Description

With two leaves below each wing.

The first silver dollar issued by the young United States Government. Very rare there were only 1,758 struck at the new federal mint in Philadelphia.

Morelan's Flowing Hair dollar is the centerpiece in the auction that will also feature 14 other early American silver dollars from his collection. It includes one of the eight known 1804 dollars.

1. Find the current Flowing Hair Dollar values by year, coin varieties, and specific grade. Silver $26.97 (+0.60) 02-05 4:59 PM EST.
2. One of the first dollar coins that was made by the US Mint almost 200 years ago is now being auctioned as the owner feels it is 'time to move on'. The silver dollar coin was stuck by the US Mint back in 1794. The coin is known as 'Flowing Hair' dollar. It features a portrait of Lady Liberty with long open hair on one side and an eagle on the other.
3. Flowing Hair Dollar Counterfeit/Fake Comparison The above is an image of an authentic Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, Small Eagle Reverse, and it's one of the top counterfeited coins. It's important to study the coin series you collect or find images and authentic examples to make sure your coin isn't fake.
4. The Flowing Hair silver dollar is a rare coin that marks the beginning of America’s official production of the dollar — which is our nation’s base unit of currency. Flowing Hair Dollars Are Rare. When those first Flowing Hair dollars were released in 1794, there weren’t many to go around.

A fine specimen of this coin sold at auction for ten million dollars in 2013 making this the most valuable coin ever sold.
Obverse: – LIBERTY, 1794, Head of Liberty facing right with fifteen starts around representing the fifteen states that had ratified the Constitution.

Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle with a wreath around. With two leaves below each wing.

Diameter: 38.5 mm

Silver plated lead-free pewter, with hand-finished patina, made in the USA.
Packaged in a coin collecting flip with the description of coin printed on flip insert.

Flowing Hair Silver Dollar 1795 Value

• 1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar

Coin Info

Flowing Hair Silver Dollar Price

The 1795 Flowing Hair silver dollar represents the second year that dollar coins were officially produced in the United States. The year 1795 also represents a transitional period for the young silver dollars. In late 1795, the obverse of the silver dollar coin was changed from the Flowing Hair design to the Draped Bust design, for which the early American silver dollars would become much more widely known. This is especially true given the popularity of the rare, multi-million-dollar 1804 Draped Bust silver dollar.

The 1795 Flowing Hair silver dollar is a scarce coin in the absolute sense but far more common than its 1794 dollar counterpart. For this reason, type set collectors who desire a Flowing Hair dollar will tend to focus on buying a 1795 issue because it is the more affordable option in most cases. Even still, an entry-level 1795 Flowing Hair silver dollar in Good-4 without any signs of a cleaning, holes, or other damage or post-Mint problems will easily set a coin collector back by more than $2,000. Prices vary based on each coin’s individual condition, but damaged 1795 Flowing Hair dollars tend to trade for more than $1,000. Individuals looking for nicer pieces grading Fin-12 or better should plan on spending $4,500 or more.

A 1795 Flowing Hair silver dollar should be considered a scarce coin by any measure. Even through they were minted to the tune of 160,295 pieces, perhaps just 10,000 still survive, and most are in pretty bad shape.

Advanced collectors of early American dollar coins recognize several minor varieties that are usually identified in books and other media that specialize strictly in cataloging these rare silver dollars. However, 1795 Flowing Hair dollar coins are generally categorized into one of three types, and they include the 1795 Flowing Hair Two Leaves dollar, 1795 Flowing Hair Three Leaves dollar, and 1795 Flowing Hair Silver Plug dollar. The number of leaves refers to a design variant identified by counting the number of leaves beneath each wing of the heraldic eagle on the silver dollar’s reverse. Meanwhile, the silver plug measures 8 millimeters in diameter and was added by the United States Mint. It was inserted to minutely adjust the weight of the silver planchets, which were handmade back in the day.

Production of the Flowing Hair dollar continued throughout much of 1795, but the type was replaced by the Draped Bust design in October of that year. Like the Flowing Hair design, the Draped Bust dollar motif was designed by Robert Scot. Several denominations in the mid 1790s shared either or both the Flowing Hair and Draped Bust designs, including half cents, large cents, half dimes, dimes, quarters, and half dollars.