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5 Cents "Flowing Hair Half Dime" · “Flowing Hair Half Dime”

United States · 1794–1795 · Silver

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The Flowing Hair Half Dime (1794–1795)

It is smaller than a modern dime and weighs about as much as a paperclip. Yet the Flowing Hair half dime was real money in a brand-new country — the first five-cent silver coin the United States made for everyday use, struck in the same first months the Mint learned how to make coins at all.

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Designer

Robert Scot
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Era

The Founding & the First Mint
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Catalogue

Issuer
United States
Years
1794–1795
Metal
Silver
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