Coin Collecting & Precious Metals Information

Peace Dollar

1921-1928  &  1934-1935

Peace Silver DollarThe Silver Peace Dollar was originally proposed to be a commemorative coin issued to memorialize with the ending of World War I; however the final decision was made to issue the Silver Peace Dollar as a circulating coin.

The coin, which got its name from having the word “peace” imprinted at the bottom of the coin’s reverse, was designed by Anthony de Francisi.

The replacement to the Morgan Silver Dollar, the Silver Peace Dollar was struck from 1921 until 1928, then after a pause of six years it was minted again in 1934 and 1935.

July 23rd, 2008 by CoinCollector 

Morgan Dollar

1878-1904 & 1921

The Morgan Silver Dollar, which was named after its designer, George T. Morgan, was minted from 1878-Morgan Silver Dollar1904 and then again for one year in 1921. Each Morgan Dollar has a finesse of .900 which gives it 0.77344 troy ounces, or 24.057 grams of silver.

The coin was commissioned after the Bland-Allison Act was passed; which called for the US Treasury Department to buy large amounts of silver, and strike it into coins. This was at a time when the cost of silver was very low due to the Comstock Lode silver strike in Nevada; which to this day is the largest silver strike in history.

July 23rd, 2008 by CoinCollector 

Seated Liberty Dollar

1840 – 1873

The Seated Liberty Dollar was first minted in 1840. At that time the same obverse design was used for all Liberty Seated Silver DollarU.S. silver coins. The design was created by Christian Gobrecht. The obverse features Lady Liberty sitting on a rock, in her right hand she holds the Union Shield inscribed with the word “LIBERTY” and in her left hand she holds a long staff,

The reverse side of the Seated Liberty Dollar features an eagle with the Union Shield across its breast. The eagle is holding an olive branch in its right talons and three arrows in its left talons. The words “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” appear in an…

May 27th, 2008 by CoinCollector 

American Silver Eagle

1986 – Present

The American Silver Eagle was first produced by the U.S. Mint in November of 1986. This coin contains American Silver Eagle99.999% pure silver and although it bears a One Dollar face value it has never been circulated nor has it ever been available at face value. The American Silver Eagle is an ideal way to collect silver as it is recognized and trusted around the world for its silver content. The American Silver Eagle has been minted at three different mints; Philadelphia, San Francisco, and West Point.

The value of the American Silver Eagle is based on more than just its silver content. Due to the limited…

May 27th, 2008 by CoinCollector