Half-Cents and Cents

Braided Hair Cent Value Chart by Year

Years: 1839–1857Designer: Christian GobrechtComposition: Copper

Diameter: 27.50 millimetersWeight: 10.89 grams

The Braided Hair cent, minted from 1839 to 1857, represents the final chapter of the United States "large cent" era. Designed by Christian Gobrecht, this series refined the preceding Matron Head style, introducing a…

Years Minted

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Top Value

Showing19 years·552 coin types

1839

4 types

1840

26 types

1841

16 types

1842

20 types

1843

22 types

1844

16 types

1845

20 types

1846

38 types

1847

37 types

1848

43 types

1849

25 types

1850

35 types

1851

47 types

1852

31 types

1853

58 types

1854

32 types

1855

27 types

1856

35 types

1857

20 types