Braided Hair Cent is a United States catalog series covering 1839-1857. This page organizes the available design types, dated issues, mint information, recognized varieties, physical specifications, and grade references.

40 dated issues and 0 documented varieties are organized below.

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Early Copper Penny

1839–1857; 100% Copper.

Designer: Christian Gobrecht; diameter: 28.5 mm; weight: 10.89 g.

Dated issues

1839 P Braided Hair Cent1840 P Braided Hair Cent - All Varieties1840 P Braided Hair Cent - Large Date1840 P Braided Hair Cent - Small Date1840 P Braided Hair Cent - Small Date Over Large 181841 P Braided Hair Cent - Small Date1842 P Braided Hair Cent - All Varieties1842 P Braided Hair Cent - Large Date1842 P Braided Hair Cent - Small Date1843 P Braided Hair Cent - All Varieties1843 P Braided Hair Cent - Mature - Large Letters1843 P Braided Hair Cent - Petite - Large Letters1843 P Braided Hair Cent - Petite - Small Letters1844 P Braided Hair Cent - Normal Date1844 P Braided Hair Cent - 44 Over 811845 P Braided Hair Cent1846 P Braided Hair Cent - All Varieties1846 P Braided Hair Cent - Medium Date1846 P Braided Hair Cent - Small Date1846 P Braided Hair Cent - Tall Date1847 P Braided Hair Cent - Normal Date1847 P Braided Hair Cent - 7 Over Small 71848 P Braided Hair Cent1849 P Braided Hair Cent1850 P Braided Hair Cent1851 P Braided Hair Cent - Normal Date1851 P Braided Hair Cent - 51 Over 811852 P Braided Hair Cent1853 P Braided Hair Cent1854 P Braided Hair Cent1855 P Braided Hair Cent - All Varieties1855 P Braided Hair Cent - Slanted 5s1855 P Braided Hair Cent - Slanted 5s - Knob on Ear1855 P Braided Hair Cent - Upright 5s1856 P Braided Hair Cent - All Varieties1856 P Braided Hair Cent - Slanted 51856 P Braided Hair Cent - Upright 51857 P Braided Hair Cent - All Varieties1857 P Braided Hair Cent - Large Date1857 P Braided Hair Cent - Small Date