1794 Flowing Hair Half Dollar
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Value Estimates
Values as of May 2026, from published price guides and, in some cases, recorded auction sales. For most coins the range runs from a well-worn example (around G-4) to an uncirculated one, but individual coins can sell for more or less depending on grade, eye appeal and demand. Compare recent sales of similar coins for a closer estimate.
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $252,000
- Sold
- Grade
- AU58+
- Auction house
- Stack's Bowers
Description
The 1794 Flowing Hair Half Dollar is a half dollar minted at the Philadelphia Mint, within the Flowing Hair Half Dollars 1794-1795 series. The Mint delivered 23,464 half dollars dated 1794, the second batch early in 1795. The Mint's records lump 1793-1795 together at 323,144 half dollars; 23,464 is the share dated 1794. The obverse features Liberty facing right with flowing hair, surrounded by stars, and the reverse displays a small eagle within an open wreath. First year of the U.S. half dollar. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 13.48 grams, 32.5 mm in diameter, with a lettered: fifty cents or half a dollar edge. The Coinage Act of 1792 set the legal standard at 89.24% silver; the Mint struck these half dollars at 90%. Cataloged as PCGS #6051.
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