trade dollar


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

Origin of trade dollar

1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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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.

  • There are 900 parts of pure silver and 100 parts of copper in the "trade dollar."