When it comes to classic United States coin series that live constantly in the spotlight, there are a few that come quickly to mind. The Morgan silver dollars certainly seem to reside there, as do their Peace dollar kin. Likewise, the Walking Liberty half dollars always appear to be in the white-hot limelight, and the Franklin half dollars are not far behind, with auction prices for the best-of-the-best routinely getting a spot in the numismatic press. So, it may seem odd to think of any U.S. silver dollar or half dollar series as under-collected. But there might actually be three. Let’s have a look at this underappreciated trio.
United States Trade Dollars
We have to start any discussion of trade dollars by stating clearly that we are talking United States trade dollars, simply because there are quite a few different coins from various nations that claim that title as well. The entire U.S. experiment with a
