Flowing Hair 230th Anniversary Gold (2024)

About the Program

The first dollar coin of the United States, the silver Flowing Hair dollar designed by Chief Engraver Robert Scot, was issued on October 15, 1794, when David Rittenhouse was Director of the Mint. For its 230th anniversary the Mint issued a silver medal on October 15, 2024 and then a gold coin on November 14. Both reproduce Scot's designs; Mint medallic artists John P. McGraw and Eric David Custer re-sculpted the obverse and reverse.

The gold coin is a one-ounce, high relief proof in 24-karat gold, struck at West Point, limited to 17,500 and sold with a household limit of one. It carries the original dollar's denomination, $1, and its edge lettering. The original coins are covered in our Flowing Hair dollar guide.

The Finishes and Mints

Proof: the coin sold by the Mint, from West Point, bearing neither a mint mark nor a privy mark.
Proof with 230 privy: 230 coins with a "230" privy mark, sold only at a Mint auction on December 12, 2024, each with a certificate signed by Director Ventris C. Gibson. The first of them came with its die in a display box.

The companion silver medal, struck in an uncirculated finish, is not a coin and has no face value; 1,794 of the medals carried the 230 privy. The medals are listed in our medals section.

Key Dates and Varieties

All the coins are dated 2024. Mint sales data reprinted weekly by CoinNews has put the gold coin at 9,986 since December 2025, against the limit of 17,500. The privy-marked coins number 230, the quantity the Mint announced for its auction.

In Our Catalog

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Mintages

Flowing Hair 230th Anniversary Gold (2024) mintages by design and finish, taken from each coin's page in our catalog. Each figure opens that coin's page, which lists its varieties and errors. A dash means no figure was recorded. Where one issue was struck in more than one type, each type is listed.

Design	Proof
2024 Flowing Hair 230th Anniversary Gold Dollar	High Relief:— High Relief 230 Privy:230

How to Tell Them Apart

Obverse. Liberty faces right with flowing hair, ringed by 15 stars, one for each state in the Union by 1794, with LIBERTY and 2024.

Reverse. An eagle with its wings spread, encircled by a laurel wreath; the legend is UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Edge. HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT, incused.

Privy. Only the auctioned coins show the "230" privy mark.

Not an original. A 1794 or 1795 Flowing Hair dollar is silver and 39-40 mm across; the 2024 piece is gold, 30.61 mm and dated 2024.

Composition and Gold Content

Composition: 99.99% gold
Gold content: one troy ounce
Diameter: 30.61 mm
Edge: lettered (incused)
Finish: proof, high relief
Face value: $1
Mint: West Point, no mint mark
Design: Robert Scot (1794), re-sculpted by John P. McGraw (obverse) and Eric David Custer (reverse)

FAQ

Why does a one-ounce gold coin have a $1 face value?

It honors the first U.S. dollar coin, the silver Flowing Hair dollar issued on October 15, 1794, so it carries the same denomination. The Mint even repeated the original edge inscription, HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT, incused around the rim.

What is the 230 privy Flowing Hair gold coin?

The Mint struck 230 of the gold coins with a small "230" privy mark and sold them only at auction on December 12, 2024, each with a certificate signed by Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson; the first came with its die in a display box. The regular coins sold through the Mint's website have no privy mark.