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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1886240, member: 66&quot;]Can&#039;t believe no one mentioned the trade dollar.&nbsp; Specifically minted to provide a product for the silver mining interests and for export out of the country to trade with the orient.&nbsp; (The preferred Mexican Peso, which the merchants had to acquire for a premium, contained more silver than the US dollar so the trade dollar was made heavier to match it.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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