1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar
Strike Type
Coin Details
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
- $348,000
- Sold
- Grade
- MS64+
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dollar represents a Philadelphia Mint issue from the Flowing Hair Half Dollars 1794-1795 series. The Philadelphia Mint struck 299,680 half dollars dated 1795. The Mint recorded 323,144 half dollars for 1793-1795 together, of which 299,680 is the share dated 1795. The obverse features Liberty facing right with flowing hair, surrounded by stars, and the reverse displays a small eagle within an open wreath. Second and final year of the Flowing Hair Half Dollar. One 1795 obverse die has a boldly recut date. 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 legal standard under the Coinage Act of 1792 was 89.24% silver, but the Mint's early half dollars were made at 90%. Cataloged as PCGS #6052.
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