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1794-1807 Flowing Hair / Draped Bust Half Dollar Mintage

Early half dollars by year and mint. All were Philadelphia issues with no mint mark.

Key Dates & Semi-Key Dates

Key dates

  • 1796Philadelphia · 3,918Recognized key date in this series.
  • 1797Philadelphia · 2,984Recognized key date in this series.

Semi-key dates

  • 1794Philadelphia · 23,464Flowing Hair type
Draped Bust Half Dollar coin obverse and reverse

Mintage table and issue details

This page is mintage-only: year/issue, mint, mint mark, production figure, and short notes.

Complete Year-by-Year Mintage Table

Year / IssueMintMint MarkMintageStatus / Notes
1794PhiladelphiaNone23,464Flowing Hair type
1795PhiladelphiaNone299,680Flowing Hair / Draped Bust transition era
1796PhiladelphiaNone3,918Draped Bust Small Eagle; key issue
1797PhiladelphiaNone2,984Draped Bust Small Eagle; key issue
1798PhiladelphiaNone0No half dollars struck
1799PhiladelphiaNone0No half dollars struck
1800PhiladelphiaNone0No half dollars struck
1801PhiladelphiaNone30,289Heraldic Eagle
1802PhiladelphiaNone29,890Heraldic Eagle
1803PhiladelphiaNone188,234Heraldic Eagle
1804PhiladelphiaNone0No half dollars struck
1805PhiladelphiaNone211,722Heraldic Eagle
1806PhiladelphiaNone839,576Heraldic Eagle
1807PhiladelphiaNone301,076Final Draped Bust issue

Series Totals

Years Covered1794-1807
Mint LocationsPhiladelphia only
Key Dates1796, 1797