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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NorthKorea, post: 1690666, member: 29643&quot;]Isn&#039;t there (and shouldn&#039;t there continue to be) a greater supply of Trade Dollars (silver dollars tend to be kept in nice condition, especially by crown collectors) than Liberty Nickels in high grades? I think that, coupled with demand being assumed equal, would account for the difference in values.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, nickel being harder meant that dies would crack and erode faster, as well as not strike the coins as fully as silver coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: Another thing, I&#039;m pretty sure that Trade Dollars weren&#039;t legal tender by the last year of issue, so there&#039;d be no logical reason for them to be highly circulated. That would lead to more being in higher grades, as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit #2: I looked into this more, and the Liberty Nickel wasn&#039;t an authorized coin from the US Mint. In essence, it has value beyond the simple numismatic due to a wider audience. Simply: Demand is higher since the story about it being illegal is more widely observed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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