Years
Designer
Robert Scot
Composition
89.24% silver, 10.76% copper
Diameter
32.5 mm
Mass
13.48 g
Thickness
2 mm
Edge
Lettered — FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR
Mints
Philadelphia
Metal
Silver
Design
Flowing Hair Liberty; small eagle on a cloud. Overton die marriages; 1794 is a first-year rarity.
History
The first half dollars, struck because the infant Mint could not yet make dollars in volume. 1794 is scarce; 1795 is the type coin. Two leaves vs. three leaves in the eagle’s branch split 1795. Lettered-edge silver the size of a modern half.
Key dates
1794-P
key
1795-P · Three leaves
scarce
2 issues