1928 $1 Peace Silver Dollar PCGS MS65+ (CAC) - Key Date

Such pristine examples are hard to come by. NGC Coin Explorer writes, "Unfortunately quality was a problem with this issue, and many are weakly struck with mediocre luster. This issue is extremely difficult to find in MS65 and above." This piece is an uncommon beauty. The strike is generally sharp and it has great luster and an attractive delicate peach and golden patina on both sides.

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 'cart wheel' 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 [Hellenic] beauty seems to have been superseded by the newer 'flapper' type."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 ... 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..."