USA 1 dollar Trade Dollar 1878

USA, Philadelphia
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Rareza

Extremadamente raro

Atributos de las Monedas

RegionUSA
Denomination1 dollar
Krause numberKM# 108
Mintage900
MetalSilver 0.900
thickness3 mm
diameter37.8 mm
weight27.22 g
Anverso:
coin obverse image
Liberty
People
Star
Creators:
William Barber
IN GOD WE TRUST
LIBERTY
Reverso:
coin reverse image
Bird
Coat of arms
Creators:
William Barber
420 GRAINS. 900 FINE.
E PLURIBUS UNUM
TRADE DOLLAR
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Introducción de monedas

The coining of trade dollars was suspended February 22, 1878 by order of Treasury Secretary John Sherman. This measure had been anticipated at the Philadelphia Mint, and it held off coining any pieces until after that suspension was in place. Both the Carson City and San Francisco Mints, however, had standing orders to fill before they could comply. Philadelphia did strike proofs later in the year, as these coins would not be entering circulation and thus did not further the nuisance Sherman was attempting to end. Knowledge that trade dollars would no longer be produced on demand seems to have prompted a small boost in proof sales from previous years (excepting, of course, 1876). This date is more available than most earlier entries both in terms of overall numbers and the number of certified gems. Cameo pieces are likewise a bit more available, though Ultra Cameo coins remain extremely rare.Leer más