Who are the Peace Dollar collectors in here?

USAFRETWI · February 26, 2008 2:17AM

Just curious, they dont get mentioned very much. Thanks

ahooka454 · February 26, 2008 2:19AM

I havent collected these, but am liking them alot anymore. Im looking to buy my first. A 1921. Id like something "gem", but any choice one may do. As long as its stickerable.

USAFRETWI · February 26, 2008 2:22AM

5 coins to go to finish my set

http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/publishedset.aspx?s=40084&ac=1

What stinks is my 34-S is graded ATS at a 62. I have a 21 being graded right now, results do Wed. Hope I get at least a 63 out of it

I need to take the AU coins off of this

rgCoinGuy · February 26, 2008 2:23AM

I just sold off my raw ones, this is the only one I have left (from my 7070). I will probably buy some graded ones again in the future, but these (Peace Dollars in General) are hard to find in "nice" shape IMO, at least as compared to Morgans.

MajorDuty · February 26, 2008 2:41AM

The sound of the crickets is almost deafening, huh.

rgwill · February 26, 2008 2:47AM

I had a full AU set once that I sold. I have a few slabbed ones now that i'll hang on to but i'm really more of a morgan man...

I have a 1934-S pcgs-61 that looks as nice as any 62 i've ever seen and nicer than some 63's. I bought it about 10 years ago and will probably never sell even if i don't finish the set...

mcheath · February 26, 2008 2:57AM

I started an au58 set a few years back but wanted money for other series and sold them. I am thinking about starting up another one though.

sbeverly · February 26, 2008 2:59AM

I have dabbled in the Peace dollars, but ever since I won a VAM from Peaceman have been on the lookout for
higher quality slabbed ones.

Walkerguy21D · February 26, 2008 3:04AM

I have a full raw set in AU/BU, plus a few better date duplicates. Not a specialist by any means, but I know that the 34S in AU is one tough coin! Probably as under rated as the 28P is over rated...
Greg

USAFRETWI · February 26, 2008 3:11AM

I know I'm going to get flamed for this but I think the Peace Dollars are the best silver design ever made by the U.S.

RWB · February 26, 2008 3:13AM

In a few months the first book devoted to Peace dollars & major varieties should be available. That might help motivate collectors.

Steve27 · February 26, 2008 3:20AM

PhillyJoe · February 26, 2008 3:21AM

Hey, RWB, if you run into Mr. Burdette, tell him to get moving with this book. The wait is killing me. This book is breaking new ground regarding Peace dollars and involved years of research. I want it and I want it NOW.

Newcomp103 · February 26, 2008 3:28AM

I think that the crusty, uncleaned, circulated VF-EF examples look pretty cool....but I would like to find a MS example that has strong details...most of them look soft to me for some reason...even the Gem 65+ examples still don't really speak that "WOW" eye appeal.

clarkbar04 · February 26, 2008 3:29AM

I buy a nice one whenever I see one.

Just bought a 22 with AWESOME album toning.

wikyva · February 26, 2008 3:52AM

I love Peace Dollars! Although my avatar probably gave that away. I have 3 that are slabbed ... although nothing higher than a 64. I also need six more to fill up my album. Call me crazy but I cannot resist the romantic notion of filling an album up with coins. Maybe someone will come out with stickers for albums!

Chris

BECOKA · February 26, 2008 3:58AM

It's a short set that I often contemplate working on. It's just hard to find good material. They don't usually tone well and blast versions seem to lack luster.

mirabela · February 26, 2008 3:58AM

I like them, but at present I do not actively collect them.

My dad and I completed a raw XF/AU set when I was a kid (when, of course, there was no other way to collect coins than "raw"). I sold that some time back ... and dabbled with a slabbed choice AU set for a while, got a number of the tougher ones squared away, then sold those coins to fund some other things I wanted more ...

Right now I think I have only three, all 1922's LOL.

They're a great series, and as a set they pose a very workable balance of challenge and achievability.

PhillyJoe · February 26, 2008 4:04AM

I love Peace dollars and the story behind them. Some more than others.

USAFRETWI · February 26, 2008 4:05AM

I love it, got a good deal. Well at least I think I did

tahoe98 · February 26, 2008 4:05AM

<< In a few months the first book devoted to Peace dollars & major varieties should be available. That might help motivate collectors. >>

sounds great! looking forward to it!

Mercury · February 26, 2008 4:05AM

I have a ranked set across the street and almost two additional ungraded sets.
Here is a few photos.

tahoe98 · February 26, 2008 4:08AM

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I love it, got a good deal. Well at least I think I did >>

dimples · February 26, 2008 4:10AM

Most Peace dollars look drab even in mint condition. It takes a lot of hunting to find the gems which is why they are so

much fun to collect. Anyone can put together a set in days but they will look drab. It takes years to put together a

choice set with strong strikes and strong luster. I had fifteen pieces of my set stickered by CAC at their freebie

invitational last year.

Dan

Broadstruck · February 26, 2008 4:12AM

In a few months the first book devoted to Peace dollars & major varieties should be available. That might help motivate collectors.

Written by whom... if I may ask

UtahCoin · February 26, 2008 4:13AM

I have a complete no problem circulated set, and I'd sell it if anybody wanted it.

RWB · February 26, 2008 4:16AM

By yours truly and a couple of expert collaborators. Most of it has been completed, but there's a lot of reviewing and checking to do. Publication details still to be worked out.

Shamika · February 26, 2008 4:20AM

I own a single Peace Dollar and plan on collecting these after finishing my current collecting goal.

sumnom · February 26, 2008 4:21AM

I have beent thinking about starting to collect them for some time. It's a beautiful series largely within reach of those with little dough.

Broadstruck · February 26, 2008 4:23AM

By yours truly and a couple of expert collaborators. Most of it has been completed, but there's a lot of reviewing and checking to do. Publication details still to be worked out.

Great another book to add to the list... long over due too!

GoldenEyeNumismatics · February 26, 2008 4:31AM

I've gotten my feet wet with them, but I found there just isn't enough variety to keep me interested. No PL, no DMPL, low historical interest compared to Morgans and Seated... etc.

MarkInDavis · February 26, 2008 4:33AM

I like and collect Peace $, but I find them very difficult to grade. How did we go from Morgan $ which were so well struck and many PL's and DMPL's to the mushy strike Peace$. Also the Peace $ generally tone toward ugly, uneven shades of brown instead of some of the wonderful colors of some Morgan $.

UTTM07 · February 26, 2008 4:51AM

I'm working on an ~AU set in a Dansco. Have it completed up through 1926, a few holes left 1928-1935.

I wish there were 1964-Ds to collect. I wonder if they some might have been released had the mint not been cranking out the Kennedy halves.

PhillyJoe · February 26, 2008 5:02AM

<< 

I wish there were 1964-Ds to collect. I wonder if they some might have been released had the mint not been cranking out the Kennedy halves. >>

Bad timing. The Mint was authorized to produce millions of '64 Peace dollars and had just started to crank them out in the middle of the largest silver hoarding in the country's history.

AUandAG · February 26, 2008 5:21AM

I finished a set of UNCs years ago and have thought about doing another. They are so underpriced,
in my opinion. I did start a set of full rolls of Peace but only got up to 1926. Maybe I'll finish that. I've
never seen a roll of 1928's so, I think that that would be hard to complete. I like the coins. I'm not great
at grading them so bought them already graded and then cracked out for my Dansco. Will try to post
pics if this thread is still alive when I get off work in 5 hours or so.
bob

Cheddy · February 26, 2008 5:22AM

<< I'm working on an ~AU set in a Dansco. Have it completed up through 1926, a few holes left 1928-1935.

I wish there were 1964-Ds to collect. I wonder if they some might have been released had the mint not been cranking out the Kennedy halves. >>

Me to, accept I only need a 1928,1926,and 1927D!

My favorite thread here on the Forums was a 1964 D Peace Dollar Thread. It's very informative!
Link

Peaceman · February 26, 2008 5:36AM

Peace dollars... sure I collect them...

clarkbar04 · February 26, 2008 5:41AM

Nice, is that a 2F?

*EDIT* nope, guess it is 2C.

USAFRETWI · February 26, 2008 5:46AM

Nice Peaceman

Walkerguy21D · February 26, 2008 5:49AM

<< I have a full raw set in AU/BU, plus a few better date duplicates. Not a specialist by any means, but I know that the 34S in AU is one tough coin! Probably as under rated as the 28P is over rated... >>

I realize this is not the BST board, so excuse me if it's poor form, but if anyone needs any of the better dates in XF45 through lower MS grade for your sets, please drop me a PM.

veryfine · February 26, 2008 6:46AM

I have mixed feelings about Peace dollars. I love the 21, and the 28 is a good date to own in any grade. However, the weak strikes and baggy surfaces on so many examples keep me away. The 34-S is a condition rarity that always bothered me. It is common in most circulated grades and scarce in higher states of preservation.

If one is patient, and has the bucks to back it up, acquiring a set of sharply struck mint state Peace dollars with positive eye-appeal is a great accomplishment.

Easier said than done.

SanctionII · February 26, 2008 7:04AM

Peace dollars in MS are hard to find with nice eye appeal. What would really be sweet would be if a 1964 D Peace Dollar surfaced and if a 1936 Proof Peace Dollar surfaced. If those two coins surfaced, the series would get quaite a bit more attention.

veryfine · February 26, 2008 7:44AM

I've presented my 21 Peace in another thread, but here it is again. If the entire series were minted using this high-relief style, Peace dollars would easily be the most popular US coin series! A coin collection is not a coin collection without one example of this great coin.:

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Rollerman · February 26, 2008 8:03AM

Not really a Peace $ collector, but I do have a AU/BU year set (one coin for each year) that I just updated in the past few weeks. I bought a 1927 in MS63 (raw) and a 1935 in MS64, also raw, that replaced a couple of XF45's I had.
Pete

Animalkeeper · February 26, 2008 8:06AM

I have a slabbed MS set that I upgrade periodically. I recently sold off fair-sized portions of my completed IHC set and my Morgan DMPL and PL year set, and all of my miscellaneous stuff (that Box o' 20 concept keeps gnawing on me) but I kept the Peace set intact.

clarkbar04 · February 26, 2008 8:18AM

Here's that album toner I mentioned earlier.

DorkGirl · February 26, 2008 8:21AM

I have a full set and some very cool VAMs. Some of the Peace VAMs are so dramatic.

CarsonCityGold · February 26, 2008 8:34AM

I collect Peace Dollars. Here's my 21.

cmerlo1 · February 26, 2008 8:46AM

I love checking them for VAMs!

mattniss · February 26, 2008 9:09AM

I'm always working on updating my Peace collection, both VAM and plain old original. It's a great set that you can typically find gem examples for good prices for starving collectors.

AUandAG · February 26, 2008 9:38AM

As promised here's the pics of my Dansco....glad the thread lasted till I got home!
bob

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