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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silentnviolent, post: 1349376, member: 8797&quot;]<b>My favorite coin series. Enjoy!</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Favorite History of a Coin</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My favorite history following a particular series of coin has to be, by far, that of the Peace silver dollar. After the devastation of &quot;The War to End All Wars&quot;&nbsp; public demand lead to the adaptation from the &quot;Morgan&quot;&nbsp; to the commemorative &quot;Peace Dollar&quot; despite the fact that congress did not pass the bill requiring the change. It was used&nbsp; widely during the prosperous era of the &quot;Roaring 20&#039;s&quot; and the dubious time of Prohibition, ironically used in speak-easies run by gangsters. It was maintained through the economic collapse in 1929, and used regularly by those fortunate enough to have a few during the Great Depression.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Beginning in 1921, and ending, tentatively, in 1935, the Peace type silver dollar had a relatively short run of only 14 years. Designed by Anthony de Francisci, the obverse depicts Lady Liberty facing left; the reverse an eagle atop a peak, clutching the olive branch of peace and facing right, overlooking a rising sun&#039;s first rays. A more profound depiction of the feeling of the time and the desire of a generation for peace is hard to come by. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Peace silver dollar weighs 26.73 grams and is 90% silver, 10% copper for a total of 0.77344 ounces of silver in each coin. The diameter is 38.1 millimeters, and it was minted in three different facilities: Denver (D), San Francisco (S), and Philadelphia (no mint mark).The coins struck this first year were deemed to be in too high relief. The relief was made less prominant, and production hardly missed a beat.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is a design that not only serves as a testament to the attitude of a generation following the darkest period humanity had known at the time, but was also to resurface 29 years after its discontinuation. Legislation in August of 1964 called for the production of 45 million silver dollars, resulting in production of 316,076 Peace type silver dollars dated 1964. They were struck in 1965 at the Denver mint. For whatever reason, the project was abandoned and prior to any official release all were melted, leaving no specimins for preservation. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The 1964 Peace dollar has been relegated to the status of the 1933 double eagle.&nbsp; Illegal to own as all were supposed to have been destroyed, replicas and forgeries abound, adding to the mystique of this design. The history of the Peace type siver dollar is essential&nbsp; in the continuation of our hobby by intriguing new collectors for the future, and as always, linking us all to the past.</p><p>-Andy Simonson[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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