If a real 1964 Peace Dollar were to surface how would we know it was the real deal?

What if a real 1964 Peace dollar were to surface, how would we know it's the real deal?

 

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Probably post a photo here and let the experts decide plus probably invite Fred Weinberg & Insider to join in on the conversation.

 

Easy! The Feds would show up at your door ;-)

 

Same thing as if the Loch Ness Monster would surface.
Although there is a rumor that the director of the Denver mint at that time kept one,
and possibly passed it on to (her?) heirs.
Also a rumor that the same mint director gave one to LBJ and it's hidden in his library somewhere.

 

John Dannreuther has photos of an original 1964 Peace Dollar master hub.
Those photos have never been released (no photos of any 1964 Peace Dollars or associated tooling have ever been published).

So if a supposed genuine 1964 Peace Dollar were to turn up, JD could compare the coin's details (such as the style and placement of the "64") with his photos of the master hub.

 

Once authenticated, this illegal coin is subject to confiscation.
So it's a Catch-22.

 

Did you know that the U.S. Mint experimented with 40% silver peace dollars in 1966 and experimented with copper nickel clad peace dollars in 1969 and 1970.

 

I was aware of the 1970 trials. In fact, I'm planning a "1970" over-strike for 2020.
I'm not as familiar with any 1966 trials. I haven't dug up much information in the little bit of searching I did on those.

 

I have friends that had family members working for the U.S. Mint during that period and they said some 40% silver peace dollars were made but were destroyed by the end of 1966.

 

Which Mint were they working at ?
The 1964 Peace dollars were actually struck at the Denver Mint in May of 1965. Do any of your friends' family members remember that ?

 

They worked at the Denver Mint from 1962-1971, they knew about the back dated 1964 Peace Dollars in 1965 and also they knew about 1964 dimes and quarters being struck in 1965 and early 1966.

 

There was a story going around that the Denver Mint workers were allowed to buy one or two 1964 dollars at the end of their shift on their way out the day they were struck. The next day they were told to bring them back but a couple had already been spent.

I believe that story is exaggerated and actually involves the new 1964-D Kennedy half dollars, not Peace dollars.

Anyway, do your friends' family members have anything to say about that ?

 

They say that in a short period in 1966 that some Peace dollars were made with the 40% silver alloy but were destroyed and the records of them existing were destroyed and the 1966 dies were destroyed also.

 

@dcarr I think that a 1966 40% Peace dollar would be cool. TC

 

How would one know it was real?

Because Bigfoot would be holding it.

 

Pot's legal in Colorado, right?

 

They don't call Denver the mile high city for nothing!

 

Why didn't they just date it 1965 since it was made in May of 1965?

 

Because the Coinage Act of 1965 required all 90% silver coins to be struck bearing the date 1964 as part of the date freeze put in place to stop hoarding by those evil coin collectors.

 

If Canada did that they would have had new 1964 dated coins all the way up till 1968.