Flowing Hair Dollar
OriginUSA
First Minted1794
MaterialSilver
TypeCoin
About Flowing Hair Dollar
The first silver dollar minted by the United States. Featured Liberty with flowing hair on the obverse and a small eagle on the reverse. Only 1,758 were minted in 1794. A pristine specimen sold for over 10 million dollars in 2013, making it the second most expensive coin ever. The 1794 dollar is believed by some to be the first coin struck at the US Mint. The design lasted only one year.
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