Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars of the United States - A Complete Encyclopedia

The November 1955 issue of The Numismatist contained an advertisement from the Imperial Coin Company (Benjamin Stack), Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring Carson City trade dollars.
1873-CC EF, choice $35.00.
1873-CC Fine, very scarce $15.00.
1873-CC VF, very scarce $2.00.
1874-CC VF, scarce $20.00.
1875-CC EF $17.50.
1875-CC VF, chopmarked $12.50.
1877-CC VF, rare $45.00.
1878-CC The most difficult coin to obtain in this set. Very rare and seldom offered for sale. Uncirculated, but faint signs of mishandling. Records to $190.00, but only $140.00.

In the April 1957 issue of The Numismatist; Abner Kreisberg of Beverly Hills, California offered the
following coins for sale, among which were some chopmarked pieces. Beginning in the late 1950s, dealers imported large quantities of chopmarked trade dollars from the Orient, especially from Hong Kong. By this time, such pieces had significant val-ues.
1873 VF $12.00.
1873-S Unc. Very scarce $60.00.
1873-CC Unc. Cabinet friction. Scarce. $60.00.
1874 Unc. A beautiful coin $17.50.
1874-S Chopmarks. EF $9.00.
1874-S EF $12.50.
1874-CC Unc. $40.00, EF $25.00, VF $16.50, Fine $10.00.
1875 Br. Proof. Scarce $75.00.
1875-S Unc. $20.00.
1875-CC $30.00.
1875-CC Unc. $30.00, EF $20.00, VF $16.50, Fine $11.50.
1875-S Unc. Scarce $20.00, AU $15.00, AU with chopmarks $10.00, EF $12.50, EF with chopmarks $7.50.
1876 Unc. $15.00.
1876-CC Scarce. Counterstamped on reverse F.A.A. VF $20.00.
1876-S Unc. $14.00, AU with chopmarks $10.00, EF with chopmarks $7.50, Fine $6.00.
1877 Impaired Proof $45.00, Unc. $17.50, EF $10.00, VF $8.00, Fine $6.00.
1877-S Unc. $14.00, AU $11.50, AU with chopmarks $9.00, EF $9.00, VF $7.00, Fine $5.00, VG $3.50.
1877-CC Unc. Very scarce $125.00, VF $37.50.
1878-S Unc. $20.00, AU polished $7.00, VF $7.00, Fine $5.00.
1879 Br. Proof gem $65.00.
1880 Proof $42.50.

The December 1958 issue of The Numismatist carried this listing by B. M. Douglas of Washington, D.C.:
1873 Br. Proof hairlines $62.00, BU $25.00, AU $19.00, VF $10.00.
1873-CC AU $49.00.
1873-S BU $49.00, AU $30.00.
1874 VF $9.95, Fine $7.00.
1874-CC AU $29.00, EF $22.50, EF chopmarked $9.95.
1874-S BU $21.00, BU chopmarked $15.00, AU $10.95, VF $9.00, EF chopmarked $7.00.
1875-CC BU $29.00, EF $19.00, VF $13.50.
1875-S BU $16.00, BU chop marked $11.00, AU $10.95, AU $8.00, EF $8.95, EF chopmarked $6.95, VF $7.25.
1876-O EF $29.00.
1876-S BU $l4.50, AU $11.00, EF $8.95, AU chopmarked $8.00.
1877 EF $8.50. 1877-CC EF $45.00.
1877-S BU $13.00, AU $9.00, EF $7.25, AU chopmarked $6.75, BU proof surface $15.00.
1878-CC EF rarest date $97.50.
1878 AU $11.00, VF $7.50, Fine $5.50.
1880 Br Proof $50.00, Br. Proof hairlines $45.00.

The September 1959 issue of The Numismatist carried an advertisement from Chen Cho-Wei of Kowloon, Hong Kong, offering the following trade dollars for sale. At the time he was a major supplier of trade dollars to dealers and collectors.
1874-S EF $10.00, AU $15.00.
1874-CC EF $25.00, AU $30.00, Unc. $40.00.
1874-S one chopmark $15.00.
1875-CC EF $20.00, AU $25.00, Unc. $30.00.
1875-S EF $10.00, AU $13.00, Unc. $18.00.
1875-S one chopmark $10.00.
1876-S EF $10.00, AU $12.00, Unc. $15.00.
1877-S EF $9.00, AU $10.00, Unc. $14.00.
1877-S one chopmark $10.00.
1878-S EF $9.00, AU $10.00, Unc. $15.00.