Silver dollar - 1985 - National Parks - 1885-1985 prices and values The melt and minimum value of a Silver dollar - 1985 - National Parks - 1885-1985 is $ 12.87 CAD. Prices in CAD $. The Value of a 1885-S Morgan Dollar. Circulated examples of the 1885-S Morgan dollar are easily found for a bit more money than common date Morgans. Most Mint State 1885-S Morgan dollars had a bad time in storage. The average uncirculated 1885-S Morgan will have numerous bag marks.The fake 1885-CC Morgan Dollar, however, is far more obvious. Both sides have unusual voids in the fields, such as between the 9th and 10th stars on the obverse and below the ON in ONE on the reverse.Additional Info: There were 930 of the 1885 Morgan Silver Dollars minted as proofs and they are worth more than 3.1K each. Numismatic vs Intrinsic Value: This coin in poor condition is still worth $9.32 more than the intrinsic value from silver content of $20.68, this coin is.The United States Mint manufactured Trade silver dollars m inted from 1873 to 1885. The United States governments intention was to issue a coin that would compete with the dollar-sized silver coins of other countries that were trading with Asia.The trade dollar from 1885 was designed by William Barber and there are only five proofs made of this year, so a very rare coin and maybe the rarest on this planet. In January 2006 an authentic 1885 Trade Dollar which was previously owned by the legendary King of Coins banker, Louis E. Eliasberg Sr. was sold for $3.3 Million at an auction in Dallas, Texas, USA. Some 1885 Trade Dollar coin facts. Mintage: Circulation strikes: 0 Proofs: 5.Designer: William Barber.Diameter: 38.1 mm.Composition: Silver (90) and Copper (10).Weight: 27.2 grams.Edge: Reeded.Mintmark: Above the D from Dollar. (None for Philadelphia) Here below are the images from an 1885 trade dollar and an 1885 trade dollar counterfeit coin from Chinese origin. . What can be noticed when comparing these coins is the slick surface from the coun terfeit coin. Authentic 1885 Silver Trade Dollar Obverse Counterfeit 1885 Silver Trade Dollar Obverse When comparing both trade dollars from the year 1885 the following differences are easy to see on the counterfeit coin and not on the authentic coin.The numbers are not exactly the same, but hard to notice.The stars are not detailed even the coin itself is. (too flat and not sharp)In general like most forgeries soft details and slick surfaces. Authentic 1885 Silver Trade Dollar Reverse Counterfeit 1885 Silver Trade Dollar Reverse The reverse side of the counterfeit 1885 trade dollar we used for this example was having a very slick surface and soft details. What can be noticed also when comparing the details from the reverse side to the obverse side is that these do not match in quality and with authentic coins this mostly does.