I thought it might be interesting to make a comparison of the 1921, 2021 and the 1964 peace dollars. Here are my examples. I got the 1964 because it was the year I graduated high school.
The 2021 looks awful. It bears no resemblance to the elegant, beautiful 1921 Peace Dollar, which is one of America’s most beautiful coins. Given modern techniques,I can’t believe how crude looking the engraving is. The only asset is that modern strike ability is superior than it was 100 years ago.
I think the main problem with the 2021 Peace is the luster. It has that dull non-cartwheel luster that has been plaguing Silver eagles for several years now. Notice that the luster "bubbles" instead of creating a cartwheel. It's also weak which ends up making the design look flat. When the 2021 Morgan and peace dollars were first proposed, it was stated by several sources that the 2021 series was directly copied from the die hubs of the 1964 Morgan and Peace dollars. Does anyone know if this is true? I haven't heard it anywhere since the release but when Congress signed them into law they were talking about it all over the place.
I thought no 1964 Peace dollars were released, and if one or two "escaped" they were made illegal to own. Or am I confusing this with something else?
Granted, you could always try to file a FOIA request with the Treasury Department. However, chances are you'll receive an extremely vague answer in the form of a heavily-redacted document if you're fortunate enough to get a response. https://home.treasury.gov/footer/freedom-of-information-act/submit-a-request
