![]() ![]() The 1924-S is often considered a common date, with a mintage of 1,728,000 pieces, in line with some of the other San Francisco dates of the series. A very popular type coin, the 1921 Peace Dollar is not necessarily rare but it becomes scarce in the upper mint-state grades of MS-66 and MS-67. The 1921 Peace Dollar is the closest to the original design by Francisci, with a high relief that would be modified the next year, as it brought striking problems to the Mint. The former was struck at the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco mint, but the new Peace Dollar design would only be struck at the Philadelphia Mint, with 1,006,473 pieces struck for circulation and an extremely limited number of matte proofs. Production of silver dollars in 1921 was split between two designs: the Morgan Dollar (which had been introduced in 1878) and the Peace Dollar. ![]() In this article we will take a look at some of the more difficult dates that a collector of this series will encounter towards his or her road in completing the 24 piece set. The Peace Dollar series is very accessible and popular with no extreme rarities and the majority of dates are regularly encountered in most grades, although there are a few dates that present more of a challenge. The type was designed by Italian-born Anthony de Francisci, who used his wife as a model for the portrait of Liberty on the obverse. ![]() ![]() The Peace Dollar was struck from 1921 to 1935 and while not as extensive of a series as its predecessor, the famous Morgan Dollar, it is still a series that has a few tougher dates. ![]()
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