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1874 Trade Dollar

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD
1874 Trade Dollar
<Our item number 106282><B>1874 Trade Dollar. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo.</B> A nice white example. Well struck and scarce in cameo. Highly radiant and largely cameo-frosted with mirrored highlights on both sides. Razor-sharp strike, with substantial detail in the tiny stars, Liberty&#39;s hair and coronet &#40;count the pearls lining the curve of the coronet!&#41;, as well as the other features of the intricate design. The adopted trade dollar design was from models by the mint&#39;s chief engraver, William Barber, who succeeded Longacre upon the latter&#39;s death in 1869. The trade dollar is Barber&#39;s most impressive design, and has long been a favorite with numismatists young and old. 700 Proofs struck. <B>Pop 8; 3 finer; 2 in 65; 1 in 66.</B> <B>&#40;PCGS # 87054&#41;</B>. <BR><BR>This is the year Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a U.S. patent for their blue jeans with copper rivets. The style has been popular worldwide ever since. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;4,000-4,500. <I><BR>Ex Dr. Hesselgesser. </I> <BR><BR>Our item number 106282<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/39jpegs/106282.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/39jpegs/106282N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>