Trade Dollar
"As stated by Walter Breen in Encyclopedia of U.S. Coins, "Trade Dollars was an expensive mistake; it's motivation mere greed; it's domestic circulation and legal tender status a disaster". However, in spite of these dire statements by Walter Breen, the Trade Dollars served an extremely important function in establishing U.S. trade in the Far East, especially with China. The true serendipity of this ill-fated "coin of the realm" is the numismatic collectibility status it has been enjoying the past several decades.
How this coin, namely the Trade Dollar, ever evolved from concept to issue is a story worth relating. It indicates the power of our political and economic forces in shaping the policies of our government and in this specific case, the United States Mint."
Trade Dollar
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The Rise and Fall of the Trade Dollar
"America's first bullion coin, the Trade Dollar, inherited this title almost by accident. Intended as a way of sending our surplus silver overseas, within two years it had become a domestic bullion coin, much to the annoyance of ordinary citizens. The political uproar that arose was, in the long run, to destroy it; out of the ashes of defeat grew the now-famous Morgan dollar. To tell the story of this interesting coin we must travel back in time. . . "
The Rise and Fall of the Trade Dollar
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Trade Dollar Nut
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1876 Trade Dollar
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