United States
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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