1 Dollar (Flowing Hair) , United States
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Coin Details
Obverse
The obverse (heads) design is a faithful rendition of the first dollar coin struck by the U.S. Federal Government. The portrait of Liberty faces right and is surrounded by 15 stars, representing the fifteen states that had ratified the Constitution by 1794. 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.”
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LIBERTY 2024
Reverse
The reverse (tail) 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.”
Latin
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Obverse: The portrait in left profile of George Washington, the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797, is accompanied with the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" and the lettering "LIBERTY" surrounded with the denomination and the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", Reverse: This design depicts the grace and curvature of the road hugging the side of a mountain, with the North Carolina state flower in the foreground.
