1850 Braided Hair Liberty Head Large Cents

Early Copper Penny

Mintage: 4,426,844

Minted at: Philadelphia (No Mint Mark)

Designer - Engraver: Christian Gobrecht

Metal Composition: 100% Copper

Diameter: 28.5 mm

Mass / Weight: 10.89 grams

What This Coin Looks Like (Obverse, Reverse, Mint Mark Location, Special Features, etc.):

Coin Value Chart: Typical Coin Prices, Values and Worth in USD based on Grade/Condition. Numismatic portion of the values last updated February 2026, precious metal portion of the values is updated live!
Good (G-4)	Very Good (VG-8)	Fine (F-12)	Very Fine (VF-20)	Extremely Fine (EF-40)	About Uncirculated (AU-50)	Uncirculated (MS-60)	Uncirculated (MS-63)	Proof (PR-63)
$30	$46	$50	$73	$186	$249	$313	$556	-

USA Coin Book Estimated Value of 1850 Braided Hair Liberty Head Large Cent is Worth $46 in Average Condition and can be Worth $313 to $556 or more in Uncirculated (MS+) Mint Condition. Click here to Learn How to use Coin Price Charts. Also, click here to Learn About Grading Coins. The Melt Value shown below is how Valuable the Coin's Metal is Worth (bare minimum value of coin). Click here to see the Melt Value of every US Coin.

MELT VALUE: $0.1517

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17 items found

1850 Braided Hair Large Cent VF

Open 5

$34.00

Seller: Nashuacoins
Certification Agency: Raw / Unspecified
Condition: VF

1850-P Braided Hair Liberty Head Large Cent - VF (Very Fine) condition

Nice clean coin

$29.95

Seller: jmelvin
Certification Agency: Raw / Unspecified
Condition: VF (Very Fine) condition as reported by the CoinSnap app (see photos and judge for yourself)

1850 P Braided Hair Liberty Head Large Cents - VF (Very Fine) but reverse damaged

$19.95

Seller: jmelvin
Certification Agency: Raw / Unspecified
Condition: VF but reverse exposed to heat and damaged (see photos)

1850-P Braided Hair Liberty Head Large Cent - F (Fine) condition

$19.95

Seller: jmelvin
Certification Agency: Raw / Unspecified
Condition: F (Fine) condition as reported by the CoinSnap app (see photos and judge for yourself)