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1884 Trade Dollar

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The 1884 Trade Dollar (Buy on eBay) represents one of the two extreme rarities of the series. Struck in proof format, the issue was not known to the numismatic community until the early 20th century. Only ten examples are known to exist, which is also the mintage figure indicated per all the major publications. Following […]

1873-CC Trade Dollar

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The 1873-CC Trade Dollar (Buy on eBay) represented the first year of issue for the series produced at the Carson City Mint. Nearly the entire mintage of 124,500 pieces was exported to China, and virtually none were saved by collectors. As a result, the issue remains fairly available in lower circulated grades, but scarce at […]