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<p>[QUOTE="metlog, post: 300669, member: 9888"]Teasurehunt; the high relief struck coins were minted in 1921,and they are rare,paticularly in gem.Most 1921's were struck with less pressure to facilitate longer die life,and so that the coins could be stacked!(Yes, the high relief made peace dollars hard to stack.)Beginning in 1922 the design was changed to a low relief, and from there on the peace dollars were all struck in that design.<blockquote><p>The low releif of course is the reason for most problems that make the series mostly unpopular with silver dollar collectors. Hard to grade, true gems hard to find, bag marks show up more easily than on the morgans due to lack of covering detail...etc.</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>Having said that; Coleguy your'e right..its the challenge! Particularly in the high grades.</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p>Oh yeah, I love 'em! Two complete sets..one bu except the ef 34-s the other au-bu except the vf 34-s! The search goes on!</p></blockquote> <blockquote><p> The history of the peace dollar is fascinating--find it and read up on it if you find time!</p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="metlog, post: 300669, member: 9888"]Teasurehunt; the high relief struck coins were minted in 1921,and they are rare,paticularly in gem.Most 1921's were struck with less pressure to facilitate longer die life,and so that the coins could be stacked!(Yes, the high relief made peace dollars hard to stack.)Beginning in 1922 the design was changed to a low relief, and from there on the peace dollars were all struck in that design.[indent]The low releif of course is the reason for most problems that make the series mostly unpopular with silver dollar collectors. Hard to grade, true gems hard to find, bag marks show up more easily than on the morgans due to lack of covering detail...etc.[/indent][indent]Having said that; Coleguy your'e right..its the challenge! Particularly in the high grades.[/indent][indent]Oh yeah, I love 'em! Two complete sets..one bu except the ef 34-s the other au-bu except the vf 34-s! The search goes on![/indent][indent] The history of the peace dollar is fascinating--find it and read up on it if you find time![/indent][/QUOTE]
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