1795 $1 Flowing Hair, Silver Plug (Regular Strike)
Series: Flowing Hair Dollars 1794-1795
PCGS MS65+
SILVER PLUG - BEWARE OF TREATED OR DISCOLORED COINS
PCGS MS64
- PCGS #:
- 6854
- Designer:
- Robert Scot
- Edge:
- Lettered: HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT
- Diameter:
- 40.00 millimeters
- Weight:
- 27.00 grams
- Mintage:
- 16,029
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- 90% Silver, 10% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $210,000 • MS61 • 11-21-2023 • Stack's Bowers
Major Varieties
- 1795 $1 Flowing Hair, 3 Leaves
- 1795 $1 Flowing Hair, 2 Leaves
- 1795 $1 Flowing Hair, Silver Plug
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 250 |
| 60 or Better | 6 |
| 65 or Better | 2 |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-6.6 |
| 60 or Better | R-9.7 |
| 65 or Better | R-9.9 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 2 / 4 |
| 60 or Better | 1 / 4 |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 4 |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 2 / 4 |
| 60 or Better | 1 / 4 |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 4 |
Condition Census What Is This?
#1 MS65+ PCGS grade
William Strickland - Charles Winn (husband of Priscilla Strickland, son in-law and cousin of William Strickland) - Rowland Winn, 1st Baron St. Oswald of Nostell - Rowland Winn, 2nd Baron St. Oswald of Nostell - Rowland George Winn, 3rd Baron St. Oswald of Nostell - Rowland Denys Guy Winn, Major the Lord St. Oswald, M.C. - Christie, Manson, and Woods 10/1964:141 - Lester Merkin 10/1973:451 - Dr. Herbert Ketterman, sold privately - Jimmy Hayes Collection - Stack's 4/1983:1220 - RARCOA, sold privately in 9/1987 - D. Brent Pogue Collection - Stack's/Bowers & Sotheby's 9/2015:2043, $705,000 |
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#2 MS64 PCGS grade
Richard Winsor Collection - S.H. & H. Chapman 12/1895:388 - David S. Wilson Collection - S.H. Chapman3/1907:366 - T. James Clarke Collection - New Netherlands 11/1956:612 - Jacque C. (Mrs. Alfred) Ostheimer Collection - Lester Merkin9/1968:320 - Stack's 10/1986:102 - Hain Family Collection - Stack's 1/2002:1500 - D. Brent Pogue Collection |
| #2 MS64 PCGS grade |
#4 AU58 PCGS grade
Cardinal/Hesselgesser Collection - Goldbergs 5/2011:872, $138,000 |
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#4 AU58 estimated grade
Stack's/Bowers 8/2011:7387, $172,500 - Heritage 8/2014:5592, $129,250 |
#6 AU55 PCGS grade
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#6 AU55 PCGS grade
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#8 AU53 PCGS grade
Dr. Hesselgesser Collection - Goldbergs 5/2011:868, $74,750 |
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#8 AU53 PCGS grade
Dr. Hesselgesser Collection - Goldbergs 9/5/2011:5010, $71,875 |
| #10 AU50 PCGS grade |
Some 1794 and 1795 Silver Dollars are found with a silver plug in the center. The plug usually shows up as an area with a different color than the rest of the coin, indicating that the purity of the silver in the plug may differ than that of the rest of the coin. Experts believe that the plugs were used to bring a lightweight planchet up to the proper weight. This was done by drilling a hole in the center of the blank and inserting a silver plug of sufficient weight. During the striking process, the plug became flattened and an integral part of the coin. This process is similar to that seen on the 1792 Silver-Center Cents (Judd-1).
At least one 1792 Cent is known with a hole in the center where the silver plug was either never inserted or it fell out, but no such 1794 or 1795 Silver Dollar exists.
Silver plugs appear on some varieties and not others, though new examples are discovered with some regularity. Beware of coins which have been treated to give the appearance of a silver plug. Normally, but not always, there should be a separation (albeit tiny) between the plug and the coin along some portion of the border of the plug.
Spectacular 1795 Silver Plug Flowing Hair Dollar - The D. Brent Pogue Collection II