An 1880 Coiled Hair Stella, Judd-1660, PR67 NGC. CAC sold for $2.28 million to lead Heritage’s August 26-31 ANA U.S. Coins Signature® Auction to $51,171,731.
This magnificent 1880 Coiled Hair is one of just nine examples traced of the rarest of the four gold stella varieties. The result represents the second-highest price ever realized at auction for an 1880 Coiled Hair Stella, and was one of three coins in the auction that eclipsed the $2 million plateau. Also topping $2 million was an 1879 Liberty Head Quintuple Stella, Judd-1643, Pollock-1843, Low R.7, PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS — a coin that broke its own record when it sold for $2,160,000, surpassing the previous record of $1.88 million when it was sold in 2016. Only five examples are known to collectors, and…