1926 Peace $1 NGC MS63

Morgan Silver Dollars were struck from 1878 through 1904 and again, for one year, in 1921, due to a shortage of silver coins. Even today, they are some of the most popular American coins ever struck.
But in 1921, World War I had ended and many of our young soldiers made it back home. There was desire for a new coin to be struck, that honored the end of the Great War. The public also wanted a younger and more vibrant rendition of Miss Liberty.
A coin design competition was created, and numerous designs were submitted by many experienced coin designers. The winner of this competition was the least likely candidate to win it. This designer, whose obverse and reverse coin designs were selected, was not only the youngest person in the competition and he had never created a winning coin design before.
Anthony de Francisci, an immigrant from Italy, beat all the other coin designers. De Francisci, had become an American citizen in 1913 and he was fortunate enough to win this competition which elevated his artistic career.
He had convinced his 24-year-old wife to model for Miss Liberty’s portrait. As this was one of the first new designs of the “Roaring Twenties,” his image of his youthful wife was well-received.
On his obverse, Miss Liberty wore a radiant crown with the sun’s rays emanating from it. She faced to the left and the word “LIBERTY,” was placed on the upper periphery and the motto “IN GOD WE TRUST,” with the letter “U” represented in the Roman style “V,” was separated by the truncation of Miss Liberty’s neck. The date of striking is below Miss Liberty’s neck.
His reverse depicted an American Bald Eagle, wings folded, perched on a rock, upon which the word “PEACE,” in inscribed. Prominent are the numerous rays of the sun behind the eagle. On the upper periphery is inscribed, in two lines, “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” and the motto, “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” The denomination, “ONE DOLLAR,” is also separated by the eagle.
This coin was struck in 1926, and it was struck by the Philadelphia Mint. There is no mintmark present, as is typical for the Philadelphia Mint. The Mint struck a small number of coins that year - 1,939,000 silver dollar coins in total.
This coin is graded as MS63 by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), one of the three most popular and desirable grading services in existence.
 
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