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1880 $4 Flowing Hair Stella, Judd-1659, Pollock-1859, R.7, Gilt, PR64 NGC....
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$78,000.00
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Description
1880 Flowing Hair Stella in Gilt Aluminum
Judd-1659, PR64
Famed Pattern Denomination
1880 $4 Flowing Hair Stella, Judd-1659, Pollock-1859, R.7, Gilt,
PR64 NGC. On the obverse the head of Liberty, hair flowing down
below her neck, faces left, with the inscription (each character
separated by stars) 6 G .3 S .7 C 7 G R A M S around the rim. She
wears a coronet bearing the word LIBERTY in her hair, and the date
1880 is below. On the reverse a five-pointed star occupies the
center, bearing the legend ONE STELLA / 400 CENTS. In an inner
circle are E PLURIBUS UNUM and DEO EST GLORIA ("God is glory"),
with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and FOUR DOL. around the outer rim.
Struck in aluminum with a reeded edge, and subsequently gilt. The
gilt layer appears to include a brass alloy that provides
attractive sea-green and rose-red hues in addition to the expected
orange-gold color. The sharply struck surfaces appear unblemished.
Housed in a circa 1989-1992 Generation 4 "fatty no-line" holder.
The present lot is possibly lot 547 from our January 1997 FUN
Bullet auction, an NGC PR64 specimen described as "multi-hued."The four-dollar stella is a pattern-only denomination bearing 1879 and 1880 dates, with two basic designs: the Coiled Hair by Assistant Engraver George T. Morgan, and the Flowing Hair by Chief Engraver Charles Barber. The designs were struck in gold, copper, aluminum, and white metal, with the gold pieces typically commanding the highest auction prices, even though the off-metal pieces are often rarer. Many of the off-metal stellas have been gilt, especially the copper pieces. The gilt layer makes it difficult to confirm whether an encapsulated example is copper (Judd-1658) with about 20 known, or aluminum (Judd-1659) with approximately five known. The Simpson aluminum specimen is gilt, and most of the Judd-1658 specimens are gilt. No white metal 1880 Flowing Hair stellas are confirmed. As of (3/25), the present lot is not photographed in the Saul Teichman rosters.
Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 82044, Greysheet# 14994)
Auction Info
2025 April 30 - May 4 CSNS US Coins Signature® Auction #1383 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
Apr-May, 2025
30th-4th
Wednesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 27
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