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The 1880 Coiled Hair Stella (Buy on eBay) represents the most desirable of the four different varieties produced, as well as one of the most desirable issues within all of United States coinage. It features the obverse design by George T. Morgan depicting Liberty facing left with coiled hair. The reverse design containing the five […]

While the previous year was struck in relatively large quantity to demonstrate the potential denomination, the 1880 Flowing Hair Stella (Buy on eBay) saw extremely limited production primarily for the purpose of sales to collectors. The obverse once again carried Charles Barber’s flowing hair design, with the same reverse dies used as the prior year […]

The 1879 Coiled Hair Stella (Buy on eBay) was produced in considerably smaller quantities than the flowing hair variety. The coiled hair variety was designed by George T. Morgan, with an image of Liberty on the obverse, facing left with her hair coiled atop her head. The reverse design features the five pointed star found […]

The 1879 Flowing Hair Stella (Buy on eBay) was the initial pattern produced for the proposed international trade coin. The obverse design featuring an image of Liberty with flowing hair was created by Charles Barber. This issue represents the most available and relatively affordable amongst the four different gold varieties. Approximately 425 examples of the […]

The Stella Gold Coins have a unique composition within United States coinage, which is indicated in abbreviated form within the obverse inscriptions. Each coin has a total weight of 7 grams, composed of 6 grams of gold, 0.3 grams of silver , and 0.7 grams of copper. This equates to 85.7% gold, 4.3% silver, and […]