Trade dollar
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The Trade dollar was a 19th-century United States silver coin specifically created for use in trade with Asia, notable for its higher silver content than the standard silver dollar.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trade dollar canonical | 3 |
| Japanese trade dollar | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States silver coin
ⓘ
trade coin ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Coinage Act of 1873 ⓘ |
| category | 19th-century United States coinage ⓘ |
| circulationInAsia | extensive use in China ⓘ |
| competedWith |
British trade dollar
ⓘ
Trade dollar self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese trade dollar
Mexican peso ⓘ |
| composition |
10% copper
ⓘ
90% silver ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demonetizedInYear | 1876 ⓘ |
| denomination | one dollar ⓘ |
| edge | reeded ⓘ |
| faceValue | 1 United States dollar ⓘ |
| firstYearOfProofStrikes | 1873 ⓘ |
| higherSilverContentThan | standard silver dollar ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post–Civil War United States ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1873 ⓘ |
| lastYearOfProofStrikes | 1885 ⓘ |
| legalTenderLimit | five dollars ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | limited legal tender in the United States ⓘ |
| mass | 27.22 grams ⓘ |
| metal | silver ⓘ |
| mintedFromYear | 1873 ⓘ |
| mintedUntilYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| mintMarkLocations | below eagle on reverse ⓘ |
| mints |
Carson City Mint
ⓘ
Philadelphia Mint ⓘ San Francisco Mint ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | bimetallic standard era ⓘ |
| notableFeature | higher silver content than contemporary U.S. silver dollars ⓘ |
| numismaticStatus | collectible coin ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Seated Liberty facing left ⓘ |
| obverseDesigner | William Barber ⓘ |
| obverseLegend | LIBERTY ⓘ |
| purpose | trade with Asia ⓘ |
| redeemableByAct | Act of March 3, 1887 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | standard Morgan silver dollar in domestic use ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | eagle with arrows and olive branch ⓘ |
| reverseDesigner | William Barber ⓘ |
| reverseLegend |
420 GRAINS, 900 FINE
ⓘ
TRADE DOLLAR ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
|
| silverContent | 0.900 fine ⓘ |
| silverWeight | 0.7874 troy ounces ⓘ |
| usedPrimarilyIn | China trade ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Japanese trade dollar