What is the value of 1856 fifty cent piece?

Answer 1

July 17, 2009 The 1856 Seated Liberty half dollar was produced at 3 US Mint facilities; Philadelphia, New Orleans and San Francisco. The mintmark can be found on the reverse [tails] side of the coin under the eagle. The letter "O" indicates the coin was minted in New Orleans. The letter "S" indicates the coin was minted in San Francisco and if there is no letter that indicates the coin was minted at Philadelphia which is shown in this listing as 1856-P. The values for this coin can be seen in the chart shown below. Circulated Grades........1856-P........1856-O...........1856-S G4.................................$30..............$30.................$50 F12................................$50..............$50.................$125 EF40..............................$140............$140...............$525 AU55..............................$300............$300...............$1900 Uncirculated Grades MS60..............................$525.............$525...............$4500 MS63..............................$1200...........$1200.............$13,500 MS64..............................$2600............$2600............$29,000