four-dollar gold piece: a pattern coin issued in gold in 1879 and 1880, nicknamed "Stella."
Franklin Half Dollar: the U.S. Half Dollars struck from 1948 to 1963 with the head of Benjamin Franklin on the front.
four-dollar gold piece
An experimental issue, also known as a stella, struck in 1879-1880 as a pattern.
Four-dollar gold pieces, or stellas, so-called from the five-pointed star on the reverse, are patterns, not regular coins. Stellas were produced in 1879 and 1880 at the suggestion of Hon. John A. Kasson, U.S.
Although all four-dollar gold pieces are patterns, they have nevertheless been incorporated into the regular series of U.S. coins, similar to 1856 Flying Eagle cents, Gobrecht dollars and Wire Edge Indian Head eagles.
dime, quarter and half dollar accepted throughout the civilized world and used as circulating bullion pieces (the stella or four-dollar gold piece was a later offshoot of this universal coinage system, as promoted in 1879-80).
foreign Any numismatic item not from the United States four-dollar gold piece An experimental issue, also known as a stella, struck in 1879-1880 as a pattern.
 See also: Stella, Reverse, Revers, Gold, Dollar
  
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