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    Flowing Hair

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    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.[1][2][3]

    Flowing Hair coins

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    • 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

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    • 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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    1. ^ "A Brief History of the Quarter". United States Mint. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
    2. ^ "Flowing Hair Half Dollar". PCGS.com. Collectors Universe. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
    3. ^ "1793 Flowing Hair Cents". NGCcoin.com. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
    4. ^ Yeoman, R.S.; Bressett, Kenneth; Bowers, Q. David; Garrett, Jeff (2019). A Guide Book of United States Coins (72nd ed.). Pelham, Alabama: Whitman Publishing. pp. 109–110, 155, 210, 234–235.
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