Flowing Hair
{{Short description|Former design used on United States coinage}}
Flowing Hair coinage was issued in the United States between 1793 and 1795. The design was used for the first half dime, half dollar, dollar, and the first two large cents.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/atb/?action=history|title=A Brief History of the Quarter|publisher=United States Mint|access-date=February 18, 2014|archive-date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324212444/http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/atb/?action=history|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Flowing Hair Half Dollar |url=https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/category/flowing-hair-half-dollar-1794-1795/721 |website=PCGS.com |publisher=Collectors Universe |access-date=11 July 2019}}{{cite web |title=1793 Flowing Hair Cents |url=https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-explorer/flowing-hair-cents-1793-pscid-11 |website=NGCcoin.com |publisher=Numismatic Guaranty Corporation |access-date=11 July 2019}}
Flowing Hair coins
- Silver center cent (1792)
- Chain cent (1793)
- Wreath cent (1793)
- Half disme (1792)
- Half dime (1794–95)
- Half dollar (1794–95)
- Dollar (1794–95)
See also
- Draped Bust
- Classic Head
- Capped Bust
- Seated Liberty
- Stella, a $4 coin minted in both "flowing hair" and "coiled hair" varieties in 1879 and 1880.
References
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