Flowing Hair Half Dollars

In recent years, the half dollar has all but disappeared from the channels of American commerce, becoming almost irrelevant to the nation’s coinage system. That’s a far cry from the role it played in America’s formative years, when it had a significant function and carried exceptional weight. Its importance was underscored by the fact that in 1794, when United States silver coinage began, the half dollar was one of the first three denominations to be issued in that metal, along with the silver dollar and half dime.

Coinage in general was slow to get under way at the nation’s first mint in Philadelphia. Congress passed the law authorizing the U.S. Mint and spelling out coin denominations and specifications on April 2, 1792—but the first copper coins didn’t go into production until 1793, and more than two full years went by before the first silver coins emerged.

Part of the delay resulted from complications inherent in settin.... (Expand Text)

View as Grid List
Sort by
Display per page

1794 FLOWING HAIR 50C AU50 PCGS

VERY CHOICE, EVENLY WORN PLANCHET. A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF AMERICA'S FIRST HALF DOLLAR.
$93,500.00

1794 FLOWING HAIR 50C AU55 NGC

VERY CHOICE ABOUT UNCIRCULATED SPECIMEN OF THIS FIRST YEAR OF ISSUE. O-101.
$93,500.00

1794 FLOWING HAIR 50C AU55 PCGS

WELL STRUCK WITH SHARP DETAILS. FIRST YEAR OF ISSUE. CONDITION CENSUS WITH ONLY NINE COINS GRADED HIGHER AT PCGS. O-101. RARITY-3.
Log in to view prices for coins valued over $100,000

1794 FLOWING HAIR 50C AU58 PCGS

EXTRORDINARY DETAIL WITH SATIN WHITE SURFACES. FIRST YEAR OF ISSUE. ONLY A HANDFUL GRADED HIGHER AT PCGS.
Log in to view prices for coins valued over $100,000

1794 FLOWING HAIR 50C VF35 PCGS

FIRST YEAR OF ISSUE. NICE CIRCULATED EXAMPLE WITH SMOOTH EVEN SURFACES. ONLY 23,464 STRUCK.
$29,700.00

1794 FLOWING HAIR 50C XF40 PCGS

FIRST YEAR OF ISSUE. WELL STRUCK. O-101.
$40,000.00

1795 FLOWING HAIR 50C AU58 PCGS

VERY CHOICE, MARK FREE SURFACES. JUST THE SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF WEAR EVIDENT.
$33,000.00

1795 FLOWING HAIR 50C MS62+ PCGS

VERY CHOICE IRIDESCENT TONED SURFACES. WELL STRUCK. 2 LEAVES VARIETY.
Log in to view prices for coins valued over $100,000

1795 FLOWING HAIR 50C, 2 LEAVES MS62 PCGS

GEM WHITISH LUSTROUS SURFACES. O-116. RARITY-4.
Log in to view prices for coins valued over $100,000

1795 FLOWING HAIR 50C, SMALL HEAD AU55 NGC

SMALL HEAD. O-126a. TWO LEAVES. RARITY-4+. EXTREMELY SCARCE IN THIS HIGH STATE OF PRESERVATION. ONLY ONE SPECIMEN GRADED MINT STATE. COL GREEN AND BOYD PEDIGREE.
$38,500.00