Object Details
- mint
- U.S. Mint, Philadelphia
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 4 dollar coin, pattern
- United States, 1879
- Obverse Image: Left-facing Liberty head with flowing hair. Stars between all letters around edge of coin.
- Obverse Text: 6 / G / .3 / S / .7 / C / 7 / G / R / A / M / S / 1879
- Reverse Image: Star in center.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / FOUR DOL. / E PLURIBUS UNUM / DEO EST GLORIA / ONE STELLA / 400 CENTS
- Description
- This is the most common of the Stella patterns. The term Stella comes from the Latin word for star that formed the design on the reverse. It is estimated that 425 examples of this pattern exist. [reference no. Judd 1635]
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint
- 1879
- ID Number
- 1985.0441.2057
- catalog number
- 1985.0441.2057
- accession number
- 1985.0441
- Object Name
- coin
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: .15 cm x 2.16 cm; 1/16 in x 27/32 in
- place of issue
- United States
- Related Publication
- Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms
- Related Web Publication
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/glossary.cfm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1099830
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-72be-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
