The United States Mint will release the highly anticipated 230th Anniversary Flowing Hair high-relief gold coin later today. The 24-karat one-ounce coin will be available at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific on the Mint’s website. Only 17,500 of the coins will be available, and sales are expected to be brisk despite the premium price.
The Mint has set the price for the Flowing Hair gold coin at $3,640.00
Like its silver medal counterpart that was released on October 15, the 230th Anniversary Flowing Hair High Relief Gold Coin pays homage to the Flowing Hair dollar coin, issued on October 15, 1794, by the Federal government as America’s first dollar coin. Under the guidance of Mint Director David Rittenhouse, Chief Engraver Robert Scot designed the first silver dollar coin with government oversight of the process.
Struck at the Mint’s West Point facility, the 230th Anniversary coin features an obverse (heads) design depicting the portrait of Liberty facing right and surrounded by 15 stars, representing the 15 states that had ratified the Constitution by 1794. Re-sculpted by Mint Medallic Artist John P. McGraw, the design retains the “LIBERTY” inscription and includes an updated “2024” date. The denomination is incused on the edge as, “HUNDRED CENTS ONE DOLLAR OR UNIT.”
Re-sculpted by Mint Medallic Artist Eric David Custer, the coin’s reverse (tails) design stays true to the 1794 original, depicting a laurel wreath surrounding an eagle with spread wings in the center, an early predecessor of the American heraldic eagle. The inscription is “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.”
For those who are interested in adding this stunning high-relief coin to their collection, you are encouraged to be on the Mint’s site before Noon Eastern. The Mint likely will set up is virtual waiting room for the launch, meaning you are in a virtual queue to purchase it. Staying on the site will ensure you keep your place in the queue, and increase your chances of having the opportunity to purchase the coin.