The Trade Dollar was minted from 1873 to 1885. The coin was was issued strictly for trade with Japan, China and Korea. The US minted the Trade Dollar in response to Mexico, Great Britain and Spain beginning to circulate silver dollars in Asian countries. The campaign was a success and most trade dollars ended up in Asia during their first two years in circulation.
The Trade Dollar features Lady Liberty seated holding an olive branch towards the west on the obverse. Thirteen stars run along the top of the coin and the date is centered on the bottom. The reverse design features a bald eagle holding arrows and an olive branch in its talons. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is centered across the top of the coin, TRADE DOLLAR is centered along the bottom. Centered above TRADE DOLLAR reads 420 GRAMS, 900 FINE. This is a specification of the coins weight and silver content (90%). The Trade Dollar was designed by William Barber.
Many rare coins exist in this series. Many of the coins feature chopmarks, a marking placed on the coin by Asian merchants verifying the coin's authenticity. Examples without chopmarks are generally more valuable. Coins from 1879 to 1885 are the most valuable with only 15 coins being produced between 1884 and 1885 combined. Most years in this period feature around 1,000 coins minted.
 1876 S UNC Trade Dollar Genuine US KEY DATE SILVER COIN  US $1,000.00
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 1877 S US Trade Dollar Chopmarked US $99.00
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 1877 S Trade Dollar Estate fine No idea if real US $21.57
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 1873 cc Trade Dollar in hard plastic case very goodLQQK US $5,300.00
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 1875 S US Trade Dollar Graded CH BU Beautiful Coin NR US $900.00
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 1878 S Trade dollar Uncirculated US $850.00
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 1874 S US TRADE SILVER DOLLARHIGH GRADE US $232.50
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 1877 S TRADE DOLLAR PCGS AU 55 US $271.00
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 1876 S Trade Dollar w Chinese chopmarks AU Details US $78.77
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 1877 GENUINE TRADE DOLLAR W SECRET COMPARTMENT LOCKET US $246.07
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 1878 S Trade Dollar $1 High grade beauty US $56.00
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 Silver Uncirculated TRADE DOLLAR 1877 S US $76.00
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 1877 P TRADE DOLLAR$AU COND$GENUINE US MINT GUARANTEED US $71.78
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 1878 TRADE DOLLAR US $350.00
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 1876 CC Trade Dollar US $680.00
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 1878 S Trade Dollar Nice Very Fine BUY ME $139 US $139.00
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 1878 S TRADE DOLLAR CIRC US $95.00
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 1876 S AUTHENTIC TRADE DOLLAR w CHOPMARKS CHOP MARK VF US $45.44
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 1877 TRADE SILVER DOLLAR US $83.99
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 1878 S NGC AU55 SILVER TRADE DOLLAR IDZ558 US $575.00
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