Trade Dollars
David Lisot Video Library (2019)
Multi-Media Summary
The Trade Dollar coin was a direct result of the "Crime of 1873." The coin initially received great success in overseas trading until the price of silver dropped and US government demonetized them. Find out the history of the piece, why they are generally scarce, dates and varieties, chopmarks, and how pieces were struck for collectors including some that were unauthorized. Speaker(s): John Frost.