NGC-certified $4 Stella Lights Up June Heritage Sale
Posted on 5/9/2024
A fabled gold coin with an unusual denomination is among more than 500 rarities certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) in an upcoming Heritage Auctions sale. Online bidding begins in late May for the Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature Auction, which will be held June 13-16.
One of the top lots of the auction is an 1879 Flowing Hair $4 Stella graded NGC PF 66 Cameo, which is among the finer-graded in the NGC Census. The Stellas were a gold pattern created with the vision of an American coin that would be readily accepted in international trade. Only a few hundred were struck with dates of 1879 and 1880 in two varieties: Flowing Hair and Coiled Hair.
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The Stellas never went into production for circulation, but their unusual denomination and background have fascinated numismatists for generations. The auction also includes another NGC-certified 1879 Flowing Hair Stella; it has a grade of NGC PF 58+.
Other NGC-certified highlights in the auction include:
- a 1795 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar graded NGC MS 63
- an 1889-CC Morgan Dollar graded NGC MS 64 DPL
- an 1893-CC Morgan Dollar graded NGC MS 65
- an 1893-O Morgan Dollar graded NGC MS 65
- an 1895 Morgan Dollar graded NGC PF 65 Cameo
- an 1896-O Morgan Dollar graded NGC MS 65
- a 1901 Half Eagle graded NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo
- an 1862 Double Eagle graded NGC MS 63 and pedigreed to the SS Republic
- an 1866 Double Eagle with Motto graded NGC MS 64★ DPL
- an 1871-CC Double Eagle graded NGC AU 55
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