Tuesday, May 14, 2013

British Trade Dollar Year 1896 (Difficult year to find)


This is 2nd year issue for British trade dollar.
It has only 1 variety, i,e. 1896 (B) from Bombay mint

It has total mintage of 6,135,617. It is a rare year date.
Please click here for full mintage table and year of issues

Despite recorded double the mintage amount compared to 1895.
1896 BTD is much more difficult to find in the market and fetch a even higher price than 1895.

Same as 1895B, the B mint mark for 1896 is fainter than later years.
It can also easily worn off.

This is AU55 NGC certified coin. Faily good details
B mint mark in the circle is barely visible

The reverse
Compared with this VF coin. The B mint mark has worn out.






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