Parker didn't call their guns "Dollar Grade", that designation was made by the authors of "The Parker Story". Although Parker made different grades of guns, it didn't have a designation for them until after 1875. When "The Parker Story" was being compiled, they didn't have a grade name from Parker to describe these early guns, so they used the descriptions in the Parker sales price list and the cost to group them.
But, Parker was known to give deep discounts on their guns to special buyers and it is for that reason that looking at the order book entries and the price charged that that can't always be counted on to ID these early guns accurately. That's why sometimes you see an exchange of opinions on what grade an early "Dollar Grade" is.
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