1926 Peace Dollar

The 1926 Peace Silver Dollar was thought to bring a premium because the output of silver dollars at the Philadelphia Mint dropped dramatically from the previous year. Less than 2 million of the 1926 Peace Dollars were coined at the Philadelphia Mint, making it their smallest mint of a Peace Dollar since 1921.

As with most Philadelphia strikes, good quality can be found with a lustre ranging from frosty to beautifully sheened and well detailed.

History of the 1926 Peace Dollar

As with many Peace dollars of this era, not many of those that were minted were released straight away. In late 1941, the 1926 Peace silver dollar was considered to be rare and potentially the hardest to find of all Peace dollars. It wasn’t until 1944 that bags began to be released that had been holed up in the treasury for nearly 20 years.

Bags were steadily released until 1953 and 1954 when banks across the East of the U.S. flooded the country with large amounts. At this point, they were largely ignored by investors who had come to view the 1926 Peace dollar as common. It wasn’t until between 1962-1964, as with many other Peace silver dollars, that the last bags were released and quickly snapped up.