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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JPeace$, post: 3357023, member: 42727&quot;]Congrats on your decision and good luck.&nbsp; I agree with you about the depiction of Ms. Liberty on the Peace Dollar.&nbsp; One of my favorites.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would hold off on the &#039;21 until you&#039;ve purchased a few of the common dates.&nbsp; Even the common dates vary in strike quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>Get a book on ANA Grading Standards and the Whitman &quot;Guide to Peace Dollars&quot;.&nbsp; You can buy these books from Wizard Coin Supply.&nbsp; I&#039;ve purchased many books from them.&nbsp; They are a good retailer.&nbsp; The person who wrote the Peace Dollar book participates on the NGC chat boards and the PCGS chat boards.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s say you want to buy a common date Peace Dollar, 1922 in MS65.&nbsp; On any given day, you can find hundreds to choose from.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure what your are budgeting per coin, but you can easily find this coin in 66 as well.&nbsp; My point is that not all MS65&#039;s are alike.&nbsp; Some will have luster breaks in distracting areas, maybe a contact mark on the end of the nose or in the middle of the cheek.&nbsp; So the coin might be graded properly from a technical stand point, but eye appeal could be lacking.&nbsp; Then you add in strike quality and luster to the equation and the variables increase.</p><p><br /></p><p>So after you decide what date and grade you want, I suggest going to Heritage Auctions and looking through their auction archives at coins in the date and grade you desire.&nbsp; You&#039;ll also get to see auction realized pricing as well.&nbsp; When searching the archives you will see thousands of coins and get a feel for what a real nice 65 looks like and what a &quot;dog&quot; looks like.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t be to anxious to buy a coin right away.&nbsp; I know it&#039;s tough to be patient, but if you &quot;reach&quot; before you know what your doing, you&#039;ll only be disappointed in the purchase either right away or later on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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