1885 Trade Dollar Seated Cameo Silver * Proof * COPY

YOU ARE BIDDING ON A STUNNING FROSTED CAMEO PROOF QUALITY EXACT SIZE REPLICA OF THE

1885-P TRADE DOLLAR

Layered with over 6 Mils of pure .999 silver.

This coin consists of a superbly crafted collector's Proof, which pays tribute to one of the rarest and most expensive United States silver dollar coins ever minted.  This coin is a mirror image of the original.

THIS COIN COMES SHIPPED IN AN AIRTIGHT HARD PLASTIC COVER TO PROTECT THE COIN. 

COIN SPECIFICATIONS:

• This Coin Is .999 Pure Silver Layered
• 38 Millimeters in Diameter
• Individually Die-Struck Proof Coin

The History Of The

1885-P UNITED STATES TRADE DOLLAR

The United States Trade Dollar was minted between 1873 and 1885.  The coin was issued for circulation in the Orient to compete with United States Dollar sized coins of other countries. Many Trade Dollars circulated in the Orient were counter stamped with Asian characters, which were known as 'Chop Marks'. These coins were legal tender in the United States. However, after silver prices started to decline in the U.S. the United States Treasury limited coinage to export demand only, resulting in a significant decrease in Trade Dollar mintage.  In the last few years of mintage (1879-1885) only a few thousand trade dollars were minted, with all of these consisting of proofs.  In 1885 only 5 proof coins were minted.  In 1887 the law authorizing the minting of Trade Dollars was repealed, and the Treasury redeemed all un-mutilated Trade Dollars.

A genuine 1885 Trade Dollar in similar proof condition would be appraised at over $1,000,000.