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1794 Flowing Hair dollar (finest known) -- the $10 million coin, and why it sold for a world record.
The first year of the U.S. silver dollar, and some numismatists believe this exact coin -- graded Specimen-66 by PCGS and CAC -- may be the very first dollar struck by the Mint.
Sold for a world-record $10,016,875 on January 24, 2013, by Stack's Bowers Galleries as part of the Cardinal Collection, purchased by Legend Numismatics -- at the time, and for years after, the most expensive coin ever sold at auction.
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What to check before you pay, specific to this date.
Two examples of this date can be worth very different amounts depending on wear. Work out where an example sits on the range above before deciding whether its asking price is fair, and ask the seller for more photos if the wear points aren't clear.
Grading fees would eat much of what this coin is worth, so raw examples are normal here and nothing to be wary of. Judge it on clear photos of both sides and the seller's track record instead.
Every Flowing Hair / Draped Bust Dollar listed here is priced by an individual seller, so the same coin in the same grade can differ by a wide margin on any given day. Sort by price, check Metal Points and order history for a sense of the seller's record, and message them if the photos don't show enough to grade confidently.
About the 1794 Finest Known Flowing Hair / Draped Bust Dollar
A typical circulated example brings around —, with uncirculated examples ranging from — to —.
The first year of the U.S. silver dollar, and some numismatists believe this exact coin -- graded Specimen-66 by PCGS and CAC -- may be the very first dollar struck by the Mint.
For anything you believe is a key date or an error, professional grading protects both buyer and seller by settling condition and authenticity before money changes hands.
The rest of the series, with what each is worth at the top of the grade scale.
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