1856 Mint Set
Number of
Required Items
16
Required Items
Current Finest
Possible Set Rating
67.071
Possible Set Rating
The small cent made its debut in the Mint Set for 1856. While technically a pattern, they were stuck in sufficient quantity and circulated widely enough to make them collectible as a business strike issue. As is typical for the decade, the greatest silver rarities will be found in the San Francisco issues. While mintages generally ran below that of Philadelphia and New Orleans, the fact that very few were saved in Mint State makes them quite costly and elusive today.
Notes: This set has bonuses. Please see the Set Composition for a listing.
All-Time Finest (All Eras)
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. L. Hansen 1856 Mint Set 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 | 100.00% | 64.50 | 64.88 | 64.88 | ||
| 2 | lostmountainman | 75.00% | 47.95 | 47.95 | 23.98 | ||
| 3 | Yevrah's 1856 Mint Set | 68.75% | 57.25 | 57.25 | 21.81 | ||
| 4 | 1856 Mint Set | 75.00% | 30.52 | 30.52 | 15.26 | ||
| 5 | shsusa - 1856 Mint Set | 43.75% | 39.80 | 39.80 | 09.48 |
Current Finest
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. L. Hansen 1856 Mint Set 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 | 100.00% | 64.50 | 64.88 | 64.88 | ||
| 2 | lostmountainman | 75.00% | 47.95 | 47.95 | 23.98 | ||
| 3 | Yevrah's 1856 Mint Set | 68.75% | 57.25 | 57.25 | 21.81 | ||
| 4 | 1856 Mint Set | 75.00% | 30.52 | 30.52 | 15.26 | ||
| 5 | shsusa - 1856 Mint Set | 43.75% | 39.80 | 39.80 | 09.48 | ||
| 6 | SCB-Wisconsin | 18.75% | 42.40 | 42.40 | 05.05 | ||
| 7 | King 1856 P Mint Set | 18.75% | 62.33 | 62.33 | 04.45 | ||
| 8 | TigersFan | 18.75% | 41.25 | 41.25 | 03.93 | ||
| 9 | john doe | 12.50% | 47.67 | 47.67 | 03.40 | ||
| 10 | Nlkflyn 1856 Mint Set | 12.50% | 50.00 | 50.00 | 02.38 | ||
| 11 | RoadRunner60 | 6.25% | 63.00 | 63.00 | 01.50 |