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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States coin ⓘ
historical coin ⓘ
silver dollar ⓘ
category numismatics ⓘ
collectingCategory early U.S. dollars ⓘ
type coin ⓘ
composition 10.76% copper ⓘ
89.24% silver ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
currentUse collector coin ⓘ
denomination one dollar ⓘ
designer Robert Scot ⓘ
diameter approximately 39–40 millimeters ⓘ
edge lettered edge ⓘ
era early Federal period ⓘ
faceValue 1 United States dollar ⓘ
firstYearOfIssue 1794 ⓘ
followedBy Draped Bust dollar ⓘ
historicalSignificance first official silver dollar coin struck by the United States Mint ⓘ
introducedAfter Coinage Act of 1792 ⓘ
lastYearOfIssue 1795 ⓘ
legalTenderAtIssue yes ⓘ
mass 26.96 grams ⓘ
material silver ⓘ
metalStandard bimetallic U.S. system based on silver and gold ⓘ
mint United States Mint ⓘ
mintage1794 approximately 1,758 pieces ⓘ
mintLocation Philadelphia Mint ⓘ
mottoPresent no national motto ⓘ
notableVarieties 1795 three leaves reverse ⓘ
1795 two leaves reverse ⓘ
obverseDesign Liberty with flowing hair ⓘ
linked to: Goddess of Liberty
obverseLegend LIBERTY ⓘ
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 ⓘ
reverseOrientation eagle facing right ⓘ
reverseSymbolism American eagle as national emblem ⓘ
standardReference Red Book (A Guide Book of United States Coins) ⓘ
status no longer in circulation ⓘ
yearsOfMinting 1794 ⓘ
1795 ⓘ

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Draped Bust dollar → designReplaced → Flowing Hair dollar ⓘ
Robert Scot → notableWork → Flowing Hair dollar design (revisions and adaptations) ⓘ
linked to: Flowing Hair dollar