Early Dollars Price Guide
Early U.S. Silver Dollars were a foundational coin in the Mint Act of 1792, with other denominations designated as fractions of a dollar. The very first Silver Dollar was the Flowing Hair Dollar (1794-1795) designed by the U.S, Mint’s First Chief Engraver, Robert Scot. His design was of a right-facing portrait of a youthful female Liberty with free-flowing hair behind her. This large silver coin’s size and weight were based on the Spanish dollar, popular in early America trade. The coin was only minted for 2 years in 1794 and 1795 with a mintage of just over 162,000 coins. In 1795, Robert Scot released his Draped Bust design (1795-1894), of a matured Liberty facing right, with cleavage visible above a fold of drapery. There were two type of the reverse; Type I featured a Small Eagle, from 1895-1798. Type II was changed to a Heraldic Eagle from the Great Seal of the United States, which ran from 1798 to the end of the Drape Bust series in 1804. Both Early Dollar designs ranks among some of the most valuable coins in Numismatics, with the 1794 dollar valued at 10 million, and 1804 dollars valued in the millions.
| Early Dollars | FMV MS61 |
FMV MS62 |
FMV MS63 |
FMV MS64 |
FMV MS65 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowing Hair | |||||
| 1794 Flowing Hair | $875,000 | $1,156,250 | $1,206,250 | $2,187,500 | $3,562,500 |
| 1795 Fl. Hair 2 Leaves | $75,000 | $98,130 | $162,500 | $262,500 | $596,880 |
| 1795 Fl. Hair 3 Leaves | $67,810 | $89,060 | $150,000 | $306,250 | $468,750 |
| Type Flowing Hair | $67,810 | $89,060 | $150,000 | $262,500 | $468,750 |
| Dr. Bust Sm. Eagle | |||||
| Dr. Bust Sm. Eagle Type | $55,250 | $76,380 | $120,250 | $169,000 | $403,000 |
| 1795 Sm. Eagle | $55,250 | $78,000 | $130,000 | $169,000 | $403,000 |
| 1796 | $79,950 | $126,750 | $208,000 | $435,500 | $1,105,000 |
| 1797 9×7 Sm. Letters | — | — | — | $377,000 | — |
| 1797 9×7 Lg. Letters | $76,050 | $102,050 | $162,500 | — | — |
| 1797 10×6 Stars | $57,850 | $76,380 | $120,250 | $292,500 | $403,000 |
| 1798 13 Stars |  $188,500 |
$227,500 | $260,000 | — | — |
| 1798 15 Stars | $115,050 |
$143,000 |
— | — | — |
| Dr. Bust Heraldic Eagle | |||||
| Dr. Bust Her. Eagle Type | $22,810 | $29,060 | $51,560 |
$96,880 | $178,130 |
| 1798 Heraldic | $23,130 | $29,060 | $56,880 | $128,130 | $218,750 |
| 1799 | $27,810 |
$32,190 | $55,940 |
$109,380 | $178,130 |
| 1799 9 over 8 | $26,880 | $34,690 | $51,560 | $128,130 | $187,500 |
| 1800 | $29,060 | $36,250 | $57,190 | $120,630 | $209,380 |
| 1801 | $28,130 | $33,130 | $103,130 | $143,750 | $387,500 |
| 1801 Proof Restrike | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1802 | $28,130 | $43,440 | $69,690 | $114,380 | $228,130 |
| 1802 Proof Restrike | $137,500 | $168,750 | $206,250 | $428,130 | $843,750 |
| 1802 2 over 1 | $32,190 | $45,940 | $85,310 | $96,880 | — |
| 1803 | $22,810 | $48,130 | $90,630 | $137,500 | — |
| 1803 Proof Restrike | $137,500 | $162,500 | $193,750 | $375,000 | $600,000 |
| 1804 Proof | $3,187,500 | $3,312,500 | $3,687,500 | $4,062,500 | $4,562,500 |
| Heraldic Type Proof | — | — | — | — | — |