1855 Coin Values

Every US coin variant minted in 1855 — 36 entries across 7 denominations. Click any coin to see its full grade chart, mintage breakdown, and current market value.

Of the 36 US coin variants minted in 1855, the highest-value coin is the 1855-S $3 Gold Piece at up to $280,000 in top grade and the rarest is the 1855-DA Liberty Head $2.5 with just 1,123 struck.

Coin variants

Denominations

Year

1855

Half Cents & Cents

Face value: $0.01

Braided Hair Cent

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1855 Upright 5'sUpright 5's	1,574,829	$29 – $1,100
1855Slanting 5's	—	$29 – $1,100
1855Slanting 5's, Knob on Ear	—	$29 – $1,100

Braided Hair Half Cent

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1855Business strike	56,500	$80 – $5,000

Two Cents, Three Cents & Half Dimes

Face value: $0.02

Three Cent Silver

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1855Business strike	139,000	$80 – $16,000

Seated Liberty Half Dime

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1855Business strike	1,750,000	$35 – $1,500
1855-OO mintmark	600,000	$40 – $6,000

Dimes

Face value: $0.10

Seated Liberty Dime

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1855Business strike	2,075,000	$16 – $7,000

Twenty Cents and Quarters

Face value: $0.25

Seated Liberty Quarter

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1855Business strike	2,857,000	$35 – $20,000
1855-OO mintmark	176,000	$160 – $26,000
1855-CCCC mintmark	396,400	—

Half Dollars

Face value: $0.50

Seated Liberty Half Dollar

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1855Business strike	759,500	$40 – $21,000
18551855 Over 1854	—	$90 – $32,000
1855-OO mintmark	3,688,000	$40 – $15,000
1855-SS mintmark	129,950	$400 – $70,000

Dollars

Face value: $1

Seated Liberty Dollar

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1855Business strike	26,000	$1,600 – $160,000

Gold Coins

Face value: $2

Gold Dollar

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1855Business strike	758,269	$500 – $50,000
1855-CC mintmark	9,803	$3,900 – $50,000
1855-DADA mintmark	1,811	$16,000 – $190,000
1855-OO mintmark	55,000	$900 – $60,000

Liberty Head $2.5

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1855Business strike	235,480	$500 – $3,500
1855-CC mintmark	3,677	$2,100 – $34,000

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1855Business strike	117,098	$800 – $9,000
1855-CC mintmark	39,788	$1,600 – $70,000
1855-DADA mintmark	22,432	$2,100 – $50,000
1855-OO mintmark	11,100	$1,500 – $25,000
1855-SS mintmark	61,000	$1,000 – $32,000