Peace Silver Dollar

Posted on: November 17, 2011

The medalist Anthony De Francisci designed the Peace Silver Dollar using his wife Teresa as a model for the personified head of Liberty. All Peace Silver Dollars were struck in high relief in 1921, their first year of production. The design was slightly modified in 1922 and normal relief coins were struck later that year. Peace Dollars were struck continuously until the effects of the Great Depression were felt in 1929. The U.S. Mint began producing the Peace Dollar again in 1934, but coins dated 1935 would be the last to see circulation. Peace Dollars were struck in Denver again in 1965, but all were destroyed and none ever reached circulation.

Details
Silver Content: 0.77344 oz.
Gross Weight: 26.73g
Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper
Coin Diameter: 38.1mm
Mint Dates: Denver (1922-23; 1926-27; 1934), Philadelphia (all dates), and San Francisco (1922-28; 1934-35)