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
+

4,704
-

7,370
-

9,408
-

▲14,112
-

29,008
29,792

36,848
-

62,720
66,640

70,560
86,240

133,280
172,480

258,720
337,120

1815

Type

RB
+

39,200
-

74,480
82,320

121,520
152,880

235,200
274,400

407,680
784,000

1816

Type

RD
+

40,768
-

125,440
145,040

266,560
368,480

603,680
705,600

1,019,200
1,489,600

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

6,272
-

14,112
-

29,008
-

43,120
-

113,680
121,520

172,480
-

572,320
627,200

1,176,000
▲1,223,040

▲1,489,600
1,568,000

2,430,400
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

180,320
-

509,600
666,400

1,332,800
1,568,000

▲2,744,000
3,763,200

7,056,000
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

4,704
-

7,370
-

25,088
-

33,712
-

60,368
70,560

133,280
-

211,680
274,400

368,480
431,200

509,600
▼784,000

1,489,600
1,960,000

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

243,040
352,800

682,080
784,000

1,019,200
1,489,600

2,116,800
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

627,200
1,097,600

1,960,000
2,822,400

3,920,000
7,056,000

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

4,704
-

10,192
-

25,088
-

36,848
-

90,160
101,920

156,800
-

235,200
250,880

297,920
470,400

650,720
862,400

1,332,800
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

156,800
-

▲446,880
509,600

705,600
1,136,800

1,960,000
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

8,624
-

21,168
-

39,200
-

94,080
-

313,600
329,280

431,200
-

784,000
940,800

1,411,200
1,489,600

1,960,000
2,352,000

3,528,000
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

823,200
1,019,200

1,568,000
1,803,200

3,528,000
4,155,200

5,096,000
-

1832

1841

BN
+

5,331
-

15,680
-

22,736
-

27,440
-

72,128
86,240

▲133,280
-

266,560
305,760

407,680
446,880

744,800
784,000

1,074,080
-

1833

1841

RB
+

392,000
431,200

533,120
784,000

1,332,800
1,646,400

2,430,400
-

1834

1841

RD
+

548,800
658,560

1,489,600
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

4,704
-

7,370
-

13,328
-

19,600
-

58,800
62,720

109,760
-

250,880
282,240

407,680
415,520

588,000
705,600

1,254,400
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

113,680
-

266,560
297,920

493,920
682,080

862,400
1,019,200

1,568,000
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

1,450,400
2,038,400

5,880,000
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

4,704
-

7,840
-

21,168
-

27,440
-

▼78,400
▼82,320

109,760
-

258,720
313,600

431,200
533,120

705,600
1,058,400

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

305,760
392,000

627,200
744,800

1,019,200
1,489,600

2,744,000
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

4,704,000
6,820,800

14,112,000
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

4,077
-

8,624
-

13,328
-

21,952
-

61,936
64,288

101,920
-

227,360
266,560

392,000
431,200

705,600
901,600

1,568,000
2,116,800

1845

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

RB
+

235,200
-

392,000
431,200

548,800
901,600

▼1,332,800
1,489,600

2,352,000
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

2,352,000
3,057,600

7,056,000
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

5,018
-

8,624
-

25,088
-

37,632
-

101,920
105,840

180,320
-

313,600
321,440

337,120
501,760

862,400
1,019,200

1,489,600
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

352,800
384,160

431,200
540,960

1,411,200
2,116,800

4,468,800
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

5,488
-

9,408
-

▲31,360
-

▲47,040
-

▲82,320
▲86,240

109,760
-

329,280
337,120

376,320
470,400

666,400
901,600

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

▲376,320
431,200

548,800
642,880

823,200
-

1856

1844

BN
+

4,704
-

7,370
-

13,328
-

21,168
-

58,800
68,992

94,080
-

274,400
290,080

▲376,320
446,880

588,000
-

1,136,800
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲164,640
-

415,520
509,600

744,800
901,600

1,332,800
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

14,112
-

23,520
-

50,960
-

82,320
-

235,200
241,472

274,400
-

1,136,800
1,176,000

1,254,400
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

1,568,000
2,195,200

6,585,600
-

1862

1845

BN
+

4,390
-

6,272
-

11,760
-

14,112
-

43,120
47,040

62,720
-

94,080
125,440

180,320
266,560

▼392,000
-

1863

1845

RB
+

109,760
-

235,200
290,080

▲431,200
548,800

862,400
1,254,400

1864

1845

RD
+

580,160
784,000

1,724,800
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

5,331
-

6,586
-

12,544
-

18,032
-

40,768
47,040

62,720
-

117,600
141,120

180,320
235,200

282,240
392,000

823,200
1,097,600

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

117,600
-

235,200
290,080

509,600
564,480

▲784,000
1,176,000

1,960,000
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

4,704
-

7,056
-

12,544
-

20,384
-

62,720
66,640

90,160
-

160,720
227,360

509,600
940,800

1,176,000
-

1,803,200
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

823,200
980,000

1,724,800
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

5,331
-

10,192
-

27,440
-

39,200
-

90,160
101,920

141,120
-

415,520
431,200

470,400
784,000

1,332,800
1,568,000

4,704,000
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

784,000
1,019,200

1,489,600
-

1877

1847

BN
+

4,077
-

6,899
-

10,976
-

18,816
-

47,040
48,608

78,400
-

▲101,920
▲109,760

▲141,120
196,000

313,600
431,200

760,480
-

1878

1847

RB
+

78,400
-

219,520
258,720

352,800
470,400

705,600
901,600

1,803,200
-

1879

1847

RD
+

415,520
627,200

1,332,800
1,528,800

2,744,000
3,528,000

5,488,000
7,840,000

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

9,408
-

23,520
-

47,040
-

74,480
-

172,480
180,320

258,720
-

666,400
705,600

823,200
1,019,200

1,960,000
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

▲980,000
▲1,372,000

3,684,800
3,763,200

3,998,400
-

1883

1848

BN
+

4,234
-

6,272
-

11,760
-

19,600
-

47,040
48,608

65,072
-

▲101,920
▲109,760

156,800
219,520

290,080
337,120

588,000
1,019,200

1884

1848

RB
+

62,720
-

188,160
203,840

250,880
384,160

627,200
682,080

980,000
-

1885

1848

RD
+

70,560
-

199,920
274,400

1,254,400
2,587,200

3,606,400
-

1886

1849

BN
+

4,390
-

7,840
-

13,328
-

20,384
-

58,800
61,152

70,560
-

133,280
152,880

258,720
274,400

368,480
603,680

901,600
-

1887

1849

RB
+

86,240
-

423,360
429,632

439,040
548,800

▼862,400
1,097,600

1,568,000
-

1888

1849

RD
+

1,960,000
-

1889

1850

BN
+

4,390
-

5,958
-

11,760
-

14,112
-

35,280
37,632

47,040
-

70,560
78,400

94,080
117,600

196,000
211,680

290,080
862,400

1890

1850

RB
+

48,608
-

90,160
101,920

148,960
156,800

266,560
329,280

509,600
784,000

1891

1850

RD
+

54,880
-

172,480
250,880

423,360
509,600

1,411,200
1,568,000

3,763,200
-

1892

1851

BN
+

4,704
-

7,370
-

9,408
-

▲14,112
-

32,928
33,712

39,200
-

▲74,480
78,400

101,920
133,280

203,840
211,680

290,080
548,800

1893

1851

RB
+

43,120
-

78,400
101,920

188,160
196,000

227,360
329,280

564,480
784,000

1894

1851

RD
+

141,120
203,840

392,000
470,400

705,600
940,800

1,411,200
3,763,200

1895

1851/81

BN
+

8,624
-

18,816
-

33,712
-

41,552
-

▲72,128
74,480

101,920
-

227,360
235,200

282,240
352,800

627,200
682,080

980,000
▼1,097,600

1896

1851/81

RB
+

250,880
313,600

509,600
705,600

1,176,000
1,293,600

1,489,600
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

940,800
1,254,400

3,136,000
-

1898

1852

BN
+

4,704
-

7,370
-

9,408
-

▲14,112
-

29,008
29,792

36,848
-

62,720
66,640

86,240
117,600

156,800
211,680

▲266,560
548,800

1899

1852

RB
+

47,040
-

86,240
101,920

148,960
172,480

235,200
297,920

431,200
721,280

1900

1852

RD
+

219,520
262,640

423,360
454,720

627,200
1,293,600

2,744,000
-

1901

1853

BN
+

4,704
-

7,370
-

9,408
-

15,680
-

31,360
33,712

41,552
-

62,720
70,560

86,240
94,080

148,960
▲188,160

290,080
▲407,680

1902

1853

RB
+

47,040
-

78,400
86,240

101,920
145,040

219,520
▲282,240

509,600
784,000

1903

1853

RD
+

54,880
-

148,960
211,680

▼431,200
509,600

627,200
823,200

1,136,800
1,411,200

1904

1854

BN
+

4,704
-

7,370
-

9,408
-

▲14,112
-

29,008
29,792

36,848
-

70,560
78,400

90,160
109,760

164,640
180,320

337,120
407,680

1905

1854

RB
+

47,040
-

90,160
105,840

141,120
164,640

219,520
290,080

431,200
-

1906

1854

RD
+

211,680
290,080

666,400
760,480

▲1,019,200
▲1,176,000

2,352,000
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

4,704
-

8,624
-

13,328
-

17,248
-

36,848
38,416

43,120
-

66,640
74,480

86,240
117,600

172,480
196,000

376,320
493,920

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

▲101,920
▲109,760

▲172,480
▲180,320

219,520
250,880

376,320
682,080

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

172,480
196,000

274,400
384,160

666,400
721,280

901,600
2,665,600

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

4,077
-

5,645
-

11,760
-

19,600
-

39,200
39,984

47,040
-

82,320
90,160

101,920
125,440

▼196,000
235,200

509,600
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

54,880
-

94,080
101,920

141,120
203,840

352,800
627,200

2,822,400
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

227,360
297,920

431,200
501,760

1,176,000
1,372,000

2,900,800
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

7,213
-

12,544
-

20,384
-

27,440
-

78,400
82,320

98,000
-

148,960
164,640

258,720
297,920

392,000
509,600

784,000
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

509,600
627,200

▼940,800
-

1,411,200
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

784,000
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

4,077
-

5,958
-

8,624
-

13,328
-

27,440
29,792

36,848
-

74,480
78,400

90,160
101,920

180,320
227,360

▲470,400
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

39,200
-

74,480
82,320

121,520
156,800

282,240
352,800

493,920
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

▲43,120
-

148,960
180,320

266,560
407,680

901,600
1,019,200

1,372,000
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

4,704
-

7,370
-

9,408
-

▲14,112
-

29,008
29,792

43,120
-

62,720
76,048

105,840
111,328

148,960
196,000

376,320
548,800

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

43,120
-

98,000
105,840

129,360
203,840

227,360
282,240

1,019,200
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

164,640
243,040

▲470,400
▲540,960

1,019,200
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

11,760
-

26,656
-

39,200
-

▼43,120
-

58,800
66,640

90,160
-

121,520
▲141,120

▲211,680
250,880

423,360
462,560

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

156,800
227,360

313,600
493,920

838,880
940,800

1,136,800
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

392,000
454,720

940,800
1,528,800

3,920,000
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

11,760
-

27,440
-

41,552
-

50,960
-

74,480
78,400

95,648
-

148,960
156,800

196,000
250,880

548,800
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

▲101,920
-

274,400
313,600

407,680
580,160

940,800
1,058,400

1,332,800
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

588,000
650,720

784,000
1,136,800

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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