1878 Trade Dollar ($1)

Blast white frosty devices float over dark slate mirrors with confident cameo contrast on both sides, framed by a thin ring of pale champagne at the rims. The mirrors are nicely reflective for the designation and the devices are sharp and evenly frosted, giving this example strong, balanced eye appeal. Some scattered friction in the obverse field keep it in the mid grade, but the look is all there and far nicer than a typical 63.