Tuesday, January 18, 2011

British Trade Dollars

        This newspaper article announces the proposed minting of the British Trade Dollars.
                                                                                       
The Straits Times dated 17 March 1894
         

The Straits Times dated 10 Jan 1895


The Straits Time 1 July 1895
   


                                1895B


                                                                                     
An odd enquiry to The Straits Times and published on 16 Oct 1901.
                              Never did found the published reply...............any advice from fellow collectors?

The rest of my personal collections of BTDs:
                                                                             1904



1913



1929B

                                                                                                                  

1930

1930
   
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4 comments:

  1. wilsõnJanuary 20, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    Dear Clement,
    Do you own a time machine?
    How did you acquire the newspaper article?

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  2. ClementJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:57 AM

    Hi Wilson,

    I spend lots of hours searching the local library site,etc.Thanks for taking time to read, just doing my part to educate and be informative.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    what is the actual total weight of a British Trade Dollar, non counterfeit that is..

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  4. ClementFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    The weight should be 26.957 grammes.

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