I ran across this 1921 Peace Dollar the other day going through some of the collection. One I had put away for a type set. What do you think she grades? and Since Peace dollars are not my forte ...whats going on with the word PEACE?
Not to detract from this nice coin but is that a hazing on the coin? If so it could be moisture related. All in all a nice coin with only a couple of small tics at the jaw but I'll let the others grade this.
Looks to have been whizzed to me. Notice the dark spots next to all the relief points. Not a cartwheel look at all to it but its shiney.
It looks to me to have some circulation wear, Paddy. It's not reflecting right, either. Sorry to be so nitpicking. That's just the way I am and there's nothing anybody can do about it. Changing the subject, where are you seeing "variety," is that in the lettering in the closeups?
Could be a die variation, but I would be more concerned about the polished surfaces. It has probably been whizzed--shame, as it would have been a nice coin.
I picked this up in a big lot of silver dollars years ago. Tucked it away along with a 34 D . Look at the letters in peace. Look at each carefully allow your eyes to adjust . The pictures are same except a few degrees off 90 center. All letters have some sort of doubling.
Paddy I dont think what your seeing is doubling.. I think it where the metal has been displaced during the battle with the buffing wheel.
Is there a way to get a different photograph of the coin, even a cell phone photo would probably show the surfaces better than the microscope. Maybe another photo will allow people to better see what you're seeing.
Once upon a time, there was a VAM 2 listed for 1921 Peace dollars, with doubling on PEACE. This has since been eliminated, since the coin showed strike doubling, and not die doubling. The appearance of PEACE for 1921 is always a bit strange, and that may have to do with last-minute modifications made to the models at the end of 1921. Roger Burdette's Renaissance books have more detail as to specific modifications made. Anyway, none of the 1921 VAMs listed have doubled dies. Many have die polishing lines as their diagnostics, which may be hard to discern on your coin, as it has been polished.
Yeah it was about 20 years ago I purchased a $500 bag of silver dollars from this older man. It was a nice lot mostly Morgan dollars about 6 o 8 cc ' s a 1893 O a very worn 95 S , some other semi keys, and only like 6 Peace dollars. One the 21 the other a 34 D I just put away in the vault . Until the other day taking inventory .
The pictures look really weird due to your lighting and photography technique. I'll guess the coin is EF.
So hard to tell from those pics. It looks like it could have been a 63 to 64 type coin witha great above average strike but by those pics I have to say polished and rubbed.
