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1876-S TRADE SILVER DOLLAR

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins - Trade Dollars Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 150.00 USD
1876-S TRADE SILVER DOLLAR
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1876-S TRADE SILVER DOLLAR

.900 SILVER, SINGLE COIN.

"The United States trade dollar was a dollar coin minted by the United States Mint to compete with other large silver trade coins that were already popular in East Asia. The idea first came about in the 1860s, when the price of silver began to decline due to increased mining efforts in the western United States. A bill providing in part for the issuance of the trade dollar was eventually put before Congress, where it was approved and later signed into law as the Coinage Act of 1873. The act made trade dollars legal tender up to five dollars. A number of designs were considered for the trade dollar, and an obverse and reverse created by William Barber were selected."