trade dollar

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of trade dollar

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

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 amendment of the Senate adopting the trade dollar was agreed to by the House, and the bill passed in both Houses without a division.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John

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

Since the trade dollar was authorized $30,710,400 had been issued, or nearly four times the entire issue of old silver dollars since the foundation of the government.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John