Silver Peace dollar Specifications, Information & History

The Peace Dollar coin was the last circulating dollar coin to contain silver, each coin containing .77344 oz of pure silver (90% silver, 10% copper). It was introduced in 1921 and replaced the Morgan dollar, with an initial mint run from 1921-1928 and then 1934-1935. The overall weight of the coin is 26.73 grams and it has a diameter of 38.1mm, with a reeded edge.

There are 24 different coins by date and mint mark. The first produced in late 1921 and released for circulation in January 1922. Peace dollars were minted annually right up to 1928 when production ceased as the US Mint had met the requirements of the Pittman Act 1918 (a Federal Law requiring the US Mint to strike millions of silver dollars). In 1934 & 1935 production did resume briefly, as a result of other legislation before stopping again.

Peace Dollars were struck at several US Mint locations throughout their minting life. The table below shows mint numbers via mint locations. Mint marks (see letters in brackets) can be found on the reverse of the coins one the left at the tip of the eagle’s wing - Philadelphia (no mint mark), Denver (D), San Francisco(S), New Orleans (O) and Carson City (CC).

Silver Peace Dollar Mintage Information


Year	Philadelphia Mint	Denver Mint	San Francisco Mint
1921	1,006,473
1922	51,737,000	15,063,000	17,475,000
1923	30,800,000	6,811,000	19,020,000
1924	11,811,000		1,728,000
1925	10,198,000		1,610,000
1926	1,939,000	2,348,700	6,980,000
1927	848,000	1,268,900	866,000
1928	360,649		1,632,000
1934	954,057		1,011,000
1935	1,576,000		1,964,000

The coin was designed by the sculptor Anthony de Francisci. Its design resulted from a competition to find a design which symbolized peace – commemorating the end of World War I and the restoration of peace. The obverse side features a portrait of Lady Liberty and a perched eagle on the reverse. The word “peace” is inscribed on each coin under the perched eagle on the reverse of the coin.