1922 Peace Dollar
Share/Bookmark After briefly being struck in high relief, starting with the 1922 Peace Dollar, the design was modified and coins were struck in lower relief. This change was made to eliminate the problem of excessive die breakage and allow the coins to be stacked properly. With a full year of production possible, mintage levels rose [...]
1921 Peace Dollar
Share/Bookmark The 1921 Peace Dollar was the first year of issue for the new series of silver dollars. This also represented the only issue that was struck in high relief. Slightly more than one million coins were produced at the Philadelphia Mint during the period from December 28 to December 31, 1921. The coins would [...]
Peace Dollar Coin Specifications
Share/BookmarkThe Peace Dollar was struck from the same composition as the previous Morgan Dollar, 90% silver and 10% copper. The coins have a standard weight of 26.73 grams, diameter of 38.1 mm, and a reeded edge. Coins were struck during the last week of 1921 through the end of 1935, variously at the Philadelphia, Denver, [...]
Peace Dollar Mintage
Share/BookmarkPeace Dollar mintages ranged from a low of 360,649 for the key date issue of the series to a high of more than 50 million. The highest mintages took place early in the series when three different mint facilities struck the coins to fulfill the requirements of the Pittman Act. The Act had authorized the [...]
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