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1879 $4 Flowing Hair Four Dollar, Judd-1636a Gilt, Pollock-1837, Unique(?), PR60 NGC....
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$40,250.00
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Description
Unique 1879 Flowing Hair Stella Variety
Judd-1636a, PR60 Gilt
Ex: H.P. Smith, 1906
1879 $4 Flowing Hair Four Dollar, Judd-1636a Gilt, Pollock-1837,
Unique(?), PR60 NGC. This is the apparently unique variant of
the 1879 Flowing Hair stella. The design differences are listed and
the coins depicted side-by-side on the USPatterns.com website. This
design is described as, "with the point of Liberty's neck pointing
to the '1' in the date and the pearl pointing to the first 7 is
known by only a single gilt copper example and is listed by Pollock
as J1636A/P1837. This obverse is probably the first die
produced."It is sometimes debated whether patterns were gilt in the Mint or outside. We know definitively that this piece was gilt outside the Mint as it was listed as a copper piece in the H.P. Smith Sale in 1906. Since that time it has been cleaned and three prominent milling marks are located on the neck of Liberty which identify the coin.
It is difficult to overstate the rarity and importance of this design variant. All stellas are rare and exceptionally popular coins. This piece goes one step further. The design elements are placed differently from a normal stella and provide the advanced collector a unique opportunity.
Ex: H.P. Smith Sale (Chapman Brothers, 6/1906), lot 1447, at that time copper; Rio Rancho (Superior, 10/1974), lot 135; ANA Auction (NERCA, 7/1979), lot 1357; Western Reserve Historical Society Auction (Kagin's, 3/1985), lot 1591.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2AHR, PCGS# 82015, Greysheet# 14916)
Auction Info
2012 May 30- June 3 US Coins Signature Auction- Long Beach #1171 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
May-Jun, 2012
31st-3rd
Thursday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 31
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