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Time for a low end Trade $1 thread. Let's see some love for this classic coin. Post yours here....
Goldbully
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Tonedeaf is a nickname given to me in reference to my guitar playing ability.
Only one I have at the moment
Lowest graded one I have.
Here's my lowest straight graded example (VF25):
I've made some really rough details coins though if you want those also.
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
This is my scruffiest (EF40):
1875-CC PCGS F15/CAC-
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
I'm of the opinion that no straight-graded Trade dollar is "low-end" -
I’ve noticed Trades don’t get the level of conversation I would expect, nor do I see a lot for sale at shows. Are they just out of style right now?
Mr_Spud
This is my lowest straight graded example - F15. Look closely at the type...II/II. Just got it back last week!
mbogoman
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/classic-issues-colonials-through-1964/zambezi-collection-trade-dollars/7345Asesabi Lutho
I certainly don't have the very long history with trade dollars that many here do but I think it's more like "nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded". From what I've seen, trade dollars seem to be held very tightly in some of the strongest hands around.
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Probably my favorite dollar coin, though I’ve never owned one.
I’ve been wondering for a while, and this seems as good a place as any to ask, how would chopmarking a silver dollar verify its silver content?
Overlooking the minor addition, a bit worn for a proof.
That coin has AU details, I'm not seeing why it's XF-40.
Here's one I used to own. I sold it when I got one in AU.
VF35 for this one.
Yes, I believe it is undergraded.
Mr_Spud
I want a T$1 so badly. Just so expensive....
Anyone have a rough one for a good price
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It does not get much lower end than this, unless it's a counterfeit. The piece has loads of chop marks plus it was soldered to a chain at one time at the top.
Here's a quite rare one if you know what to look for.
This is not very low... XF45, but a favorite of mine. Had it for a long, long time. Cheers, RickO
I love the Chopmarked Trades.... here's my sole example: ex-NGC AU53
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A personal favorite. This is a repunched date, very similar to the FS-301, but in a different date position. It also has a radial break along the right side of the O of DOLLAR.
This is about as low end as I have
I've been looking for a trade Dollar for some time now. Just a circulated coin, but these are even hard to find. The Hunt Continues.
USN & USAF retired 1971-1993
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Sounds like a long list because I am on it also. I want a nice mid grade trade dollar as well. I like them all but I really like @gstang nice color and all the eye appeal you could ask for. I'm sure that would sell well beyond "Grey sheet".
Here's my very colorful 1877 PCGS graded XF40.
Lady Liberty has some serious rub.
Obverse is semi PL in hand.
edited to add: Got some of the same color toning as @gtstang's 1877 above.
https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/b7/vfrgfrn18svi.jpg
https://www.pcgs.com/cert/43894292
This also looks like an AU/50-53 coin. Most 77-P's come with a weakly struck obverse.
Collector of Capped Bust Halves, SLQ's, Commems, and random cool stuff! @davidv_numismatics on Instagram
Not a lowly Trade dollar, but its the only one I have thats not a box dollar. Still raw.
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These are definitely cool. I did not know these existed until a few months ago. I'm now looking for one for a type set.
Very nice coins posted in here.
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The 1877 while serving in the Merchant Marines during WW2 my father-in-law found it somewhere in Asia.
I have heard that it in the early days of Ebay, about 1999-2003, it was possible to buy authentic Trade Dollars (usually chopmarked) directly from China. Obviously buying Trade Dollars from China is not recommended now.
Back then the amount of collectors that considered chopmarked coins to be damaged junk was also much higher...
"You can't get just one gun." "You can't get just one tattoo." "You can't get just one 1796 Draped Bust Large Cent."
I bought them recently but I have 2 gorgeous, straight graded AU, chopped CC T$s that were originally bought off of eBay raw for $100 each in that time frame.
chopmarkedtradedollars.com
Here’s the first T$ from Philly I managed to find raw with chops now graded at VG08. I’ve found two 77-P, one 74-P, and one 76-P, still hoping for a 73-P one day and obviously the unicorn 75-P must be out there somewhere…
Welcome to the board Sofa!
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New Purchases! I think I have inadvertently started a lowball $1 Trade album!
1875-P and 1876-S Trade Dollars, PO1.
Collector of Capped Bust Halves, SLQ's, Commems, and random cool stuff! @davidv_numismatics on Instagram
@Omegaraptor I have heard that it in the early days of Ebay, about 1999-2003, it was possible to buy authentic Trade Dollars (usually chopmarked) directly from China. Obviously buying Trade Dollars from China is not recommended now.
This is true. In the late 1990s/early 2000s I bought a number of raw, chopmarked Trade Dollars from China via eBay. I usually paid around $75-80 for them. A couple of times I think I got one for around $50. I also purchased some non-chopmarked ones as well. Most ended up in PCGS plastic before I eventually sold them as I upgraded my set. Around 2002-2003 there was an explosion of counterfeits on the market. Sadly, you could no longer get genuine ones from China after that.
Complete Set of Chopmarked Trade Dollars
Carson City Silver Dollars Complete 1870-1893http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase.aspx?sc=2722"
Here is my lowest-graded non-chopmarked Trade Dollar in PCGS plastic: VF-20
Complete Set of Chopmarked Trade Dollars
Carson City Silver Dollars Complete 1870-1893http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/showcase.aspx?sc=2722"
VF Details, Scratched
Collector of Victoria, Edward VII, George V and George VI Canadian; and most anything U.S. I am currently looking for early Lincolns, raw in XF or better.
It’s a dupe but love how worn down she is…
Is that a box dollar? Check the seam just inside the rim on the reverse.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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Indeed… it didn’t want to open easily, so it took a minute to get a pic 😃
Just took pics of the rest of my Trades.
Oddly, I have none with chops right now… sold them for some reason. Bad move.