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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 36467, member: 57463&quot;]I wrote about the Peace Dollar for <i>Numismatist</i> magazine a few years ago and an edited version is online at Coin Gallery (<a href="http://www.coin-gallery.com/cgmarotta2.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coin-gallery.com/cgmarotta2.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.coin-gallery.com/cgmarotta2.htm</a>).&nbsp; Not in that presentation is the claim by Walter Breen that George Morgan was so incensed at the Mint going to an outside designer that he actually took a wooden board and slapped it on the model electrotype to flatten it.</p><p><br /></p><p>As GDJMSP already pointed out, if you look at a 1921 Peace Dollar in real life, you will see the difference in relief.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most collectors tend to prefer the Morgan over the Peace.&nbsp; As I discovered in my research, the Peace Dollar was hurried out in a short contest.&nbsp; Also, the reverse is not the one DeFrancisci intended, but was added later by George Morgan.&nbsp; So the Peace Dollar lacks a unifying spirit to its design and that shows, much like a house that is a suburban ranch split-level with square columns.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, in his younger day George Morgan, like Charles Barber, had not much to do at the Mint, the Seated series pretty much taking care of itself through production.&nbsp; If you read one of the Patterns books (Adams &amp; Woodin or Judd; the current standard is by Andrew Pollock; online, click up <a href="http://www.uspatterns.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.uspatterns.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.uspatterns.com</a>), you can see some stunning designs.&nbsp; Morgan had been working hard every day when Congress asked for a new dollar design.&nbsp; So, the Morgan Dollar has a unity of purpose and intent that is undeniable.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I like the Peace Dollar more.&nbsp; However, I am not going to buy your collection.&nbsp; If it is all the same to you, then go with the market.&nbsp; The market says, &quot;Morgan.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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