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New Member
 United States
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 my thread helped cause someone to expand their collection! Sweet! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Following up on my previous post, here are the sellers obverse pics of the 4 Peace dollars.  Lot description: 1922 to 1925 Peace dollars (#5736) All 4 Coins Choice BU or Better. ebay lot: 262650748061Now to see how the seller and I interpret the term "choice BU or better" |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Interesting discussion. Perhaps I'm biased towards the Morgan dollar because the designer was an Englishman! Actually I like both designs, although for me the Morgan has more history and romance. I have a date set of Peace dollars but not all the mintmarks. I agree with others that one of the things that puts me off this coin is the low relief - especially the way the word 'PEACE' looks worn even on MS specimens. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I really like your 1925 999fine.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thank you thq: I am totally unfamiliar with the issue, what in particular strikes your fancy about it?
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Pillar of the Community
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Prorat: ya gotta be careful what you post around here!
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Pillar of the Community
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Thank you thq: I am totally unfamiliar with the issue, what in particular strikes your fancy about it? I like it as well. It has the best strike and highest grade out of all 4. |
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United States
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If it was named the War Dollar instead of the Peace dollar it would be more popular. Those who love war (and never been in one) would be collecting it and thinking having it makes them bad dudes. The common dates and grades are wonderful as near bullion silver pieces like those who collect 90% silver as a silver play, that you can own and hold. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The quality of the strike was the issue for collectors. 1921 high relief are nice.
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Pillar of the Community
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The 1923 is nicely struck too, but the1925 has less marks. What I look at is the detail in the hair, which is pretty close to the center of the coin and the toughest point to strike full. I used to use this 1925 for my avatar, to show how good a Peace looks when it's struck full.  "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Count me in as one of the weirdos. I enjoy Peace dollars more than I do morgans. Morgans are everywhere and everyone talks about them. I would wager that 50% of posts in the grading section are about Morgan dollars. I've seen so many of them and heard so many talk about them that I think I'm just burned out on the series. I like the look of Peace dollars and they remind me of my late grampap because he had a shoe box full of them. That and very few collectors pump them which helps with the intrigue. I'm still searching for a really nice well-struck ms-66 example. But every time I find one, I end up getting distracted by a Seated dollar.  Edited by MikeF
04/24/2018 10:27 pm
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When I was a child in the 1950s living in Puerto Rico, Morgan/Barber coinage was in current circulation as the 1950 coins. Few paid them any attention. I ended up with a face hoard of some $50 when the Hunts were on their silver roundup and took advantage of the situation at the time.
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Pillar of the Community
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Gee, MikeF, can't really blame ya!
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Pillar of the Community
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Always wondered about the spelling "TRVST"
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United States
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I have always liked the Peace dollar, the design seemed to reflect the love of the "art deco" style of the time. |
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