Description
The silver Peace dollar issued from 1921 through 1935 was once a coin that commemorated the top of probably the most traumatic war in human history. In A Guide Book of Peace Dollars, fourth edition, award-winning writer Roger W. Burdette explores these fascinating and collectible coins, covering each date and mintmark of The usa’s last 90% silver dollar. He also studies the mysterious 1964-D Peace dollar, in addition to Proofs, patterns, trial pieces, errors and misstrikes, countermarks, die varieties, and famous collections.
Burdette explores the origins and history of the Peace dollar (including the American Numismatic Association’s involvement), early designs and casts, the coin’s production process, how one can collect, preservation, the market effect of hoards and meltings, and peculiar examples. Other features include a coin-by-coin analysis with market values and certified population data, biographies of key participants within the Peace dollar’s story, Van Allen-Mallis numbers, a bibliography, and more.
