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Message:: [QUOTE="messydesk, post: 2589932, member: 1765"]Addressing what is realistic in terms of strike, the 1921 Peace dollars you see on the cover of the book should not set your realistic expectations in terms of strike, but rather the theoretical limit, as I'm pretty sure those are proof coins.  Even coins graded above 65 can be a little lacking in detail compared with these.  Take a look at Heritage's sold 1921s in AU58 (try using this <a href="https://coins.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=51+790+231+384&Nty=1&Ntt=1921+AU58&ic4=ArchiveTab-071515" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=51+790+231+384&Nty=1&Ntt=1921+AU58&ic4=ArchiveTab-071515" rel="nofollow">link</a>).  There is one of them, lot 21208 from 10/30/16, that is much better struck than the rest.  It sold for $258.  Other PCGS AU58s sold that month for between $176 and $235. This is the one you want.  Spend time cherrypicking 1921 Peace dollars for the one that is well struck.  If you can get it for the price of a generic AU58, that's a pretty big win.[/QUOTE]