Stella Bloomberg Hackel Sims (born December 27, 1926) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 32nd director of the United States Mint from 1977 to 1981.
[1] In 1957, she was elected grand juror (city court prosecutor) of Rutland, Vermont, holding that office until 1963.
[1] She was the successful Democratic Party nominee for Vermont state treasurer in 1974 and served one term, 1975 to 1977.
[1] In 1977, President Jimmy Carter nominated Sims as director of the United States Mint, and she held the office from November 1977 to April 1981.
She attracted controversy from historians and numismatists alike when she ordered the destruction of Mint records in 1978.