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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Braided Hair Large Cents (1839–1857) series of Large Cents in the U.S. Coins contains 45 distinct entries with CPG® values between $15.00 and $26,000.00.
The very first federal coin ever struck by the United States Mint for mass circulation was the 1793 AMERI Chain large cent. While most estimates suggest there are fewer than 200 surviving examples of the nation's first large cent, many issues of the heftier predecessor to today's small-size one-cent coin are much more common. The large cent, measuring between 27 and 29 millimeters in diameter (depending on the type), are roughly the size of a modern half dollar. The entire mintage of large cents originated from the Philadelphia Mint, and thus no large cent ...

Catalog Detail

  Braided Hair Large Cents (1839–1857) Value Range Favorite
Braided Hair Large Cents (1839–1857) Value Range  
1855 1c Upright 55 MS BN
$15.00
-
$6,000
$15.00 - $6,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-1 MS BN
$15.00
-
$6,000
$15.00 - $6,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-2 MS BN
$15.00
-
$6,000
$15.00 - $6,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-3 MS BN
$15.00
-
$6,000
$15.00 - $6,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-4 MS BN
$15.00
-
$6,000
$15.00 - $6,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-5 MS BN
$15.00
-
$6,000
$15.00 - $6,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-6 MS BN
$15.00
-
$6,000
$15.00 - $6,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-7 MS BN
$15.00
-
$6,000
$15.00 - $6,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-8 MS BN
$15.00
-
$6,000
$15.00 - $6,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-12 MS BN
$15.00
-
$6,000
$15.00 - $6,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-13 MS BN
$15.00
-
$6,000
$15.00 - $6,000
1855 1c Upright 55 MS RB
$260
-
$11,500
$260 - $11,500
1855 1c Upright 55, N-1 MS RB
$260
-
$11,500
$260 - $11,500
1855 1c Upright 55, N-2 MS RB
$260
-
$11,500
$260 - $11,500
1855 1c Upright 55, N-3 MS RB
$260
-
$11,500
$260 - $11,500
1855 1c Upright 55, N-4 MS RB
$260
-
$11,500
$260 - $11,500
1855 1c Upright 55, N-5 MS RB
$260
-
$11,500
$260 - $11,500
1855 1c Upright 55, N-6 MS RB
$260
-
$11,500
$260 - $11,500
1855 1c Upright 55, N-7 MS RB
$260
-
$11,500
$260 - $11,500
1855 1c Upright 55, N-8 MS RB
$260
-
$11,500
$260 - $11,500
1855 1c Upright 55, N-12 MS RB
$260
-
$11,500
$260 - $11,500
1855 1c Upright 55, N-13 MS RB
$260
-
$11,500
$260 - $11,500
1855 1c Upright 55 MS RD
$975
-
$26,000
$975 - $26,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-1 MS RD
$975
-
$26,000
$975 - $26,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-2 MS RD
$975
-
$26,000
$975 - $26,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-3 MS RD
$975
-
$26,000
$975 - $26,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-4 MS RD
$975
-
$26,000
$975 - $26,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-5 MS RD
$975
-
$26,000
$975 - $26,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-6 MS RD
$975
-
$26,000
$975 - $26,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-7 MS RD
$975
-
$26,000
$975 - $26,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-8 MS RD
$975
-
$26,000
$975 - $26,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-12 MS RD
$975
-
$26,000
$975 - $26,000
1855 1c Upright 55, N-13 MS RD
$975
-
$26,000
$975 - $26,000
1855 1c Knob on Ear MS BN
$32.00
-
$6,500
$32.00 - $6,500
1855 1c Knob on Ear, N-9 MS BN
$32.00
-
$6,500
$32.00 - $6,500
1855 1c Knob on Ear MS RB
$3,150
-
$10,500
$3,150 - $10,500
1855 1c Knob on Ear, N-9 MS RB
$3,150
-
$10,500
$3,150 - $10,500
1855 1c Knob on Ear MS RD
$5,500
-
$6,500
$5,500 - $6,500
1855 1c Knob on Ear, N-9 MS RD
$5,500
-
$6,500
$5,500 - $6,500
1855 1c Slanted 55 MS BN
$15.00
-
$7,250
$15.00 - $7,250
1855 1c Slanted 55, N-10 MS BN
$15.00
-
$7,250
$15.00 - $7,250
1855 1c Slanted 55 MS RB
$470
-
$6,250
$470 - $6,250
1855 1c Slanted 55, N-10 MS RB
$470
-
$6,250
$470 - $6,250

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1855 1c Slanted 55 MS RD
$1,750
-
$20,000
$1,750 - $20,000
1855 1c Slanted 55, N-10 MS RD
$1,750
-
$20,000
$1,750 - $20,000
       

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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Braided Hair Large Cents (1839–1857) series of Large Cents in the U.S. Coins contains 45 distinct entries with CPG® values between $15.00 and $26,000.00.
The very first federal coin ever struck by the United States Mint for mass circulation was the 1793 AMERI Chain large cent. While most estimates suggest there are fewer than 200 surviving examples of the nation's first large cent, many issues of the heftier predecessor to today's small-size one-cent coin are much more common. The large cent, measuring between 27 and 29 millimeters in diameter (depending on the type), are roughly the size of a modern half dollar. The entire mintage of large cents originated from the Philadelphia Mint, and thus no large cent ...

Catalog Detail