1921 $1 Peace Silver Dollar NGC MS66

When you purchase this superb gem 1921 Peace dollar, graded MS66 by NGC, you will own a beautiful example of numismatic art. Inspired by the earlier collaboration of President Theodore Roosevelt and famed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, this is the last of the series of new coin designs that began in 1907 with Saint-Gaudens's $10 gold Eagle and $20 gold Double Eagle. This Peace dollar is a famed one-year type that would be a perfect addition to your numismatic collection. It is also a popular key date of the Peace dollar series.

It was after World War I that public opinion favored the creation of a silver dollar that would symbolize the end of conflict between the world powers, one that would promote the desire of Americans to live in peace. The American Numismatic Association, or ANA, guided by their official historian, Farren Zerbe, worked tirelessly to prepare a bill to present to Congress so that it would consider the creation of a design of the new "Peace" dollar. Due largely to the herculean efforts of the ANA, on May 9, 1921, a joint resolution was introduced to Congress that advanced the idea that such a coin be designed to honor the end of the "War to End All Wars." Because of governmental delays, however, it was not until November of 1921 that nine artists were asked to create designs for the new coin. They were given only three weeks to submit their designs, and a mere four days after that to craft models of their sketches. The winning design was by Anthony DeFrancisci, an Italian immigrant who used his young wife as the model.

Upon its release, a newspaper in Philadelphia wrote, "Liberty is getting younger. Take it from the new 'Peace Dollar,' put in circulation yesterday, the young woman who has been adorning silver currency for many years, never looked better than in the 'cartwheel' that the Philadelphia Mint has just started to turn out. The young lady, moreover, has lost her Greek profile. [Hellenic] beauty seems to have been superseded by the newer 'flapper' type." Numismatic author Q. David Bowers writes, "In my opinion, the design is one of the most beautiful in American numismatics.... Peace dollars evoke a nostalgic era in United States history.... The 1921 Peace dollar you hold in your hand was in existence during the boom of the 1920s with its fancy cars a la The Great Gatsby..."