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NGC-certified Peace dollar from the Binion Hoard. The Binion Hoard was American gambling executive Ted Binion's collection of silver and silver dollars. Binion had a safe installed 12 ft (3.7 m) deep in the ground of a vacant lot that he owned in Pahrump, Nevada, United States. In the safe he stored his 46,000 pounds (21,000 kg) of silver ...
The Redfield Hoard was LaVere Redfield's collection of 407,000 silver Morgan and Peace dollars. The hoard was discovered in Reno, Nevada , at the home of LaVere Redfield after his death in 1974. Redfield was burglarized in 1952 and at that time he had already amassed a hoard of 270,000 silver dollars.
The Peace dollar was released into circulation on January 3, 1922. [39] In common with all silver and copper-nickel dollar coins [40] struck from 1840 to 1978, the Peace dollar had a diameter of 1.5 inches (38 mm), which was larger than the Mint's subsequently struck modern dollar coins.
It may seem less significant now, but a century ago World War I was known as the "war to end all wars" because of its vicious and deadly battles. Obviously, that prediction fell short of the mark ...
1922 Peace dollar from the Great Montana Collection graded and slabbed by NGC. The Great Montana Collection is a collection of coins which was amassed by American businessman Zollie Kelman in Great Falls, Montana. Kelman owned a business that leased games to taverns.
The first commemorative coin of the United States made specifically as a circulation issue was the 1921 Peace dollar. The coin was originally intended to be produced for one year to commemorate the end of World War I, although the design proved popular and continued to be produced until silver dollar production ended in 1935. [17]