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
-

65
-

83
-

118
-

257
264

327
-

556
591

626
765

1,182
1,529

2,294
2,989

1815

Type

RB
+

348
-

660
730

1,077
1,355

2,085
2,433

3,614
6,950

1816

Type

RD
+

361
-

1,112
1,286

2,363
3,266

5,352
6,255

9,035
13,205

1817

1839 Type of 1840

BN
+

56
-

125
-

257
-

382
-

1,008
1,077

1,529
-

▲4,865
▲5,421

10,425
10,773

12,510
13,900

21,545
-

1818

1839 Type of 1840

RB
+

1,599
-

4,518
5,908

11,815
13,900

▲23,630
33,360

62,550
-

1820

1840 Large Date

BN
+

42
-

65
-

222
-

299
-

535
605

1,182
-

1,876
2,433

3,266
3,822

4,518
▼7,297

13,205
17,375

1821

1840 Large Date

RB
+

2,155
3,128

6,047
6,950

9,035
13,205

18,765
-

1822

1840 Large Date

RD
+

5,560
9,730

17,375
25,020

34,750
62,550

1823

1840 Small Date

BN
+

42
-

90
-

222
-

327
-

▼799
▼903

1,390
-

2,085
2,224

2,641
4,170

5,769
7,645

11,815
-

1824

1840 Small Date

RB
+

1,390
-

3,683
4,518

6,255
10,078

17,375
-

1826

1840 Small/Large 18

BN
+

76
-

188
-

348
-

834
-

2,780
2,919

3,822
-

6,950
8,340

12,510
13,205

17,375
20,850

31,275
-

1827

1840 Small/Large 18

RB
+

7,297
9,035

13,900
15,985

31,275
36,835

45,175
-

1832

1841

BN
+

▲47
-

139
-

202
-

243
-

639
765

1,112
-

2,363
2,711

3,614
3,961

6,602
6,950

9,522
-

1833

1841

RB
+

3,475
3,822

4,726
6,950

11,815
14,595

21,545
-

1834

1841

RD
+

4,865
5,838

13,205
-

1835

1842 Large Date

BN
+

42
-

65
-

118
-

174
-

521
556

973
-

2,224
2,502

3,614
3,683

5,213
6,255

11,120
-

1836

1842 Large Date

RB
+

1,008
-

2,363
2,641

4,379
▲6,047

7,645
9,035

13,900
-

1837

1842 Large Date

RD
+

12,858
18,070

52,125
-

1838

1842 Small Date

BN
+

42
-

70
-

188
-

▲243
-

▼799
▼813

973
-

2,294
2,780

3,822
4,726

6,255
9,383

1839

1842 Small Date

RB
+

▲2,711
3,475

5,560
6,602

9,035
13,205

24,325
-

1840

1842 Small Date

RD
+

41,700
60,465

125,100
-

1844

1843 Petite Head, Small Letters

BN
+

36
-

76
-

118
-

195
-

▲549
570

▲903
-

2,015
2,363

3,475
3,822

6,255
7,992

13,900
18,765

1845

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RB
+

▲2,085
-

▲3,475
▲3,822

4,865
7,992

12,510
13,205

20,850
-

1846

1843 Petite Head, Sm Letters

RD
+

▲20,850
27,105

62,550
-

1847

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

BN
+

44
-

76
-

▲222
-

334
-

903
938

1,599
-

2,780
2,850

2,989
4,448

7,645
9,035

13,205
-

1848

1843 Petite Head, Lg Letters

RB
+

3,128
3,405

3,822
4,796

12,510
18,765

39,615
-

1850

1843 Mature Head

BN
+

49
-

83
-

257
-

▲396
-

695
730

973
-

▲2,919
2,989

3,336
4,170

5,908
7,992

1851

1843 Mature Head

RB
+

▲3,266
3,822

4,865
5,699

7,297
-

1856

1844

BN
+

42
-

65
-

118
-

188
-

521
612

834
-

▲2,433
▲2,572

▲3,266
3,961

5,213
-

10,078
-

1857

1844

RB
+

▲1,390
-

3,683
4,518

▼6,602
▼7,992

11,815
-

1859

1844/81

BN
+

125
-

208
-

452
-

730
-

2,085
▲2,141

2,433
-

▲10,078
▲10,425

▲11,120
-

1860

1844/81

RB
+

13,900
19,460

58,380
-

1862

1845

BN
+

39
-

56
-

104
-

125
-

382
417

556
-

▼834
1,112

▼1,599
2,363

3,753
-

1863

1845

RB
+

973
-

2,085
2,572

3,683
4,865

7,645
11,120

1864

1845

RD
+

5,143
6,950

15,290
-

1865

1846 Small Date

BN
+

47
-

58
-

111
-

160
-

361
417

556
-

1,043
1,251

1,599
2,085

2,502
3,475

7,297
9,730

1866

1846 Small Date

RB
+

▲1,043
-

2,085
2,572

4,518
5,004

6,602
10,425

17,375
-

1868

1846 Medium Date

BN
+

42
-

63
-

111
-

181
-

556
591

799
-

1,425
2,015

4,518
8,340

10,425
-

15,985
-

1869

1846 Medium Date

RB
+

7,297
8,688

15,290
-

1871

1846 Tall Date

BN
+

47
-

90
-

243
-

▲348
-

799
903

1,251
-

▲3,683
3,822

4,170
6,950

11,815
13,900

41,700
-

1872

1846 Tall Date

RB
+

6,950
9,035

13,205
-

1877

1847

BN
+

36
-

61
-

97
-

167
-

417
▼431

695
-

834
▲917

1,182
1,737

2,780
3,822

6,741
-

1878

1847

RB
+

695
-

▲1,946
2,294

3,128
▼4,170

6,255
7,992

15,985
-

1879

1847

RD
+

3,683
▲5,560

11,815
13,552

24,325
31,275

48,650
69,500

1880

1847 Large/Small 47

BN
+

83
-

208
-

▲417
-

660
-

▲1,529
▲1,599

2,294
-

▲5,908
▲6,255

7,297
▲9,035

17,375
-

1881

1847/47 Large/Small 47

RB
+

8,340
11,815

32,665
33,360

35,445
-

1883

1848

BN
+

38
-

56
-

104
-

174
-

417
431

577
-

869
952

1,390
1,946

2,572
2,989

5,213
9,035

1884

1848

RB
+

556
-

▲1,668
▲1,807

2,224
3,405

5,560
6,047

8,688
-

1885

1848

RD
+

626
-

1,772
2,433

11,120
22,935

31,970
-

1886

1849

BN
+

39
-

70
-

118
-

181
-

521
542

626
-

▲1,182
1,355

2,294
2,433

3,266
5,352

7,992
-

1887

1849

RB
+

765
-

3,753
3,809

3,892
4,865

9,035
9,730

13,900
-

1888

1849

RD
+

17,375
-

1889

1850

BN
+

39
-

53
-

104
-

125
-

313
334

417
-

626
695

834
1,043

1,737
1,876

2,572
7,645

1890

1850

RB
+

431
-

▲799
903

▲1,321
1,390

2,363
2,919

4,518
6,950

1891

1850

RD
+

486
-

1,529
2,224

3,753
4,518

12,510
13,900

33,360
-

1892

1851

BN
+

42
-

65
-

83
-

118
-

292
299

348
-

▲626
695

▼903
1,182

1,807
1,876

▲2,572
4,865

1893

1851

RB
+

382
-

695
903

1,668
1,737

▲2,015
▲2,919

5,004
6,950

1894

1851

RD
+

1,251
1,807

3,475
4,170

▲6,255
8,340

12,510
33,360

1895

1851/81

BN
+

76
-

167
-

299
-

368
-

626
660

903
-

2,015
2,085

2,502
3,128

5,560
6,047

8,688
10,425

1896

1851/81

RB
+

2,224
2,780

4,518
6,255

10,425
11,468

13,205
-

1897

1851/81

RD
+

▲8,340
▲11,120

27,800
-

1898

1852

BN
+

42
-

65
-

83
-

118
-

257
264

327
-

556
591

765
1,043

1,390
1,876

▲2,294
4,865

1899

1852

RB
+

417
-

765
903

1,321
1,529

2,085
2,641

3,822
6,394

1900

1852

RD
+

1,946
2,328

3,753
4,031

5,560
11,468

24,325
-

1901

1853

BN
+

42
-

65
-

83
-

139
-

278
299

368
-

556
626

▲765
▲834

▲1,321
1,599

▲2,572
3,544

1902

1853

RB
+

417
-

695
765

903
1,286

1,946
2,433

▲4,518
6,950

1903

1853

RD
+

486
-

1,321
1,876

4,170
4,518

5,560
7,297

10,078
12,510

1904

1854

BN
+

42
-

65
-

83
-

118
-

257
264

327
-

626
695

799
973

1,460
1,599

2,989
3,614

1905

1854

RB
+

417
-

799
938

1,251
1,460

1,946
2,572

3,822
-

1906

1854

RD
+

1,876
2,572

5,908
6,741

8,688
10,286

20,850
-

1907

1855 Upright 55

BN
+

42
-

▲76
-

118
-

153
-

327
341

382
-

591
660

765
▲1,043

▲1,529
1,737

3,336
4,379

1908

1855 Upright 55

RB
+

▲834
▲903

1,460
1,529

1,946
2,224

3,336
6,047

1909

1855 Upright 55

RD
+

1,529
1,737

2,433
3,405

▲5,908
▲6,394

7,992
23,630

1910

1855 Slanted 55

BN
+

36
-

50
-

104
-

▲174
-

348
354

417
-

730
799

903
1,112

▼1,807
2,085

4,518
-

1911

1855 Slanted 55

RB
+

486
-

▲834
903

1,251
1,807

3,128
5,560

25,020
-

1912

1855 Slanted 55

RD
+

2,015
2,641

3,822
4,448

▲10,425
▲12,163

25,715
-

1913

1855 Knob on Ear

BN
+

▲64
-

111
-

181
-

243
-

695
730

869
-

▲1,321
1,460

▲2,294
2,641

3,475
4,518

6,950
-

1914

1855 Knob on Ear

RB
+

4,518
5,560

8,688
-

12,510
-

1915

1855 Knob on Ear

RD
+

6,950
-

1919

1856 Upright 5

BN
+

36
-

53
-

76
-

118
-

▼243
264

327
-

660
695

▲799
903

1,599
2,015

▲3,961
-

1920

1856 Upright 5

RB
+

348
-

660
730

1,077
1,390

2,502
3,128

4,379
-

1921

1856 Upright 5

RD
+

361
-

1,321
1,599

2,363
3,614

7,992
9,035

12,163
-

1922

1856 Slanted 5

BN
+

42
-

65
-

83
-

118
-

257
264

382
-

556
674

938
987

1,321
1,737

3,336
4,865

1923

1856 Slanted 5

RB
+

382
-

869
938

1,147
1,807

2,015
2,502

9,035
-

1924

1856 Slanted 5

RD
+

1,460
2,155

▲3,961
▲4,657

9,035
-

1928

1857 Large Date

BN
+

104
-

236
-

348
-

396
-

521
591

799
-

1,077
1,216

▲1,807
▲2,224

3,753
4,101

1929

1857 Large Date

RB
+

1,390
2,015

2,780
4,379

7,436
8,340

10,078
-

1930

1857 Large Date

RD
+

3,475
▲4,031

8,340
13,552

34,750
-

1931

1857 Small Date

BN
+

104
-

243
-

368
-

452
-

660
695

848
-

1,321
1,390

1,737
2,224

4,865
-

1932

1857 Small Date

RB
+

869
-

2,433
2,780

▼3,614
5,143

8,340
9,383

11,815
-

1933

1857 Small Date

RD
+

5,213
5,769

6,950
10,078

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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