1879 $4 Flowing Hair, CAM PR(PCGS#88057)

The June 2013 Baltimore Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2451

等级

PR64

价格

1,009,418

详细说明

1879 Four-Dollar Gold Stella. Flowing Hair. Judd-1635, Pollock-1833. Rarity-3. Gold. Reeded Edge. Proof-64 Cameo (PCGS). Secure Holder. Obv: with Charles E. Barber's famed bust of Liberty facing left with long flowing hair behind, surrounded by the legends and abbreviated inscriptions related to the metallic content with stars separating each number and letter, and date below. Rev: has a large five pointed star at the center which states atop its surface ONE / STELLA / 400 / CENTS. The periphery has UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above, just below in tiny letters is E PLURIBUS UNUM, in similar tiny letters below the star is DEO EST GLORIA and below that is FOUR DOL. at the base of the reverse.<br /> <br /> The fields are highly reflective and show just a few minute handling marks when closely examined and are&nbsp;fully mirrored which contrasts with the frost on the devices. The usual&nbsp;roller lines are present on Liberty's cheek, seen on all examples, but quite faint here. No copper spots or handling issues present themselves and a prize for the numismatist who has always sought out an attractive $4 gold Stella. For identification there are two small lintmarks in the left obverse field, one right below the forward point of Liberty's bust, another before her mouth. These lintmarks are caused by fragments of threads adhering to the dies when carefully wiped by the coiner--the thread fragments then become struck into the surface of the coin. The original mintage of 15 pieces was supplemented due to their extreme popularity in 1880, with perhaps another 700&nbsp;pieces struck. Today these remain just as popular and are one of the hallmarks to a great American coin collection. When found with this degree of contrast, and so well preserved, the number of collectors interested will certainly be high. As nice as most numismatists can hope to obtain, and a delight to examine for its charming quality.<br /> <br /> Four-dollar gold pieces, or Stellas, so-called from the five-poi