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A Flowing Hair Dollar contains 0.7734 troy oz of silver — about $46.20 at today's silver price.
Spot price as of July 23, 2026
About This Series
The Flowing Hair dollar is the first silver dollar struck by the United States Mint, and few coins carry more historical weight. Robert Scot designed the obverse; the 1794 issue had a mintage of roughly 1,758 coins, and fewer than 140 are confirmed to survive. The 1794 sold at auction in 2013 for over $10 million - a record for any coin at that time. The 1795 had larger production across several die marriages and is more available, though still scarce. Both years command collector attention entirely out of proportion to their original mintage figures.
Specifications
1794–1795
- Composition
- 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
- Fineness
- 89.2%
- Weight
- 26.96 g
- Diameter
- 39.5 mm
- ASW
- 0.7734 oz
- Years Produced
- 1794–1795
Melt Value
Based on silver spot price of $59.74/oz
Spot price as of July 23, 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 | 1,758 | Not listed by NGC |
| 1795 | Philadelphia | Not published by NGC | 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. | |||