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1873 Pattern Trade Dollar
This is known as the frowning bust pattern. Featuring Lady Liberty facing left, her hair tied tightly behind her head. On the reverse, the small eagle has one claw on the ground, the other supports the shield at the very top. Historically, the Mint developed new designs either internally or through outside competitions. As the selection process narrowed, actual sample coins were made of the various designs. These "Pattern" coins allowed Mint officials to see how the proposed designs would look in three-dimensional relief, to test for any problems in producing the coins, and to try out new metal alloys. The coins that are not selected are referred to as Pattern Coins. This particular pattern Trade Dollar is a rarity 4. Which means there is only 76-200 known.