The Stella originated as a prototype for an international coinage to closely approximate the value of common foreign coinage.
Vermont Stella
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Among the most interesting and visually appealing of all US Colonial issues, the Vermont landscape coppers first appeared in 1785.
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$4 Stella
Designers: Barber (Flowing), Morgan (Coiled)
Year - Type Mintage Proofs 1879 - Flowing Hair ...
The stella never saw regular production; Congress killed the legislation and only patterns were made, all proofs. Unfortunately, mintage records for these pieces have proven to be unreliable.
Stella Pattern 1879 and 1880 $4 gold pieces featuring a large star as their reverse motif. America's most famous researcher and pederast, Walter Breen, reports in his monumental Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, p.
Stella: nickname for the $4 gold patterns struck in 1879 and 1880.
storecards: any token on which one or both sides contains a merchant's advertisement.
Stella: A gold $4 pattern never issued for circulation. Also struck in other metals.
sterling silver: Silver that is .925 fine; in Israel, .935 fine silver. From the British standard "pound sterling." ...
Stella
A term applied to the experimental four-dollar gold coins struck by the U.S. Mint in 1879-1880. So named for the large star on the coins’ reverse. These are very rare and expensive.
Stella - A U.S. gold coin pattern with a face value of $4 minted in 1879 and 1880
Striations - Incuse marks caused by rolling bars during planchet production. ...
stella
A U.S. $4 gold coin pattern minted 1879-1880.
striations
Thin raised lines on the surface of a coin, caused by excessive polishing of the die.
$4 Gold Stellas (1879-1880)
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.
1879-80 STELLA
FLOWING HAIR & COILED HAIR
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Stellas are very rare today, with the highest mintage being 415 pieces for the 1879 Flowing Hair piece. They were all struck as proofs and none were placed in circulation so most pieces encountered today are usually in a high state of preservation.
Stellate pattern
Reverse Legend:
ΞΕΝΩΝ (magistrate Zenon) ...
Stellate pattern, in incuse square [B. M. C., Thes., Pl. XXI. 3-5]
AR 86 grs., Drachm.
Stella
Refers to the $4 PATTERN gold pieces minted (PROOF only) in 1879 and 1880. The name comes from the large star on the reverse (Latin translation). Quite scarce and very expensive.
Stellate square (‘Gardens of Alkinoös'), Apollonia Illyr., 314; Dyrrhachii, 315; Monunius, 316; Corcyra, 326.
Sterope receiving hair of Medusa from Athena, Tegea, 455, 456.
Stesichoros, statue of, Thermae, 147.
Pattern Stella, 1879
This is a gilt aluminum trial piece for a Stella, or 4-dollar "goloid" coin (a combination of 6g gold, 3g silver, and 1g copper). The coin was intended to help international trade.
Post oak (Quercus stellata) is an oak in the white oak group. It is a small tree, typically 10-15m tall and 30-60cm trunk diameter, though occasional specimens reach 30m tall and 140cm diameter.
These two terms are almost synonymous; however, the term eclipse is usually reserved for Earth, Moon, Sun events and occultation for planetary and stellar mergers.
Regardless of the logic or lack thereof concerning whether such a piece could effectively circulate, the $4 Stella provided a forum for Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber and one of his assistants, George T. Morgan, to each create a motif.
AR1) Cow right, obverse name abbreviated
AR2) Cow right, full obverse name, no symbols
AR3) Cow right, full obverse name, symbols or monograms
ALs) Cow left, straight stellate reverse design
ALc1) Cow left, concave stellate reverse design, ...
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An experimental issue, also known as a stella, struck in 1879-1880 as a pattern.
four-dollar gold piece An experimental issue, also known as a stella, struck in 1879-1880 as a pattern.
3. Four dollar gold pieces or "Stellas", are a "no brainer" as all were issued as patterns. Nonetheless many wealthy collectors include them, as the designs and denominations are quite unique.
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This is a beautiful example for this tough date as well as a stellar example for the grade. The fields are well mirrored and the devices are frosty. There are a few strike-through depressions on the face, which give the luster a mottled appearance.
/double stellate pattern within double linear square, DOP above, KOY on left. Off center.
Prototype: Sear Greek 1900 var (different magistrate). SNG Copenhagen III 459/485ff.
September 13 - Stella McCartney, British fashion designer
September 18 - Lance Armstrong, American cyclist
September 11 - Richard Ashcroft, British singer
September 20 - Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer ...
Obverse: VERMONTENSIUM . RES . PUBLICA . 1786 .
Reverse: STELLA . QUARTA . DECIMA .
Weight: 134.3 g (8.70 grams) Diameter: 27.1 mm Reverse die alignment: 360° ...
Crowned and bearded bust of Charles I left, XII behind head, Sixth large Briots bust with stellate lace collar and double-arched crown, Type 4.4, mintmark triangle, star, triangle in circle
CAROLVS D G MAG BRI FR ET HI REX
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Two rare early proof sets and a remarkable set of six pattern coins associated with the famous 'Stella' coinage experiment are important collective highlights of Heritage's Tampa FUN Platinum Night U.S. Coin Auction, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011.
Macedonia, Uncertain AR Obol (0.97g). 4th Century BC. Macedonian shield / stellate pattern, or perhaps a wheel with spokes around central point.
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Tags: 1795 eagle, 1861-D gold dollar, 1879 Stella, 1907 High Relief double eagle, coin specialization ...
Court intrigue attempted to paint him as a possible usurper when, in 1384, his less than stellar campaigns in Scotland and failure to arrange peace there made him unpopular with his nephews fickle court favorites and he became a target of those ...
During his tenure, he is credited with designing many MEDALS, plaques and PATTERN coinage but is best remembered for his 1879 Flowing Hair $4 STELLA, 1883 Liberty nickel and the dime, quarter and half-dollars issued between 1892-1916.
vision is supposed to be the most accurate, and it would take an eagle eye to spot flaws in American Silver Eagles. Luckily for the real eagles, and for you, with merely human vision, most modern American Silver Eagles available today are as stellar ...
political correctness, what I am saying is this: if a company does not receive a
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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.
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