1878-S Trade Box/Smugglers/Opium Dollar #3

  

This listing is for a 1877-S Trade Box/Smugglers/Opium Dollar. These coins are often referred to as Opium or Box or Smugglers Dollars and happened most often with trade dollars. A skilled silversmith or jeweler would'empty out' the inside to make the coin a small concealable container.

They would then add a hinge so it could be closed. This insert claims that 2 different trade dollars were used - an 1878 obverse and an 1875 micro S reverse.

He also included paper tabs to open the coin. It looks like this coin was hard to open as there are a number of marks on the reverse.

Please see images for details. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins: US\Dollars\Trade Dollars (1873-85)".

The seller is "j-and-s-diamond-exchange" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica.

1. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
2. Coin: Trade Dollars
3. Certification: Uncertified
4. Strike Type: Business
5. Mint Location: San Francisco
6. Year: 1878
7. Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
8. Composition: Silver
9. Denomination: $1