2023 Morgan And Peace Silver Dollars

Well, I'd rule out #3 as they are not minted for circulation. To me, actual bullion coins don't come in fancy boxes. Also, I think that Commemorative issues are one shot/one year of issue. So - I guess I have to say something else. I'll coin it "commemorabullion" or maybe "Bullionative"

The 2021s are listed under modern-silver-clad-commemoratives on PCGS. 'The United States Mint numismatic products' as per the federal register. https://www.federalregister.gov/doc...tic-products The Mint plans to offer them annually in varying finishes and from multiple production facilities so they appear they are moving toward a series like #3 which might be listed under dollars while Silver Eagles that are annual are listed under bullion coins.

I thought of this as a commemorative issue / bullion coin from the start. Too many of the specs are different than the originals for it to be a continuation in my mind.

They are nice to look at, but they just don't really look like the originals. They don't have the same 'spirit' found in the coins minted 100 years ago. They are just to perfect with none of the individual flair seen on the originals, maybe it's the luster.

Your question got me thinking...

I guess if the mint wanted to make a 90% silver one dollar coin for circulation, they could if they reduced the weight to 1.75 grams. This would put the silver value at 96¢ with silver at $19.05 per ounce. Yes, I know I'm not figuring in production cost or other factors like that, but just trying to have a silver dollar that's worth close to a dollar.

It would have to be quite small. The silver III cent coin was .8 grams and 14.3mm, but it was 75% silver and 25% copper. The early Half Dime was 1.35 grams of 89.2% silver 10.8 copper and was 16.35mm in diameter. The first dime was 2.7 grams with 89.2% silver and 10.8% copper at 19.8mm. So, it would need to be smaller than a dime and just larger than a Half Dime.

I'm sure the original Morgan and Peace designs could still be used on an 18mm coin, but some of the appeal would be lost with this small of a coin.

No, I'm not being serious here. Just an exercise in understanding coins in commerce. It would/could/should never happen. They would all be instantly hoarded because of the silver content and no one wants a circulating coin worth a dollar that could easily be confused with a dime. It's just like the Susan B. Anthony vs quarter thing.

Now... back to out regular programing. Sorry, I have no idea why, but that's just the way my mind works.

At present, they are commemoratives.

According to the legislation they are not commemoratives. That's likely a fiction to get around the two-per-year law.

It appears the Mint intends to continue as annual bullion-type coins.

Can number 4, "something else" be a category? Seems like 2021 can be a 100th commemorative unto itself, especially with 2022 skipped, AND, 2023 as a continuation, the answer is 3?