Flowing Hair Half Dollars

Robert Scot engraved the Flowing Hair half dollar, working from the same design concept he applied to the dollar and half dime of the same period. The obverse depicted Liberty facing right with hair flowing freely behind her, surrounded by stars, with the date below. The reverse carried a small eagle perched within a wreath, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border, and the fractional denomination. Scot was the Mint's only working engraver at the time, cutting dies for multiple denominations under considerable pressure, and the results reflect the circumstances. The portrait is competent but somewhat crude, the eagle looks slightly uncomfortable on its perch, and the overall impression is of a coin made by a skilled craftsman working too fast with inadequate tools. Which is exactly what it was.

1794–1795 Years struck

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Date	Variety	Mintage	Price Guide Estimates							Classification	CK #
Date	Variety	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	EF	AU	MS	Classification	CK #
1794	—	23,464	$2,775	$3,670	$4,780	$9,685	$24,220	$56,545	—	KEY	CK-3668
1795	—	299,680	$890	$1,385	$2,020	$2,660	$6,080	$10,790	—	REGULAR	CK-3669
1795	A over E in STATES	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	VARIETY	CK-3670
1795	Recut Date, 2 Leaves	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	VARIETY	CK-3671
1795	Recut Date, 3 Leaves	—	$1,005	$1,385	$2,245	$3,730	$10,790	$16,000	—	VARIETY	CK-3672
1795	Silver Plug	299,680	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	KEY	CK-3673
1795	Small Head	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	VARIETY	CK-3674

1794 1795 1795 A over E in STATES 1795 Recut Date, 2 Leaves 1795 Recut Date, 3 Leaves 1795 Silver Plug 1795 Small Head