
1,202

▼2,448
2,893

3,560
4,673

6,453
8,010

1904

1854

BN
+

27
-

42
-

53
-

▲80
-

165
169

209
-

401
445

512
623

935
1,024

1,914
2,314

1905

1854

RB
+

267
-

512
601

801
935

1,246
1,647

2,448
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1,202
1,647

3,783
4,317

▲5,785
▲6,675

13,350
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

27
-

49
-

76
-

98
-

209
218

245
-

378
423

490
668

979
1,113

2,136
2,804

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

▲579
▲623

▲979
▲1,024

1,246
1,424

2,136
3,872

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

979
1,113

1,558
2,181

3,783
4,094

5,118
15,130

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

23
-

32
-

67
-

111
-

223
227

267
-

467
512

579
712

▼1,113
1,335

2,893
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

312
-

534
579

801
1,157

2,003
3,560

16,020
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1,291
1,691

2,448
2,848

6,675
7,788

16,465
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

41
-

71
-

116
-

156
-

445
467

556
-

846
935

1,469
1,691

2,225
2,893

4,450
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

2,893
3,560

▼5,340
-

8,010
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

4,450
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

23
-

34
-

49
-

76
-

156
169

209
-

423
445

512
579

1,024
1,291

▲2,670
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

223
-

423
467

690
890

1,602
2,003

2,804
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

▲245
-

846
1,024

1,513
2,314

5,118
5,785

7,788
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

27
-

42
-

53
-

▲80
-

165
169

245
-

356
432

601
632

846
1,113

2,136
3,115

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

245
-

556
601

734
1,157

1,291
1,602

5,785
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

935
1,380

▲2,670
▲3,071

5,785
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

67
-

151
-

223
-

▼245
-

334
378

512
-

690
▲801

▲1,202
1,424

2,403
2,626

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

890
1,291

1,780
2,804

4,762
5,340

6,453
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

2,225
2,581

5,340
8,678

22,250
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

67
-

156
-

236
-

289
-

423
445

543
-

846
890

1,113
1,424

3,115
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

▲579
-

1,558
1,780

2,314
3,293

5,340
6,008

7,565
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

3,338
3,694

4,450
6,453

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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