U.S. COIN REFERENCE · Flowing Hair dollar
Flowing Hair dollars: establish the large denomination
The 1794 dollar’s reputation should sharpen the identification process.
By SalarsNet · Reviewed October 5, 2026
Two years of the first silver-dollar design
The Flowing Hair dollar spans 1794–1795, with Liberty and a small eagle. Related early denominations share design elements. Keep an actual size and mass record, edge photographs, and both faces together before using a dollar reference. An auction photograph of a famous coin is a reference image, not provenance for this specimen.
Type references: PCGS Flowing Hair Dollar ↗
Inspect adjustment marks and surfaces
Look at hair, stars, eagle, wreath, fields, and border. Early manufacturing can leave adjustment marks and uneven striking. Distinguish those observations from later scratches, repairs, or smoothing with a specialist reference and adequate close-ups. A single view cannot certify authenticity.
Type references: PCGS Flowing Hair Dollar ↗
Compare documented originals
A claimed first-year dollar needs exact die attribution and an authentication record. Grade and originality remain important within the genuine group. Use current completed sales with matching date, subtype, and surfaces; do not transfer a record-setting exceptional coin’s price to a worn or unresolved example.
Type references: PCGS Flowing Hair Dollar ↗
Selected reviewed issue records
These catalog standards describe the named issue, not a measured specimen. The selected records below do not cover every date, mint, strike, or die variety. Reported production is labeled separately from established mintage. Unknown standards and mintage remain visible; survival estimates and certified populations are separate research questions.
No issue-level specification or mintage records are published for this category yet. Verify the exact date, mint, strike, metal, and subtype in its reference before using a numerical standard.
References and review
Reference reviewed October 5, 2026. Historical facts and catalog standards need to match the exact issue; price comparisons should be researched at the time of valuation.