America 1875 Trade Dollar 420 Grains （0.900 Silver）

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Introduced in 1873, the U.S. Trade Dollar was developed for commerce with Asia, where the Mexican eight reales was already widely used. Its heavier silver standard was intended to make the American coin competitive in that trading environment.This 1875 issue belongs to that story of international exchange. Its maritime imagery and explicit weight-and-fineness inscription reflect a time when a coin’s metal content played a central role in its acceptance abroad.

Obverse ：Liberty, Peace & Commerce.Liberty sits on a bale of merchandise, holding a ribbon inscribed LIBERTY and extending an olive branch toward the open sea. A sheaf of wheat stands behind her, thirteen stars surround the upper design, and the date 1875 appears below. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST sits beneath the seated figure.The bundled merchandise and wheat evoke commerce and agriculture, while the olive branch symbolizes peace. Together, these elements convey a welcoming gesture toward trading partners overseas.

Reverse :The Eagle & 420-Grain Standard.An eagle with outstretched wings holds arrows and an olive branch. Above it, a ribbon carries E PLURIBUS UNUM, while UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and TRADE DOLLAR identify the issuing nation and coin type around the rim.Beneath the eagle, 420 GRAINS, 900 FINE states the original standard: a total weight of 420 grains and a composition of 90% silver. The weight refers to the whole coin, not to 420 grains of pure silver.

Coin Specifications

• Country: United States of America
• Year: 1875
• Coin type: Trade Dollar
• Silver fineness: .900 (90% silver)
• Original standard weight: 420 grains, approximately 27.22 g
• Silver content at standard weight: approximately 0.7876 troy oz
• Standard diameter: 38.1 mm
• Edge: Reeded