Description
The Peace Dollar was minted to commemorate the
signing of the peace treaty between the United States and Germany at
the end of World War I. Interestingly, this coin was created without a
new Congressional Act; instead it was minted under the provisions of
the Pittman Act that authorized the reissue of the
Morgan Silver Dollar in 1921.
Design
The medalist Anthony De Francisci designed the Peace
dollar using his wife Teresa as a model for the personified head of
Liberty. Above her head appears the word 'LIBERTY' and beneath sits the
date of issue. The motto 'IN GOD WE TRUST' appears around her neck
separated between the words 'WE' and 'TRUST'.
The reverse features a perched eagle on a mountain crag looking off
into rays of sunlight. Across the eagle is the dollar denomination. The
Mint Mark appears underneath the word 'ONE'. At the top of the coin
along the rim lie the words 'UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' above the Latin
phrase 'E ' PLURIBUS ' UNUM'.
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.
| Detailed Coin Information |
| Designer: Anthony De Francisci |
| Gross Weight: 26.73g |
Silver Content: 0.77344 oz. |
| Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper |
| Diameter: 38.1mm |
Edge: Reeded |
| Dates: 1921-28, 1934-35 |
| Mints: Denver (1922-23; 1926-27; 1934), Philadelphia (all dates), and San Francisco (1922-28; 1934-35) |
