Dollar (United States)
Value:	1.00 U.S. dollars
Mass:	27.2 g
Diameter:	38.1 mm
Thickness:	3.1 mm
Edge:	Reeded
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Years of Minting:	1873-1885
Catalog Number:	-
Obverse
Design:	Lady Liberty seated holding an olive branch towards the west
Designer:	William Barber
Design Date:	1873
Reverse
Design:	A Bald Eagle holding arrows and an olive branch in its talons. Coin specifications minted below. 420 GRAINS, .900 FINE
Designer:	William Barber
Design Date:	1873

The Trade Dollar was a silver dollar coin issued by the United States solely for trade in the orient with China, Korea, and Japan. Image File history File links 1884_trade_dollar_obv. ... William Barber (2 May 1807–31 August 1879) was Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1869 until his death. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Image File history File links 1884_trade_dollar_rev. ... Binomial name Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), also known as the American Eagle, is a bird of prey found in North America, most recognizable as the national bird of the United States. ... A grain is a unit of mass equal to 0. ... Millesimal fineness is a system of denoting the purity of platinum, gold and silver alloys by parts per thousand of pure metal in the alloy. ... William Barber (2 May 1807–31 August 1879) was Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1869 until his death. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Dollar coins have been minted in the United States in both gold and silver versions. ... Korea (Korean: (ì¡°ì„  or 한국, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ...

History

The Trade Dollar was in response to other Western powers in Asia circulating large, crown size silver coins like Great Britain, Spain, and France. Trade Dollars were not circulated in the United States but were legal tender. The main reason for this was because Trade Dollars had a slightly higher silver content than the Seated Liberty Dollar and Morgan Dollar which were minted for circulation in America. As had been intended, many Trade Dollars ended up in the orient. Some of them have oriental chopmarks which were counterstamps from the orient. Many trade dollar coins of the western powers and of the large silver coins from China, Korea, and Japan have these chopmarks. Coins with chopmarks are worth less than those without. The United States Trade Dollar officially was terminated in 1887 and all, non-mutilated outstanding Trade Dollars were redeemed by the United States Treasury. For alternative meanings for The West in the United States, see the U.S. West and American West. ... Seated Liberty Dollar A silver dollar coin issued by the United States government, equal to 100 cents. ... The Morgan Dollar is a silver United States dollar coin. ... The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department, a treasury, of the United States government established by an Act of U.S. Congress in 1789 to manage the revenue of the United States government. ...

Mints

The majority of Trade Dollars were minted at the mints on the United States west coast at San Francisco and Carson City. Many dollars were also minted in Philadelphia including all Trade Dollar proofs.

• Blank (P - Philadelphia Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• CC (Carson City Mint in Carson City, Nevada)
• S (San Francisco Mint in San Francisco, California)

The Philadelphia Mint was created from the need to establish a national identity and the needs of commerce. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates , Government Country  State   County United States  Pennsylvania   Philadelphia Founded Incorporated October 27, 1682 October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 369. ... Carson City Mint, 1866 Carson City Mint was a branch of the United States Mint in Carson City, Nevada. ... Motto: Proud of its Past. ... The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint, and was opened in 1854 to serve the gold mines of the California Gold Rush. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The City by the Bay; The City That Knows How; Golden Mountain (historic Chinese name) Location Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: , Government City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Geographical characteristics Area     City 600. ...

Rarities

In the series of Trade Dollars, all coins are valuable, even chopmarked coins. The coins with the most value are the last six years, 1879-1885 (All at Philadelphia). These coins were all proofs and have much smaller mintages than other dates:

• 1879-P: 1,541
• 1880-P: 1,987
• 1881-P: 960
• 1882-P: 1,097
• 1883-P: 979
• 1884-P: 10
• 1885-P: 5

References

• Yeoman, R.S. A Guide Book of United States Coins Atlanta: Whitman Publishing, 2004
• Edler, Joel and Harper, Dave U.S. Coin Digest Iola: Krause Publications, 2004

External links

• PCGS Price Guide for Trade Dollars
• Trade Dollar Mintages at coinfacts.com