trade dollar

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noun

a silver coin of the U.S., containing slightly more silver than the standard dollar, issued from 1873 to 1885 for trade with Asia.

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Origin of trade dollar

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby trade dollar

trade council, tradecraft, trade cycle, trade deficit, trade discount, trade dollar, traded option, trade down, trade dress, trade edition, trade gap

How to use trade dollar in a sentence

Rank is only the E pluribus Unum stamp, on the trade dollar: a feller is a feller for all that.
Sweet Cicely|Josiah Allen's Wife: Marietta Holley
In familiar English letters, copied bodily from the trade dollar, was the sentiment: “In God we trust.”
How the Other Half Lives|Jacob A. Riis
As for Trencher, the one crotchet in his cool brain centred about that worthless trade dollar.
From Place to Place|Irvin S. Cobb
This Act authorized the coinage of the trade dollar of 420 grains, making it a legal tender for $5.
American Eloquence, Volume IV. (of 4)|Various

There are 900 parts of pure silver and 100 parts of copper in the "trade dollar."
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878|Various