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1885 Trade Dollar

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With only five known examples, the 1885 Trade Dollar (Buy on eBay) represents a valuable and enigmatic rarity within American numismatics. Although the production of the series for circulation stopped in 1878, the Philadelphia Mint continued to strike Proof Trade Dollars for numismatic purposes for the next several years. Initially, it was believed that the […]