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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2297413, member: 1892&quot;]What a terrific idea!</p><p><br /></p><p>Peace Dollars are not a bad idea for a lot of reasons. You can do a whole set in rather nice shape within your stated budget, although there are a couple of reachers (1921, 1928-P, 1934-S) which can become more important goals during the process, maybe for those Christmases when you had a minor windfall during the year and can exceed $200 for one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Peace Dollars are huge chinks of silver in-hand and present a pleasurable experience just to handle. It&#039;s what I like best about Dollars - you know you&#039;re handling a serious chunk of silver, even in a slab, and the tactile experience is unlike a Dime, for instance. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>But wait, there&#039;s more. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Peace Dollars are common and easy to find, and well within your budget if nice AU coins are acceptable. You&#039;ll be able to do the vast majority of it in Mint State.</p><p><br /></p><p>What they are_not, though, is common with nice strikes and appealing surfaces. By learning what a &quot;nice&quot; Peace Dollar looks like, and holding to that higher standard of only acquiring well-struck coins, you can introduce a level of effort and exclusivity into the process to make each addition worth the effort as a once-a-year thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>And the resulting collection will be maximized for individual value compared to its&#039; peers, when you pass it on.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now, about the MS-65. Who is calling it 65? Is it in a reputable slab from a third-party grader, or is it just a dealer&#039;s opinion? It&#039;s in a dealer&#039;s best interest to be optimistic about the grade....</p><p><br /></p><p>$95 is a very attractive price for a true MS-65 1925-P Peace Dollar. Attractive enough to be suspicious; in a reputable slab I expect to need $150 or so to acquire one. The 1925-S is very expensive in MS65, a five-figure coin. I&#039;d be very suspicious indeed of that one. Once you are at this level of investment, especially this early in your learning curve, I would lean strongly towards coins in reputable slabs acquired from reputable dealers even if it costs you an extra $20 for the reassurance.</p><p><br /></p><p>And don&#039;t hesitate to ask for advice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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