All Flowing Hair half dimes were struck at the first Philadelphia Mint (no true proofs are known). As one would expect, the quality of strike for 1794 half dimes is generally poor even though some very sharp examples can be found. The United States Mint had trouble striking this denomination of coins until the 1830s. There is no indication of this coin's value on either side. Adjustment marks on the surfaces are caused by file marks on the planchet to correct the weight. Adjustment marks are very common during this period and they do not significantly hurt the grade or the value of a coin.

Vital Stats.

Flowing Hair
Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes
1794	86,416
1795

The Flowing Hair half dimes of 1794-95 was different than Birch's 1792 half dismes; the spelling of "disme" would gradually evolve to "dime." The 1792 coins the spelling was (HALF DISME). All Flowing Hair half dimes dated 1794 were struck in March of 1795. The 1794 half dime is a scarce coin in any grade. In mint state it is very rare.

Four different die varieties are known for the 1794 half dimes. Only one of these is relatively common.

Ten different die varieties exist for the 1795 half dime. Over 80% of all 1795 half dimes are from three of these varieties, and the rest are very rare.

The design for half dimes was changed in 1796. Robert Scot was instructed to create a new, uniform design for the current silver denominations. The half dime, dime, quarter dollar and half dollar of 1796 all have a Draped Bust obverse which is coupled with the Small Eagle reverse.