PCGS Price Guide: Braided Hair Cent

Prices in British Pounds £ (1 USD = 0.74 GBP)

Exchange Rate Updated On 6/6/2026 7:05 AM

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
+

22
-

35
-

44
-

63
-

137
141

174
-

296
315

333
407

629
814

1,221
1,591

1815

Type

RB
+

185
-

352
389

574
722

1,110
1,295

1,924
3,700

1816

Type

RD
+

192
-

592
685

1,258
1,739

2,849
3,330

4,810
7,030

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

30
-

67
-

137
-

204
-

537
574

814
-

▲2,590
▲2,886

5,550
5,735

6,660
7,400

11,470
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

851
-

2,405
3,145

6,290
7,400

▲12,580
17,760

33,300
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

22
-

35
-

118
-

159
-

285
322

629
-

999
1,295

1,739
2,035

2,405
▼3,885

7,030
9,250

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

1,147
1,665

3,219
3,700

4,810
7,030

9,990
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

2,960
5,180

9,250
13,320

18,500
33,300

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

22
-

48
-

118
-

174
-

▼426
▼481

740
-

1,110
1,184

1,406
2,220

3,071
4,070

6,290
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

740
-

1,961
2,405

3,330
5,365

9,250
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

41
-

100
-

185
-

444
-

1,480
1,554

2,035
-

3,700
4,440

6,660
7,030

9,250
11,100

16,650
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

3,885
4,810

7,400
8,510

16,650
19,610

24,050
-

1832

1841

BN
+

▲25
-

74
-

107
-

130
-

340
407

592
-

1,258
1,443

1,924
2,109

3,515
3,700

5,069
-

1833

1841

RB
+

1,850
2,035

2,516
3,700

6,290
7,770

11,470
-

1834

1841

RD
+

2,590
3,108

7,030
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

22
-

35
-

63
-

93
-

278
296

518
-

1,184
1,332

1,924
1,961

2,775
3,330

5,920
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

537
-

1,258
1,406

2,331
▲3,219

4,070
4,810

7,400
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

6,845
9,620

27,750
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

22
-

37
-

100
-

▲130
-

▼426
▼433

518
-

1,221
1,480

2,035
2,516

3,330
4,995

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

▲1,443
1,850

2,960
3,515

4,810
7,030

12,950
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

22,200
32,190

66,600
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

19
-

41
-

63
-

104
-

▲292
303

▲481
-

1,073
1,258

1,850
2,035

3,330
4,255

7,400
9,990

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

▲1,110
-

▲1,850
▲2,035

2,590
4,255

6,660
7,030

11,100
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

▲11,100
14,430

33,300
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

24
-

41
-

▲118
-

178
-

481
500

851
-

1,480
1,517

1,591
2,368

4,070
4,810

7,030
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

1,665
1,813

2,035
2,553

6,660
9,990

21,090
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

26
-

44
-

137
-

▲211
-

370
389

518
-

▲1,554
1,591

1,776
2,220

3,145
4,255

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

▲1,739
2,035

2,590
3,034

3,885
-

1856

1844

BN
+

22
-

35
-

63
-

100
-

278
326

444
-

▲1,295
▲1,369

▲1,739
2,109

2,775
-

5,365
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲740
-

1,961
2,405

▼3,515
▼4,255

6,290
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

67
-

111
-

241
-

389
-

1,110
▲1,140

1,295
-

▲5,365
▲5,550

▲5,920
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

7,400
10,360

31,080
-

1862

1845

BN
+

21
-

30
-

56
-

67
-

204
222

296
-

▼444
592

▼851
1,258

1,998
-

1863

1845

RB
+

518
-

1,110
1,369

1,961
2,590

4,070
5,920

1864

1845

RD
+

2,738
3,700

8,140
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

25
-

31
-

59
-

85
-

192
222

296
-

555
666

851
1,110

1,332
1,850

3,885
5,180

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

▲555
-

1,110
1,369

2,405
2,664

3,515
5,550

9,250
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

22
-

33
-

59
-

96
-

296
315

426
-

759
1,073

2,405
4,440

5,550
-

8,510
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

3,885
4,625

8,140
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

25
-

48
-

130
-

▲185
-

426
481

666
-

▲1,961
2,035

2,220
3,700

6,290
7,400

22,200
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

3,700
4,810

7,030
-

1877

1847

BN
+

19
-

33
-

52
-

89
-

222
▼229

370
-

444
▲488

629
925

1,480
2,035

3,589
-

1878

1847

RB
+

370
-

▲1,036
1,221

1,665
▼2,220

3,330
4,255

8,510
-

1879

1847

RD
+

1,961
▲2,960

6,290
7,215

12,950
16,650

25,900
37,000

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

44
-

111
-

▲222
-

352
-

▲814
▲851

1,221
-

▲3,145
▲3,330

3,885
▲4,810

9,250
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

4,440
6,290

17,390
17,760

18,870
-

1883

1848

BN
+

20
-

30
-

56
-

93
-

222
229

307
-

463
507

740
1,036

1,369
1,591

2,775
4,810

1884

1848

RB
+

296
-

▲888
▲962

1,184
1,813

2,960
3,219

4,625
-

1885

1848

RD
+

333
-

944
1,295

5,920
12,210

17,020
-

1886

1849

BN
+

21
-

37
-

63
-

96
-

278
289

333
-

▲629
722

1,221
1,295

1,739
2,849

4,255
-

1887

1849

RB
+

407
-

1,998
2,028

2,072
2,590

4,810
5,180

7,400
-

1888

1849

RD
+

9,250
-

1889

1850

BN
+

21
-

28
-

56
-

67
-

167
178

222
-

333
370

444
555

925
999

1,369
4,070

1890

1850

RB
+

229
-

▲426
481

▲703
740

1,258
1,554

2,405
3,700

1891

1850

RD
+

259
-

814
1,184

1,998
2,405

6,660
7,400

17,760
-

1892

1851

BN
+

22
-

35
-

44
-

63
-

155
159

185
-

▲333
370

▼481
629

962
999

▲1,369
2,590

1893

1851

RB
+

204
-

370
481

888
925

▲1,073
▲1,554

2,664
3,700

1894

1851

RD
+

666
962

1,850
2,220

▲3,330
4,440

6,660
17,760

1895

1851/81

BN
+

41
-

89
-

159
-

196
-

333
352

481
-

1,073
1,110

1,332
1,665

2,960
3,219

4,625
5,550

1896

1851/81

RB
+

1,184
1,480

2,405
3,330

5,550
6,105

7,030
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

▲4,440
▲5,920

14,800
-

1898

1852

BN
+

22
-

35
-

44
-

63
-

137
141

174
-

296
315

407
555

740
999

▲1,221
2,590

1899

1852

RB
+

222
-

407
481

703
814

1,110
1,406

2,035
3,404

1900

1852

RD
+

1,036
1,240

1,998
2,146

2,960
6,105

12,950
-

1901

1853

BN
+

22
-

35
-

44
-

74
-

148
159

196
-

296
333

▲407
▲444

▲703
851

▲1,369
1,887

1902

1853

RB
+

222
-

370
407

481
685

1,036
1,295

▲2,405
3,700

1903

1853

RD
+

259
-

703
999

2,220
2,405

2,960
3,885

5,365
6,660

1904

1854

BN
+

22
-

35
-

44
-

63
-

137
141

174
-

333
370

426
518

777
851

1,591
1,924

1905

1854

RB
+

222
-

426
500

666
777

1,036
1,369

2,035
-

1906

1854

RD
+

999
1,369

3,145
3,589

4,625
5,476

11,100
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

22
-

▲41
-

63
-

81
-

174
181

204
-

315
352

407
▲555

▲814
925

1,776
2,331

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

▲444
▲481

777
814

1,036
1,184

1,776
3,219

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

814
925

1,295
1,813

▲3,145
▲3,404

4,255
12,580

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

19
-

27
-

56
-

▲93
-

185
189

222
-

389
426

481
592

▼962
1,110

2,405
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

259
-

▲444
481

666
962

1,665
2,960

13,320
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

1,073
1,406

2,035
2,368

▲5,550
▲6,475

13,690
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

▲34
-

59
-

96
-

130
-

370
389

463
-

▲703
777

▲1,221
1,406

1,850
2,405

3,700
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

2,405
2,960

4,625
-

6,660
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

3,700
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

19
-

28
-

41
-

63
-

▼130
141

174
-

352
370

▲426
481

851
1,073

▲2,109
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

185
-

352
389

574
740

1,332
1,665

2,331
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

192
-

703
851

1,258
1,924

4,255
4,810

6,475
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

22
-

35
-

44
-

63
-

137
141

204
-

296
359

500
525

703
925

1,776
2,590

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

204
-

463
500

611
962

1,073
1,332

4,810
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

777
1,147

▲2,109
▲2,479

4,810
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

56
-

126
-

185
-

211
-

278
315

426
-

574
648

▲962
▲1,184

1,998
2,183

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

740
1,073

1,480
2,331

3,959
4,440

5,365
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

1,850
▲2,146

4,440
7,215

18,500
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

56
-

130
-

196
-

241
-

352
370

451
-

703
740

925
1,184

2,590
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

463
-

1,295
1,480

▼1,924
2,738

4,440
4,995

6,290
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

2,775
3,071

3,700
5,365

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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