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Four Dollar Gold · $4.00

1879 Four Dollar Gold 'Stellas' (1879-1880)

Coiled Hair

Intriguing History

A rival design by George Morgan, featuring Liberty with tightly coiled hair, competed alongside the more common Flowing Hair Stella in 1879, struck in far smaller numbers and prized today as one of the great rarities among American pattern coins.

Total Weight10.31 g