The United States trade dollar was a dollar coin minted by the United States Mint to compete with other large silver trade coins that were already popular in East Asia. The idea first came about in th
1884 T$1 Trade Dollar
John Jay Knox popularized the idea of a dollar coin to compete with the Mexican dollar for use in East Asia.
Designed by Mint Chief Engraver William Barber, this "Amazonian" design showing Columbia with an eagle was rejected by Mint authorities as too militaristic.
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Trade coins are coins minted by a government, but not necessarily legal tender within the territory of the issuing country. These quasi-bullion coins were thus actually export goods – that is, bullion
Trade dollar (United States coin)
…The United States trade dollar was a dollar coin minted by the United States Mint to compete with other large silver trade coins that were already popular in East Asia. The idea first came about in the 1860s, when the price of silver began to decline due to increased mining in…
The Maria Theresa thaler from Austria is an example of a trade coin.