Trade Dollar
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TRADE DOLLARS (1873-1885)
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Trade Dollars 1873-1885 Coin Guide
Trade Dollar 1875
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Trade Dollar Coin of the United States
Dollar Coin of the United States (1873-1885)
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Trade Dollar was introduced to facilitate commerce in the Far East as the then favored silver coin in that trade was the old Mexican peso due to its high silver content.
Trade Dollars 1873 to 1885
The Trade Dollars were produced by the United States Mint from 1873 to 1885.
This Trade Dollar was issued for circulation in the Orient to compete with dollar size coins of other countries.
Trade dollar: A silver dollar coin produced for overseas markets. The United States issued a Trade dollar between 1873 to 1885 for use in China. Great Britain also issued a trade dollar.
The Trade Dollar
On July 11, 1873, the first Trade Dollars were struck at the US Mint in Philadelphia.
1885 Trade Dollar
The name Trade dollar came with the Feb. 12, 1873, act authorizing the coins. ...
The trade dollar from 1876 is a silver coin that is easier to collect then the rare silver dollar coins as there are still plenty of these coins for sale at various online markets.
The trade dollar's biggest problems occurred not in China but at home. In a last-minute deal, Congress had made the coin a legal tender for domestic payments up to $5.
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Trade Dollars (1873-1885)
Following an extensive coinage of patterns in 1872, trade dollars, at first called commercial dollars, were struck in large quantities in 1873.
Trade Dollar
1878-S T$1 TRADE SEATED LIBERTY PCGS MS64+ CAC. Brillantly Toned! Only 4 coins graded by PCGS MS64+ with 39 higher.
Trade dollar: a special Silver Dollar made from 1873 to 1885 that was sent to Asia to compete with silver bullion coins of other countries. Many of these have interesting chopmarks.
Trade dollar A U.S. silver coin, issued from 1873 until 1885, slightly heavier than the regular silver dollar and specifically intended to facilitate trade in the Far East-hence its name.
Trade Dollars
US silver dollars coined 1873-1885. Their size is 180% (heavier than) the traditional silver dollars of the era. They were intended for use in Oriental / Pacific Rim trade.
Trade dollar - a special type of silver dollar made from 1873 to 1885, primarily for export
Trime - a U. S. silver three-cent piece, issued from 1851 to 1873 ...
Trade Dollar - A U.S. coin with a face value of $1 minted from 1873 through 1885 specifically for commerce in the Orient.
Trime - A U.S. coin with a face value of 3 cents minted in silver alloys from 1851-1873.
Trade Dollar
Silver dollar issued specifically for trade with a foreign country.
Trial Strike
This is a coin that was struck while trying to adjust the pressure of the dies. It is usually a very weak strike.
trade dollar
A U.S. dollar coin minted from 1873 through 1885 specifically for commerce in the Orient;
A U.K. dollar coin minted from 1895 through 1935 specifically for commerce in the Orient.
Trade Dollar - Silver dollar issued especially for trade with a foreign country. In the United States, trade dollars were first issued in 1873 to stimulate trade with the Orient. Other countries have also issued tradedollars.
Trade dollar
A U.S. silver coin issued from 1873 until 1885 that is slightly heavier than the regular silver dollar.
- Trade Dollars = 16.50 x 0.78761 x the number of coins you have
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- Morgan Dollars = 16.50 x 0.77343 x the number of coins you have ...
1873-85 TRADE DOLLAR
SEATED LIBERTY
This historical information is provided complements of NGC (Numismatic Guarantee Corporation).
Pattern Trade Dollars
The need for a specific coin for export to China was realized at an early date, but not expressed in a meaningful manner until the 1860s.
Trade Dollars
1877-P, TRADE DOLLAR, Breen 5807, heavy date/ Bases of 18 touch, XF. $200.00
1877-S TRADE DOLLAR, Good+, $69.00 ...
Trade Dollar: Above the 'D' in DOLLAR on the reverse
Morgan Dollar: Above the "DO" in DOLLAR on the reverse
Peace Dollar: On the reverse below "ONE" and above the eagle's tail ...
Trade Dollar - A silver coin of the United States, containing slightly more silver than the standard dollar. It was issued from 1873 to 1885 for trade with the Orient.
[Great Britain, Japan, United States of America]
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Trade dollar
In coin collecting terms a silver dollar coin produced for overseas markets. The United States issued a Trade dollar between 1873-85 for use in the Orient. Great Britain also issued a trade dollar.
USA Trade dollar, 27.0g, 0.900 fine, 0.7814oz ASW
Japanese Trade Dollar, 27.22g, 0.900 fine, 0.7877oz ASW
British Trade Dollar, 26.957g, 0.900 fine, 0.7801oz ASW
French Piastre, 27.215g, 0.900 fine, 0.7876oz ASW
Mexican Peso, 27.073g, 0.
Dollars, American Trade Dollars, Japanese Yen, etc.
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Chop Marks Found primarily on American Trade Dollars dated 1873-8 and Japanese Yen (1870-1914) that circulated in China. Chinese businessmen, ever watchful for fakes, placed their sign or "chop" on any of these trade coins that passed muster.
Often found on silver trade dollars and other precious metal coins. When coins were used for trading purposes a oriental assayer would test a piece of the coin for purity.
William Barber's design for the US Trade dollars of the mid 19th century bears a striking resemblance to denarii of Imperial Rome. In the picture presented here, Liberty [libertas] is presented seated, holding a branch in the outstretched right hand.
Dollars were coined on and off until the Coinage Act of 1873 eliminated the dollar and put in its place a slightly larger dollar called the Trade Dollar. The Trade Dollar was produced with the intent to export it for trade with China.
The first bullion coins of the United States were the silver Trade Dollars, which came out in 1873 through 1876. These first US bullion coins were a response to China's preference for trading with the Eight Reales.
Found primarily on American Trade dollars dated 1873-1878 and Japanese Yen dated 1870-1914 which were circulated throughout the Orient.
This sale contained nickels, quarters, Trade dollars, gold dollars, quarter eagles, eagles and Colonials.
The Seated Liberty dollar was replaced by the heavier Trade dollar, a dollar coin meant not to circulate in the United States, but in Far East trade.
In his 1993 book Silver Dollars and Trade Dollars of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia, Bowers says that Robert Scot "may well" have had Anne Bingham in mind when designing the Draped Bust Liberty, ...
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Demonetized - Declared not to be legal tender or removed from circulation (i.e. Trade dollars).
Denarius - The standard Roman silver coin weighing about 3 grams, roughly the same size as a U.S. dime but thicker.
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Sn - Tin, a base metal used in the manufacture of some token Postage Currency 10 cent coins and some Trade Dollars. Tin has been alloyed with other metals for experimentation purposes.
in 17th-19th century Britain, and in France during the 20th century toning Color acquired from chemical change on the surface trade dollar - A U.S.
Patterns often are made in metals other than the one proposed; examples of this include aluminum and copper patterns of the silver Trade dollar. Off-metal strikes such as this also are referred to as die trials of a pattern. See also, JUDD.
This piece is reported to be of Macedonia, Greece origin. The signature might be Classic Greek and mean "F.S.". Struck around 1900 according to Hafner. Possibly Silver.
Hafner believes this was an attempt to create a Trade Dollar.
But it was international commerce that captured Congress' attention by 1871, as a proposed "commercial" dollar for overseas commerce prompted a series of Trade dollar patterns and James Longacre's "Indian Princess" graced a whole run of silver coins.
The Alaska statehood trade dollar of 1959 (gold-plated with Alaska gold) alone had a mintage of 100,000 pieces.
Trade Dollars - on the reverse below the eagle.
Gold Dollars - on the reverse under the wreath.
Quarter Eagles ($2.50) - 1838 and 1839 issues above the date. All other dates prior to 1907 on the reverse below the eagle.
 See also: Trade, Dollar, Silver, Coin, Eagle
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