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Trade dollars were first issued in 1873. I assume the appeal of having a counterfeit 1872 trade dollar is in the fact that no one in the world has a genuine one? Honestly, I have no idea. Pranking, I guess?

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Q: Why would someone make a conterfeit 1872 trade dollar espesially that year?
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