Flowing Hair dollar
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The Flowing Hair dollar was the first official silver dollar coin issued by the United States Mint, featuring a portrait of Liberty with long, flowing hair and produced in the mid-1790s.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States coin
ⓘ
historical coin ⓘ silver dollar ⓘ |
| category | numismatics ⓘ |
| collectingCategory |
early U.S. dollars
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type coin ⓘ |
| composition |
10.76% copper
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89.24% silver ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse | collector coin ⓘ |
| denomination | one dollar ⓘ |
| designer | Robert Scot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 39–40 millimeters ⓘ |
| edge | lettered edge ⓘ |
| era | early Federal period ⓘ |
| faceValue | 1 United States dollar ⓘ |
| firstYearOfIssue | 1794 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Draped Bust dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first official silver dollar coin struck by the United States Mint ⓘ |
| introducedAfter | Coinage Act of 1792 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastYearOfIssue | 1795 ⓘ |
| legalTenderAtIssue | yes ⓘ |
| mass | 26.96 grams ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| metalStandard | bimetallic U.S. system based on silver and gold ⓘ |
| mint | United States Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mintage1794 | approximately 1,758 pieces ⓘ |
| mintLocation | Philadelphia Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoPresent | no national motto ⓘ |
| notableVarieties |
1795 three leaves reverse
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1795 two leaves reverse ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Liberty with flowing hair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obverseLegend |
LIBERTY
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date ⓘ |
| obverseOrientation | Liberty facing right ⓘ |
| obverseSymbolism | Liberty personification ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spanish dollar in U.S. circulation ⓘ |
| rarity | very rare in high grades ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | adoption of Draped Bust design in 1795 ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | small eagle within wreath ⓘ |
| reverseLegend | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseOrientation | eagle facing right ⓘ |
| reverseSymbolism | American eagle as national emblem ⓘ |
| standardReference | Red Book (A Guide Book of United States Coins) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | no longer in circulation ⓘ |
| yearsOfMinting |
1794
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1795 ⓘ |
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