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A Flowing Hair Half Dollar contains 0.3867 troy oz of silver — about $26.33 at today's silver price.
Spot price as of August 26, 2026
About This Series
The Flowing Hair half dollar was among the first coins struck by the newly opened US Mint in Philadelphia. Robert Scot designed the Liberty portrait with flowing hair, the same design used on the silver dollar of the same era. Struck only in 1794 and 1795, these are early American coins with all the survival challenges that 230-plus years imply: low mintages, heavy use, and a long time to get lost. Examples in any grade command serious collector attention, and anything above Fine is a meaningful find. The 1795 has more varieties and more survivors than the 1794.
Specifications
1794–1795
- Composition
- 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
- Fineness
- 89.2%
- Weight
- 13.48 g
- Diameter
- 32.5 mm
- ASW
- 0.3867 oz
- Years Produced
- 1794–1795
Melt Value
Based on silver spot price of $68.09/oz
Spot price as of August 26, 2026
Mintage by year and mint
NGC Coin Explorer publishes fewer than 8 business-strike figures for this series, which is too few to rank one year against the rest.
| Year | Mint | Business strikes | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1794 | Philadelphia | 23,464 | Not listed by NGC |
| 1795 | Philadelphia | 299,680 | Not listed by NGC |
| Mintages as published by NGC Coin Explorer, 2026-03 snapshot. Covers 1794–1795. NGC Coin Explorer does not list every date and mint, so this is what it publishes rather than a complete census. | |||