1856 Coin Values

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.

Coin variants

Denominations

Year

1856

Half Cents & Cents

Face value: $0.01

Flying Eagle Cent

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1856Business strike	1,250	$8,000 – $370,000
1856 ProofProof	1,250	$17,000 – $34,000

Braided Hair Cent

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1856 Upright 5Upright 5	2,690,463	$29 – $900
1856Slanting 5	—	$29 – $900

Braided Hair Half Cent

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1856Business strike	40,430	$80 – $1,900

Two Cents, Three Cents & Half Dimes

Face value: $0.02

Three Cent Silver

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1856Business strike	1,458,000	$75 – $11,000

Seated Liberty Half Dime

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1856Business strike	4,880,000	$40 – $800
1856-OO mintmark	1,100,000	$40 – $2,600

Dimes

Face value: $0.10

Seated Liberty Dime

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

Twenty Cents and Quarters

Face value: $0.25

Seated Liberty Quarter

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

Half Dollars

Face value: $0.50

Seated Liberty Half Dollar

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

Dollars

Face value: $1

Seated Liberty Dollar

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1856Business strike	63,500	$700 – $21,000

Gold Coins

Face value: $2

Gold Dollar

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

Liberty Head $2.5

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1856Business strike	384,240	$500 – $3,200
1856-CC mintmark	7,913	$1,700 – $35,000

Variant	Mintage	Value range
1856Business strike	197,990	$800 – $20,000
1856-CC mintmark	28,457	$1,700 – $60,000
1856-DADA mintmark	19,786	$1,900 – $34,000
1856-OO mintmark	10,000	$1,200 – $50,000
1856-SS mintmark	105,100	$900 – $50,000