Flowing hair silver dollar - an American beauty

United States have a long and varied history in so many ways. One of the many other fascinating aspects of early days America's on the origin of the early USA silver dollar coin, specifically the flowing hair silver dollars.

Beginning the production year 1794, terms used in design for half half dollars and cents wallenden hair aufgefallen used in the same year and was very similar to the design of the previous years A cent and half-cent coins. The design dollar was used for the flowing hair, was a major departure from the Mint created as "Continental announced $ came" in the year 1776 in many.

The American Continental Congress expects a loan of silver, which should serve to create a coin currency their allies in France. Intermediary contacted engraver named Elisa Gallaudet which dies an East Coast, used craft businesses which use well liked his transfer the chain and the Sundial with the sentence "we are one" included Center and all States in the Union in the design.

Since the arrival of necessary silver expected rations from France, the United States production of coins began in secret. A few prototypes created, proposed in copper, Tin, silver and brass. It was important for the United States their sovereign right to exercise, mint money and it was also hoped that the silver coins would to help to strengthen the continental currency that was in an insecure state at this time. The theory was that the continental was in silver coins that would support the specified value of the note notes.

Very similar in a number of ways to the famous Libertas Medal, flowing hair design provides a classical interpretation of Lady Liberty on the coin front with their long hair flows toward the coin dollars left, while it looks towards the right side of the coin. The back of the coins shows it is an eagle with great wings on the top of a stable rock surrounded by olive trees branches as a Kranzes from tissues, enthroned. Is the coin denomination is revealed not either on the foreground or back of the coin, while appears instead of the expression "a hundred cents one dollar or UNIT" is inscribed on the edge of the coin to the coins specify monetary value.

The coin was a relatively short life, lasting until 1795, as the bust drapiert design as it was substitute released. With less than 200 copies estimated 1794 versions exist, are quite difficult to sales prices get, as you can imagine, with increasing often well over a quarter of a million dollars.