Whitman Expo
1875 Chopmarked Trade Dollar MS Values
Details
The 1875-P is one of the rarest issues to find with legimate chop marks. Accordingly to an expert, (as of September 2024) there currently one known and undisputed chopped 75-P and it's in a PCGS Details Holder. All 4 of the PCGS straight graded examples are actually 75-S and every other known example is also a mis-holdered 75-S (or a couple of heavily chopped 75-CCs). NGC-graded coins have also been found to be mis-labeled 1875-S.
This coin is made of 90% silver; 10% copper and has a current melt value of $47.19
Obverse: Lady Liberty is seated on a stone wall, facing left, with an olive branch in her extended right hand and a ribbon bearing the word LIBERTY in her resting left hand. IN GOD WE TRUST us carved into the base and her seat is otherwise adorned with a bundle of wheat. 13 stars adorn the periphery with the date at the lower middle.
Reverse: An eagle is centered in the design with the weight of the coin listed below as "420 GRAINS. 900 FINE." The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and TRADE DOLLAR adorn the top and bottom periphery with a ribbon stating the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM above the eagle's head.
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
218,200
Coinage Type:
Trade dollar
Coinage Years:
1873-1885
Composition:
90% silver; 10% copper
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Chopmarked
Physical Characteristics
Fineness:
0.9
Weight:
27.22 gr
Weight:
0.8751 oz
Precious Metal Weight:
0.7874 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
38.1 mm
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Demonetized:
True
Designer:
William Barber
Obverse Lettering:
LIBERTY, 1875
Obverse Designer:
William Barber
Reverse Lettering:
420 GRAINS. 900 FINE.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TRADE DOLLAR, E PLURIBUS UNUM
Reverse Designer:
William Barber
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