Stella (United States coin)

Stella
United States
Value4 United States dollars
Diameter22 mm
Edgereeded
Composition85.7% gold, 4.3% silver, 10% copper
Years of minting1879–1880
Mint marksNone, all were struck at the Philadelphia Mint.
Obverse
DesignLiberty with flowing hair
DesignerCharles E. Barber
Design date1879
DesignLiberty with coiled hair
DesignerGeorge T. Morgan
Design date1879
Reverse
DesignStar
DesignerCharles E. Barber
Design date1879

The United States four dollar coin, also officially called a Stella, is a unit of currency equivalent to four United States dollars.

It was originally minted as a coin tied to Latin Monetary Union standards, in preparation for possible U.S. entry to the Union. Two varieties of the Stella were made: Liberty with flowing hair, designed by Charles E. Barber, and with coiled hair, designed by George T. Morgan.[1] The flowing hair variety is the most commonly seen variety. Even though the coin was designed as a pattern coin,[2] similar to the Gobrecht dollar, many catalogs list the coin as a regular-issue item.

  1. ^ Yeoman, R. S.; Bressett, Kenneth; Garrett, Jeff; Bowers, Q. David (2019). A Guide Book of United States Coins (72nd ed.). Pelham, AL: Whitman Publishing. p. 274.
  2. ^ "The Four-Dollar Stella". NGCCoin.com. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

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