trade dollar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trade dollar
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The trade dollar of 1873 shows Liberty wearing a diadem, seated on a bale of goods by the sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jackson declares: "The time has come to place our highest human values ahead of the trade dollar."
From Time Magazine Archive
The trade dollar is worth bullion value only.
From Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 by Various
There are 900 parts of pure silver and 100 parts of copper in the "trade dollar."
From St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 by Various
Why the trade dollar should not be converted into a standard dollar.
From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John
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