Complete mintage data for the United States Braided Hair Cent series, 1840–1857. A total of 70,916,893 coins were struck across all years, mintmarks, and strike types, peaking in 1851 with 9,889,707 coins.
Combined mintage per year across every strike type and all mintmarks.
Every variant in the series, sorted by year. Each row is one unique coin (year + mintmark + strike type combination).
| Year | Design | Mintmark | Mint Facility | Strike Type | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | Large Date | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 2,462,700 |
| 1841 | — | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 1,597,367 |
| 1842 | Large Date | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 2,383,390 |
| 1843 | Petite - Small Letters | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 2,425,342 |
| 1844 | — | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 2,398,752 |
| 1845 | — | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 3,894,804 |
| 1846 | Small Date | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 4,120,800 |
| 1847 | — | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 6,183,669 |
| 1848 | — | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 6,415,799 |
| 1849 | — | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 4,178,500 |
| 1850 | — | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 4,426,844 |
| 1851 | — | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 9,889,707 |
| 1852 | — | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 5,063,094 |
| 1853 | — | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 6,641,131 |
| 1854 | — | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 4,236,156 |
| 1855 | Upright 5's | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 1,574,829 |
| 1856 | Upright 5 | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 2,690,463 |
| 1857 | Large Date | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Business strike | 333,546 |
| Total | 70,916,893 | ||||