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Four Dollar Gold 1879 Four Dollar Gold or "Stella". Restrike. Struck in Standard Gold. Reeded Edge. ANACS graded Proof 62. <b>Described in both Pollock (#1833) as well as Judd (#1635) these are actually patterns for a proposed $4 metric denomination that never passed muster with the Congress and so never made it into regular production. A charming and glittery specimen with original coppery orange toning just beginning to form. Minor hairlines point to a grade of Proof 62. The Mint produced three-piece pattern sets for distribution to Congress. These sets included the 1879 Flowing Hair stella, variety of Pollock-1832 (original). Only twenty five sets were made, but because of strong demand in Congress, an additional four hundred were struck early in 1880. Don Taxay reports in his Comprehensive Catalogue that the original pieces were coined in metric alloy of 85.71% gold, 4.29% silver, and 10% copper, while the remaining four hundred were produced in standard 90% gold, 10% copper alloy. This specimen, as in all others seen, has standard die alignment. The flowing hair design is by Charles E. Barber. His mint associate, George T. Morgan is responsible for the coiled hair dies. Liberty faces left with flowing hair. Around her, the inscription * 6 * G * .3 * S * .7 * C 7 * G * R * A * M * S * and the date 1879 below. A coronet in Liberty's hair is inscribed LIBERTY. The Liberty head motif is very similar to that featured on 1878-dated flowing hair $5 patterns. On the reverse, a five-pointed star (hence, the nickname "stella" for these pieces) which has incuse lettering ONE STELLA 400 CENTS. Around the star are the mottoes DEO EST GLORIA (God is in Glory) and E PLURIBUS UNUM. At the border above is the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and below the denomination FOUR DOL.</b> <p align="center">Superior Galleries was founded in 1929 and has been a leader in
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