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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 379570, member: 12789&quot;]It was not .420 fine silver, it was 420 <i>grains</i> of silver, that is a weight, not a fineness.&nbsp; Standard silver dollars are 412 <i>grains</i>, so this coin actually was a little bit heavier, and still at the .900 fine silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seated and Morgan dollars weigh in at 26.73 grammes each, whilst the Trade Dollar weighs 27.22 grammes.&nbsp; What doomed these coins is that they were created for Asian trade, not the USA.&nbsp; They were only legal tender up to $5.00 in the USA until 1876, then afterwards they were all exported to Asia for use there, but they were not popular vs. the Mexican Peso etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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