1922 - P Peace Silver Dollar United States 90% Silver Numismatic Antique Coin

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1922 - P Peace Silver Dollar United States 90% Silver Numismatic Antique Coin Value 1 United States dollar Mass 26.73 g (412.5 gr) Diameter 38.1 mm (1.5 in) Edge reeded Composition 90.0% Silver 10.0% Copper Years of minting 1921–1928; 1934–1935 Obverse Design Liberty Designer Anthony de Francisci Design date 1921 Reverse Design A perched bald eagle Designer Anthony de Francisci Design date 1921The Peace dollar is a United States dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1928, and again in 1934 and 1935. Designed by Anthony de Francisci, the coin was the result of a competition to find designs emblematic of peace. Its reverse depicts an eagle at rest clutching an olive branch, with the legend "Peace". It was the last United States circulating dollar coin to be struck in silver.With the passage of the Pittman Act in 1918, the United States Mint was required to strike millions of silver dollars, and began to do so in 1921, using the Morgan dollar design. Numismatists began to lobby the Mint to issue a coin that evoked peace; although they failed to get Congress to pass a bill requiring the redesign, they were able to persuade government officials to take action. The Peace dollar was approved by Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon in December 1921, completing the redesign of United States coinage that had begun in 1907.The public believed the announced read more

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