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Gem 1876-S Trade Dollar Among Highlights at David Lawrence

1876-S Trade Dollar. Image: David Lawrence Rare Coins.
1876-S Trade Dollar. Image: David Lawrence Rare Coins.

The more than 475 lots in the Sunday, December 10 Online Auction from David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) is open for bidding – including 225 No Reserve and 40 Recently Reduced items.

PCGS-, NGC-, and CAC-certified highlights include a Gem 1876-S Trade Dollar PCGS MS65; a key 1879-CC $1 PCGS/PQ MS65; an original 1887 $3 PCGS/CAC PR63CAM; a 1913 $5 NGC MS65; a 1907 $20 High Relief PCGS MS63 (Flat Edge); and a tied-for-finest 1938-S Texas commemorative half dollar PCGS MS68.

Make sure to look for something that catches your eye before closing on Sunday, December 10.

Ready to Sell Your Rare Coin or Collection?

Like the Gem Mint State 1876-S Trade Dollar and other rare classic and modern U.S. coins offered above, David Lawrence Rare Coins always needs coins. When you are ready to sell, we’re here for you. David Lawrence offers three options that provide maximum flexibility to meet your needs while providing the highest quality personal service in the industry:

  1. You can sell your coins to us outright.
  2. You can consign your coins.
  3. You can participate in our Guaranteed Auction Program.

David Lawrence Rare Coins Consignment Special

Check out our Collector Consignment Special! We are offering the following options that can be combined, or adjusted for your specific needs:

Maximum Returns – For coins over $10,000, consign with a reserve and receive 90% or consign with no reserve and receive 92%.

Immediate Cash Advance – For collections over $10,000, receive an immediate cash advance of up to 75% on unreserved consignments.

Fastest Turnaround – We will get your coins to auction within 3-5 business days of receipt, ending in approximately two weeks.

Standard terms still apply:

  1. Coins from $1,000 to $10,000 – consign with a reserve and receive 85%; consign with no reserve and receive 90%
  2. No fee guarantee – no listing fees, no imaging fees, and no buyback fees
  3. Fast payment – payment within 30 days of sale; for this promotion, we can accelerate payment to two weeks in most cases

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PCGS Now Attributing Trade Dollar Challenge 50 Set Varieties

By Jay Turner for PCGS …… Silver dollar variety collecting has been a passion for many collectors for decades. PCGS now announces an additional variety attribution service to include the recent reference The United States Trade Dollar Challenge 50 Set by John B. Coxe. This variety guide adds to the increasing list of silver dollars […]

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How Thick Was a Trade Dollar?

By Roger W. Burdette, special to CoinWeek ….. Today, the thickness of a coin is seldom a topic of discussion among coin collectors. It mostly comes up when someone finds a coin that seems too thin or too thick, and this leads to discussion about thin planchets cut from the end of a coinage strip […]

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The Trade Dollar for Beginners: Blanchard

By Blanchard and Company, Inc …… The United States Trade Dollar is an interesting example of how expanding global trade can give rise to new coins. In the mid-1800s, the Mexican peso was a highly valued means of exchange in China. In contrast, the American silver dollar was far less popular due to its relatively […]

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Counterfeit Coin Detection – 1878-S and -CC Trade Dollars

By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ….. The United States Mint had high hopes when it introduced the Trade dollar in 1873. Silver miners believed that the Chinese market held incredible potential, but it never lived up to expectations. Millions of Trade dollars also found their way into circulation in the U.S. at a time when […]

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Chopmarked US Trade Dollars and the Current Coin Market

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ….. By the late 1800s, New World silver had been flowing into China for hundreds of years. When Spain conquered most of what is now Central and South America, they began producing vast quantities of silver. It is estimated that approximately 85% of the world’s silver was mined in Mexico […]

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Chopmarked US Trade Dollars in the Current Coin Market

By Tyler Rossi for CoinWeek ….. By the late 1800s, New World silver had been flowing into China for hundreds of years. When Spain conquered most of what is now Central and South America, they began producing vast quantities of silver. It is estimated that approximately 85% of the world’s silver was mined in Mexico […]

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Trade Dollars: A Great Success Abroad But Not at Home

By Bullion Shark LLC …… In the 1850s, as a result of the discovery of large gold deposits in Australia and the Western United States, the price of gold declined. And following the discovery of even larger silver deposits–especially the Comstock Lode of Virginia City, Nevada in 1859–the price of silver declined in the following […]

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Trade Dollars Featured in May 2022 Stack’s Bowers Hong Kong Auction

By Nicholas Fritz – Numismatist, World and Ancient Coins, Stack’s Bowers Galleries ……   Western interest and trade within China is relatively recent, only beginning in earnest at the end of the 19th century. Industrialized powers were interested in China for the many goods they produced that were demanded by Western markets. The problem for […]

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Collecting Carson City (CC) Coinage: Part Two – Silver Dollars

By Victor Bozarth for PCGS …… In the first installment of this three-part series on collecting the coinage of the Carson City (CC) Mint, I covered the three smaller silver denominations produced by that famous mint in Nevada, including dimes, quarters, and half dollars. Here in part two, I turn to the “cartwheels” – silver […]

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Counterfeit Coin Detection – 1875-S Trade Dollar

Counterfeit 1875-S Trade Dollar By Max Spiegel, NGC…. One of the most extensively counterfeited United States issues is the Trade Dollar. Recently, one was submitted to NGC that exhibited a number of the telltale signs of a fake. Trade Dollars are one of the most extensively counterfeited United States issues, and fakes are received frequently […]

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Proof Trade Dollars: Why Were They Made After Circulation Strikes Ended?

By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS …… The Trade Dollars of 1873-1885 represent one of the more curious areas of American numismatics. Authorized by the Coinage Act of 1873, the Trade Dollar was struck for the purpose of facilitating export transactions with China and was expressly created to compete against the silver Mexican Peso, a large, […]

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The British Trade Dollar: A Turn-of-the-Century Staple of Commerce in East Asia

By Jeremy Bostwick – Senior Numismatist & Cataloger, Stack’s Bowers …… Following Spanish colonization of the New World during the 16th century and the subsequent utilization of local silver mines—especially in Mexico—trade increased between the Americas and Spain’s outpost in the Far East—the Philippines. Commerce in the Filipino capital of Manila allowed for access to […]

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Bowers on collecting: The advantages of the Internet

Today, in the time of the coronavirus, we can all be thankful for the Internet, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence.
While nothing equals the excitement of attending an auction or convention in person, if this is not possible, participation in virtual reality from the keyboard of your computer comes in a strong second

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Legendary Rarities to Bring Millions in Stack’s Baltimore Sale

It’s a numismatist’s delight as several world-class rarities come up for bid in Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ official auction of the Baltimore Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo March 18-20 at the Baltimore Convention Center.
An 1804 silver dollar, what Stack’s Bowers calls “a million-dollar piece of Baltimore history,” will cross the block on March 20.
What Stack’s Bowers Galleries calls “the most famous prize in coin collecting,” this 1804 silver dollar will come up for bid March 20 during the firm’s auction held in conjunction with the Baltimore Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo

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Legendary 1884 and 1885 Trade Dollars From E. Horatio Morgan Collection to be Featured in Stack’s Bowers March Baltimore Auction

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is proud to continue their tradition of presenting world-class rarities at auction by featuring 1884 and 1885 Proof Trade dollars in their March 18-20, 2020 Baltimore Auction. The 1884 and 1885 trade dollars are legendary U.S. Mint rarities, ranking #78 and #15 respectively among the 100 Greatest U.S. Coins (Garrett & Guth, […]

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Legendary 1884 and 1885 Trade dollars from the E. Horatio Morgan Collection to be featured in the Stack’s Bowers Galleries March 2020 Baltimore Auction

1884 T$1 PR-63 PCGS. Images by Heritage Auctions

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Pieces from E. Horatio Morgan Collection Displayed at FUN Show

A Proof-64+ Cameo (PCGS) 1884 trade dollar and the Proof-64 (PCGS) 1885 trade dollar will be displayed by Stack’s Bowers Galleries at their table at the 2020 FUN Convention in Orlando, Florida, beginning on Thursday, Jan. 9. Stack’s Bowers Galleries is continuing their tradition of presenting world-class rarities at auction by featuring 1884 and 1885 Proof trade dollars in their March 18-20, 2020 Baltimore Auction

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US Proof Rarities Featured in Stack’s Bowers 2019 ANA Auction

Stack’s Bowers Galleries is thrilled to present an impressive selection of United States Proof coinage as part of their official auction of the 2019 American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) World’s Fair of Money. Featured in the sale are complete sets of Proof Shield nickels and Proof Barber half dollars, as well as a nearly complete set […]

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East India Company and Niue: Latest gold and silver coins in tribute to the world’s Trade dollars features Japanese “Dragon dollar”

The East India Company Ltd., in partnership with the treasury of the Island of Niue, has released the fourth coin in their current innovative collector coin series entitled “The Trade Dollar Collection

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East India Company and Niue: Latest gold and silver coins in tribute to the world’s Trade dollars features Japanese “Dragon dollar”

The East India Company Ltd., in partnership with the treasury of the Island of Niue, has released the fourth coin in their current innovative collector coin series entitled “The Trade Dollar Collection

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East India Company Presents Latest Coins in Tribute to World’s Trade Dollars

By East India Company Bullion Ltd …… The East India Company Bullion Ltd, a subsidiary of The East India Company and in partnership with the Treasury of the Government of the Island of Niue announce the release of the fourth coin in their current innovative collector coin series entitled “The Trade Dollar Collection”. The series […]

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A Brief History of the U.S. Trade Dollar

By Blanchard & Company ……   In the late 1860s and early ’70s, trade between the United States and China was increasing. However, a threat to this trading emerged from the unlikeliest of places: the Mexican peso. Many Chinese businesses preferred the peso to U.S. currency because the peso contained more silver than the standard […]

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East India Company Presents Latest Coins in Tribute to World’s Trade Dollars

The East India Company Bullion Ltd, a subsidiary of The East India Company and in partnership with the Treasury of the Government of the Island of Niue have released the third coin as part of their overall series entitled “The Trade Dollar Collection”. The series features five of the most popular and sought-after trade pieces […]

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Niue and East India Company: Chinese “Dragon” trade coin recreated to salute the world’s historic Trade dollars

The treasury of the government of Niue, in partnership with the East India Company Bullion Ltd., has released the third coin design as part of their ongoing series entitled “The Trade Dollar Collection

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Coin Profile – United States 1873 Trade Dollar Silver Coin

Description: Throughout history, certain coins, often silver ones like the trade dollar, have circulated around large geographical regions far from their place of origin. The Maria Theresa thaler, the Spanish dollar, the Athenian owl – all were accepted as legal tender far and wide because of their precious metal content and reliability. During the Age […]

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Niue and East India Company: American trade dollar classic design features on second coin in popular Trade Dollar Collection

The treasury of Niue, in association with the East India Company Bullion Ltd, a subsidiary of the East India Company, have released the second of their current five-coin series entitled “The Trade Dollar Collection.” The series is in tribute to the coins that shaped international commerce in various parts of the world with the latest coin featuring the distinct design that graced the trade dollar coin issued by the United States: The Seated Liberty motif

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Counterfeit Coin Detection – 1875-S Trade Dollar

Counterfeit 1875-S Trade Dollar By Max Spiegel, NGC…. One of the most extensively counterfeited United States issues is the Trade Dollar. Recently, one was submitted to NGC that exhibited a number of the telltale signs of a fake. Trade Dollars are one of the most extensively counterfeited United States issues, and fakes are received frequently […]

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Counterfeit Coin Detection – 1875-S Trade Dollar

Counterfeit 1875-S Trade Dollar By Max Spiegel, NGC…. One of the most extensively counterfeited United States issues is the Trade Dollar. Recently, one was submitted to NGC that exhibited a number of the telltale signs of a fake. Trade Dollars are one of the most extensively counterfeited United States issues, and fakes are received frequently […]

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United States 1873 Trade Dollar Silver Coin

Description: Throughout history, certain coins–often silver ones–have circulated around large geographical regions far from their place of origin. The Maria Theresa thaler, the Spanish dollar, the Athenian owl – all were accepted as legal tender far and wide because of their precious metal content and reliability. During the Age of Exploration and subsequent Age of […]

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Over $42 Million Sells in Heritage US Coins FUN Auction

Gold ingots recovered from the SS Central America shipwreck took center stage as Heritage’s annual FUN auctions at the Florida United Numismatists (FUN) convention in Fort Lauderdale took place January 4-9. All told, the US coin auction raised in excess of $42 million for its consignors, with World Currency adding over $1.2 million, and US […]

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Healthy Prices Realized for FUN Platinum Night Auction Coins

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, markets, and coin collecting #366 A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds ….. During or just prior to major coin conventions, Heritage conducts two to four U.S. coin Platinum Night events each year, each as a part of an auction extravaganza that includes additional coins […]

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Healthy Prices Realized for FUN Platinum Night Auction Coins

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, markets, and coin collecting #366 A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds …..   During or just prior to major coin conventions, Heritage conducts two to four U.S. coin Platinum Night events each year, each as a part of an auction extravaganza that includes additional […]

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CoinWeek Sponsor Video: Kagin’s Extends Consignment Deadline for March 2017 Auction

Don Kagin of Kagin’s, Inc. spoke with Charles Morgan at the Whitman Expo in Baltimore. In this video, Don offers consignors one final chance to submit their coins and collections to Kagin’s March 2017 Official ANA Auction at the National Money Show in Orlando, Florida. Kagin’s is promising an innovative auction experience, free catalogs, and zero […]

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Million Dollar Coins, Part 2: U.S. Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars

Analysis of scarce coins, markets, and the coin collecting community #352 A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds In part 1, 1792 patterns that are worth more than $1 million each were covered. The present topic is million dollar silver dollars, including both classic U.S. silver dollars (1794-1935) and trade dollars (1873-85). Although trade dollars […]

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Heritage Auctions – Seldom Seen Selections: Premium Gem 1878-S Trade Dollar

The 1878-S Trade dollar is known as a common date, even in Mint State grades, but this is a relative term as far as the series is concerned, since most business strikes were still being exported to China. Thus, there are hundreds of Uncirculated survivors, but that is from an original mintage exceeding 4.1 million […]

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Counterfeit Coin Detection – 1875-S Trade Dollar

Counterfeit 1875-S Trade Dollar By Max Spiegel, NGC….   One of the most extensively counterfeited United States issues is the Trade Dollar. Recently, one was submitted to NGC that exhibited a number of the telltale signs of a fake. Trade Dollars are one of the most extensively counterfeited United States issues, and fakes are received […]

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