Coins / Values by year / 1856 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.
← 1855 1857 → Variant Mintage Value range 1856 Business strike 1,250 $8,000 – $370,000 1856 Proof Proof 1,250 $17,000 – $34,000
Variant Mintage Value range 1856 Upright 5 Upright 5 2,690,463 $29 – $900 1856 Slanting 5 — $29 – $900
Variant Mintage Value range 1856 Business strike 40,430 $80 – $1,900
Variant Mintage Value range 1856 Business strike 1,458,000 $75 – $11,000
Variant Mintage Value range 1856 Business strike 4,880,000 $40 – $800 1856-O O mintmark 1,100,000 $40 – $2,600
Variant Mintage Value range 1856 Large Date Large Date 5,780,000 $40 – $16,000 1856 Small Date — $13 – $6,000 1856-O O mintmark 1,180,000 $29 – $7,000 1856-S S mintmark 70,000 $320 – $50,000
Variant Mintage Value range 1856 Business strike 7,264,000 $35 – $5,000 1856-O O mintmark 968,000 $60 – $13,000 1856-S S mintmark 286,000 $340 – $21,000 1856-S S mintmark · S over Small s — $340 – $21,000
Variant Mintage Value range 1856 Business strike 938,000 $40 – $19,000 1856-O O mintmark 2,658,000 $40 – $11,000 1856-S S mintmark 211,000 $160 – $29,000
Variant Mintage Value range 1856 Business strike 63,500 $700 – $21,000
Variant Mintage Value range 1856-S S mintmark 24,600 $1,300 – $50,000 1856 Upright 5 Upright 5 1,762,936 $340 – $2,400 1856 Slant 5 — $340 – $2,400 1856-DA DA mintmark · Type 3 1,460 $8,000 – $90,000
Variant Mintage Value range 1856 Business strike 384,240 $500 – $3,200 1856-C C mintmark 7,913 $1,700 – $35,000
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