Understanding the 1921 and 1922 peace dollar?

Super info Dave, hee hee, see how I did that?

 

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Thank you! I did notice extra mountain ridges and rays on my piece along with the collar clash (I learned . I also noticed a die break? Along the bust. That is what people are calling the line fracture? I actually purchased 4 of 1922 peace dollars and although this one appeared to be the grainiest (it's rough to touch) it had the most detail.
Definitely addicting!!

 

Oh wow. I'm going to be reading for a very long time. What a great site! Thank you!

 

I really like Peace Dollars too. I have to keep myself from buying 1921s and other High Relief coins (like modern gold 1oz).

 

Hee hee hee, your gonna get hooked Windi! PM me if you decide to join VAMworld, there is no cost and they and great people there that will help you. It's tons of fun!

 

I'm over whelmed...I think I need a cold drink to be doing this. I am going to ask Santa for a magnifying glass next.. I will certainly message you. Thank you so much for the info!

 

My pleasure, it is overwhelming, just ease into it, that's what I did, trust me, the peeps at VAMworld are great and super duper helpful!

 

No high and low relief refer to the height of the relief above the field of the coin. It has nothing to do with the width of the rims.

 

I thought the Medium Relief 1922s were the 35,000 minted and called High Relief. They are a hybrid piece between the High Relief 21's and normal issue Low Relief 1922-35 pieces.

 

Make sure you ask the big guy for a good quality, name brand lens. Should be a triplet of 10X minimum.

 

Finn, why would you want a triplet of more than 10x magnification?

coin grading is done at 5x

 

I'm blind as it is close up..lol that would work well. I am using my 3.0 readers, a magnifying glass, my phone then enlarging the picture to see. Thank you!

 

He must know that I am challenged ..I need all the help I can get

 

Really? I was under the impression they were wagon wheel type larger and that was why they they did not stack well. Not due to the detail of the field. I guess I'm getting conflicting information.

 

The 1921 peace dollar rim thickness went from 3.1 to 2.4 for lower relief? I understand a high relief impression is much deeper which would press further onto the planchet? (Right term?) The modifications made were to shorten the width create a smooth coin without so much ridge and less pressure so that they would stack better?

 

The thickness was changed so they didn't 'bust' so many dies.......

 

Because if you are trying to look at small details, you need more magnification. Look at some of the pictures posted on here - they are at 200X. There is grading, and there is identifying. If you don't know the difference, then keep to NCLT proof silver.

 

They are both the same thickness. The difference is that the relief rises up further from a lower field. The rim thickness is the same. Stack 20 Morgan Dollars next to 20 1921 Peace Dollars and 20 1922 Peace Dollars and they will be the same height.

 

Same thickness. Just the relief above the field is difference.

 

Yes! It had been a reeded edge of 3.1 but then went down to t

I got the wrong information. The web has many many diversions. Ugh