1882 Trade Dollar Value
A 1882 Trade Dollar is worth roughly $29.50 to $287 depending on its condition, with a hard melt-value floor of $28.74 as of 2026-06-01 Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1882 Trade Dollar value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
|---|---|
| Melt value floor(metal content, 2026-06-01) | $28.74 |
| Good (G-4) | $29.50 to $39.00 |
| Very Good (VG-8) | $29.50 to $40.00 |
| Fine (F-12) | $29.50 to $42.50 |
| Very Fine (VF-20) | $31.50 to $46.00 |
| Extremely Fine (XF-40) | $35.50 to $52.00 |
| About Uncirculated (AU-50) | $43.00 to $63.00 |
| Mint State (MS-60) | $53.50 to $79.00 |
| Choice Unc (MS-63) | $73.50 to $108 |
| Gem Unc (MS-65) | $195 to $287 |
Estimated retail range, updated 2026-06-15. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.
How much is a 1882 Trade Dollar worth today?
Start with $29.50 for a heavily circulated 1882 Trade Dollar and work upward. Lightly circulated 1882 examples occupy the middle of the range, while true gems approach $287. If your coin has no wear on the high points, it deserves a closer look or a professional opinion.
1882 Trade Dollar specifications
- Series
- Trade Dollar
- Year
- 1882
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- 90% silver, 10% copper
- Weight
- 27.22 g
- Diameter
- 38.1 mm
- Edge
- Reeded
- Designer
- William Barber
- Silver content
- 0.78740 troy oz
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1882 Trade Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (On the reverse, below the eagle above the D in DOLLAR), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.
What collectors pay for in a 1882 Trade Dollar
Official mintage figures for the 1882 Trade Dollar are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.
Beneath the numismatics of the 1882 Trade Dollar sits 0.7874 troy ounces of silver, $28.74 worth at today's spot price. When silver rallies, even the most common dates of this series rise with it.
Millions crossed the Pacific, where merchants stamped them with 'chopmarks' attesting to their silver. For the 1882 Trade Dollar, the enduring popularity of the series translates directly into buyers in every grade and every market cycle.
1882 Trade Dollar inscriptions & design
Obverse
********** 1882
Liberty seated, laurel in r. hand, bunch of wheat behind
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/420 GRAINS. 900 FINE./TRADE DOLLAR
eagle head r., wings open, standing. on arrows and laurel sprig
Measured 1882 Trade Dollar specimens
2 physically measured 1882 Trade Dollar examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 27.22 g, 38.1 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 Trade Dollar #1 | 27.222 g | 38 mm | 6 h | Breen.5828 |
| 1882 Trade Dollar #2 | 27.218 g | 38 mm | 6 h | Breen.5828 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.
Summary: the 1882 Trade Dollar is valued between $29.50 and $287 as of 2026-06-15. Estimates combine mintage rarity, key-date status and metal content; they are editorial guidance, not an offer to buy.