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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trade Dollar Nut "Welcome to Tradedollarnut.com, the web's number one site for information on United States Trade Dollars." Just what it says it is, you will find no other site with more detailed or thorough information on Trade dollars. Trade Dollar Nut.com A link not found on the site - 1876 Trade Dollar -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
