1880 $4 Stella Flowing Hair

Coin / United States of America / 1880 / Philadelphia / $4 Stella Gold / $4 (Four Dollars)

Bar far, the more rare of the two Flowing hair Stella types.

coinage-type Stella four dollar gold
desg PR
designer Charles E. Barber
diameter 22
edge Reeded
fineness 0.9167
material Goloid
mintage 17 known
ngc-id 28B3
obverse-description Liberty is seen facing left with flowing locks of hair extending below her neck. The weight and composition of the coin is spelled out with stars between the letters around the periphery. "6 * G * .3 * S * .7 * C * 7 * G * R * A * M * S *"
pcgs-link 8059
pcgs-number 8059
prefix Rare
reverse-description A star is centered with the words "ONE STELLA", "400 CENTS" written inside. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * FOUR DOL. around the periphery. The words "DEO EST GLORIA", "E PLURIBUS UNUM" are written inside the circumference.
variety Stella
variety-2 Flowing Hair
weight-grams 7
year-display 1879-1880