The U.S. coin that has become known as the Peace Dollar has an interesting, and somewhat, checkered history. There has been controversy, indecision, bad choices, last minute changes and probably a little back alley politics as well. We’ll never no the full story on some things, right?
But for me the Peace Dollar is special. The design is beautiful, if not well carried out that’s not the designers fault. It was produced at a time in U.S. history that spoke of high times, alcohol prohibition, Babe Ruth, gangsters and, at the end, of overwhelming poverty and loss when the Great Depression came.
Here you’ll find several articles on the history, production and controversy surrounding the silver Peace Dollar and others on coin collecting in general.
Peace Dollar Articles
The silver Peace Dollar market has come alive this year as collectors “re-discover” this great coinage. Add to your collection or start a new one.
The silver Peace Dollar was minted by 3 U.S. Mints, Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco, from 1921-1928 when enough silver dollars had been produced to satisfy the Pittman Act. It was produced again in 1934 and 1935 to satisfy the government requirement for backing of Silver Certificates.
Peace Dollars were the last silver dollar coin […]
What Peace Dollar Should You Collect? It’s your collection, collect what you like. Here is information on key dates, mint marks and examples of how to structure your collection.
The Peace Dollar was minted in Philadelphia (no mint mark), Denver (D) and San Francisco (S). Mint Marks on a coin tell you where the coin was made. Some designers also hid their initials inside the design but this is not a mint mark. Mint marks appear directly on the field and […]
The silver Peace Dollar was produced from 1921 through 1935 with no production between 1929 and 1933. It weighs 26.73 grams, is 38.1 mm round and is composed of .900 silver and .100 copper. The coins were minted in Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco at various times during production. Please see the […]
Peak production years for the silver Peace Dollar were from 1922 through 1925. Production was halted after the 1928 issue with the onset of the Great Depression in 1929. By then the U.S. Mint had met its requirements under the Pittman Act of 1918 to replace 270 million silver dollars. The […]
Miss Liberty on the obverse is reportedly a portrait of the coin’s designer De Francisci’s then 23 year old wife. According to some he had her pose facing an open window of their New York apartment so the essence of her hair being lightly wind swept could be captured. Miss Liberty’s crown was […]
