1794-1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollars
The 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar (Buy on eBay) holds an important place in history and numismatics. Besides representing the first year of issue for the silver dollar denomination, the issue also carried a limited mintage and experienced heavy circulation, making any surviving examples great rarities. Although 2,000 pieces were originally produced, a quantity of 1,758 […]
The Flowing Hair Dollar was struck for only two years. During the first year of production, there were initially 2,000 coins struck. Of that number, 242 coins were not released, but melted due to low quality. This scant mintage of 1,758 coins released was followed by greater production in the second and final year of […]
Flowing Hair Silver Dollars were struck on planchets with the composition specified in the Coinage Act of 1792. This consisted of 89.24% silver and 10.76% copper with a weight of 416 grains or 26.96 grams. Because of the primitive methods of producing the planchets, the diameter differs from coin to coin but is typically between […]