Numismatics — U.S. Coins
1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar (the Carter-Cardinal specimen)
The 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar was the first U.S. dollar coin. This specimen's status as the 'first one struck' adds historical significance to numismatic rarity.
- Sale price
- $10.0M
- USD · hammer + buyer's premium
- Sale date
- January 24, 2013
- Venue
- Stack's Bowers
- Authentication
- PCGS SP-66; specialist consensus that this is the first dollar struck by the U.S. Mint.
Provenance
Believed to be the first silver dollar struck by the U.S. Mint, October 15, 1794. Multi-generation provenance.
Condition
PCGS SP-66, exceptional strike detail.
Editorial note
The 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar was the first U.S. dollar coin. This specimen's status as the 'first one struck' adds historical significance to numismatic rarity.
Sources cited
Stack's Bowers FUN 2013
auction house
Coin World: '1794 dollar sells for $10M'
trade press
Reported figures reflect publicly-cited hammer + buyer's premium as of source date. May differ slightly from auction-house internal records. Educational reference, not appraisal.
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