U.S. Mint coin reference

1794–1795: Flowing Hair Silver Dollar

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1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar obverse and reverse

Coin specifications and design

Years made: 1794-1795

Country: United States

Denomination: One dollar

Category: Circulating coin

Composition: 89.24% silver, 10.76% copper

Silver fineness: 89.24%

Silver weight: 0.7734 oz ASW

Weight: 26.96 g

Diameter: 39-40 mm

Thickness: Approx. 2.4 mm

Edge: Lettered

Designer: Robert Scot

Design identification

Obverse: Liberty with flowing hair.

Reverse: Eagle within wreath.

Flowing Hair Dollar production history

Only 1,758 dollars were delivered in the first 1794 production, making that date substantially scarcer than 1795. Both dates use a lettered edge reading HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT, an important checkpoint because the denomination does not appear in ordinary form on either face.

Congress specified .8924 silver and .1076 copper. Research on the 1795 coinage indicates that the Mint used an approximately .900-fine alloy for dollars actually struck during that calendar year.