Every US coin variant minted in 1856 — 42 entries across 7 denominations. Click any coin to see its full grade chart, mintage breakdown, and current market value.
Of the 42 US coin variants minted in 1856, the highest-value coin is the 1856-O Liberty Head $20 at up to $1,000,000 in top grade and the rarest is the 1856-DA Liberty Head $2.5 with just 874 struck.
| Variant |
|---|
| Mintage |
|---|
| Value range |
|---|
| 1856Business strike | 1,250 | $8,000 – $370,000 |
| 1856 ProofProof | 1,250 | $17,000 – $34,000 |
| Variant | Mintage | Value range |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 Upright 5Upright 5 | 2,690,463 | $29 – $900 |
| 1856Slanting 5 | — | $29 – $900 |
| Variant | Mintage | Value range |
|---|---|---|
| 1856Business strike | 40,430 | $80 – $1,900 |
| Variant | Mintage | Value range |
|---|---|---|
| 1856Business strike | 1,458,000 | $75 – $11,000 |
| Variant | Mintage | Value range |
|---|---|---|
| 1856Business strike | 4,880,000 | $40 – $800 |
| 1856-OO mintmark | 1,100,000 | $40 – $2,600 |
| Variant | Mintage | Value range |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 Large DateLarge Date | 5,780,000 | $40 – $16,000 |
| 1856Small Date | — | $13 – $6,000 |
| 1856-OO mintmark | 1,180,000 | $29 – $7,000 |
| 1856-SS mintmark | 70,000 | $320 – $50,000 |
| Variant | Mintage | Value range |
|---|---|---|
| 1856Business strike | 7,264,000 | $35 – $5,000 |
| 1856-OO mintmark | 968,000 | $60 – $13,000 |
| 1856-SS mintmark | 286,000 | $340 – $21,000 |
| 1856-SS mintmark · S over Small s | — | $340 – $21,000 |
| Variant | Mintage | Value range |
|---|---|---|
| 1856Business strike | 938,000 | $40 – $19,000 |
| 1856-OO mintmark | 2,658,000 | $40 – $11,000 |
| 1856-SS mintmark | 211,000 | $160 – $29,000 |
| Variant | Mintage | Value range |
|---|---|---|
| 1856Business strike | 63,500 | $700 – $21,000 |
| Variant | Mintage | Value range |
|---|---|---|
| 1856-SS mintmark | 24,600 | $1,300 – $50,000 |
| 1856 Upright 5Upright 5 | 1,762,936 | $340 – $2,400 |
| 1856Slant 5 | — | $340 – $2,400 |
| 1856-DADA mintmark · Type 3 | 1,460 | $8,000 – $90,000 |
| Variant | Mintage | Value range |
|---|---|---|
| 1856Business strike | 384,240 | $500 – $3,200 |
| 1856-CC mintmark | 7,913 | $1,700 – $35,000 |
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| 1856-DADA mintmark | 874 | $21,000 – $150,000 |
| 1856-OO mintmark | 21,100 | $700 – $41,000 |
| 1856-SS mintmark | 72,120 | $600 – $21,000 |
| Variant | Mintage | Value range |
|---|---|---|
| 1856Business strike | 26,010 | $1,000 – $50,000 |
| 1856-SS mintmark | 34,500 | $1,100 – $100,000 |
| Variant | Mintage | Value range |
|---|---|---|
| 1856Business strike | 60,490 | $1,600 – $24,000 |
| 1856-OO mintmark | 14,500 | $1,700 – $50,000 |
| 1856-SS mintmark | 68,000 | $1,600 – $37,000 |
| Variant | Mintage | Value range |
|---|---|---|
| 1856Business strike | 329,878 | $3,800 – $60,000 |
| 1856-OO mintmark | 2,250 | $240,000 – $1,000,000 |
| 1856-SS mintmark | 1,189,750 | $3,900 – $60,000 |