The obverse of the beautiful Peace dollar.
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Value | $1.00 |
Diameter | 38.1 mm |
Obverse Design | Lady Liberty |
Reverse Design | Perched eagle - *notice wings folded |
Coin Mass | 26.73 grams |
Composition | 90% silver; 10% copper |
Silver Mass | 24.057 grams |
Designer | Anthony de Francisci |
Mint Marks | D-Denver; S-San Francisco; none - Philadelphia located on left side of reverse, above tip of the eagle's wing. |
Notes | The coins were struck from 1921 to 1928 and then again in 1934 and 1935. The Peace dollar was struck again in 1964, but all 316,076 official coins were melted down amid heavy security. |