1794 FLOWING HAIR 50C NGC AU55

Choice About Uncirculated 1794 Flowing Hair half dollar, Overton-101, representing the first year of the denomination. The AU55 grade is impressive for a coin from the earliest period of federal silver coinage, when half dollars were large commercial coins rather than preserved collectibles. The Overton attribution provides specialist identity, while the design connects directly to Robert Scot’s first half dollar type. Survivors often show heavy wear, adjustment marks, or surface issues, making a very choice AU example especially important. Collectors value the 1794 half dollar for its historic status and foundational role in United States coinage.