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Re: 1876 Proof Trade dollars.
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1876 Proof Trade dollars.
I hear there is a new book being written about Trade dollars. Over the last few years I've watched them gain popularity. So I've started to collect them. Right now I have a set of Gobrech Journals, the Bowers Encyclopedia, Breen and Breen's book on Proofs and the Internet. I just bought a new book on the top varieties.… -
Re: 1876 Proof Trade dollars.
There is a type 1/1 non-broken letters business strike die pair and the proof 1/1 is a different broken letters die pair than the majority of the broken letters cir coins out there. There are a few of the proof die pair in AU holders but IMHO they are miss attributed proofs. Also don’t forget about the type 1.5/2 proofs… -
Re: 1876 Proof Trade dollars.
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Re: 1876 Proof Trade dollars.
Calling @OriginalDan and @Crypto The book is long rumored but it doesn't seem like anything is imminent. Proof dies were re-used for business strikes. I saw a 62CAM 1.5/2 yesterday that I wouldn't call nice but it didn't have any problems. Edit: And yes, 1/1 MS coins exist, I just gave one to our hosts yesterday for a… -
Re: 1876 Proof Trade dollars.
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Re: 1876 Proof Trade dollars.
I started collecting circulated Trade dollars and have been reading everything I could get my hands on. Knowledge is power! I wonder why they have not been broken down further into Types because just looking at the Heritage auction images and reading the Gobrecht Journal (I have the five volume set) anyone can see the…
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