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1921 Peace dollar, obverse and reverse — the Smithsonian's example of the same first-year High Relief issue; the tracked PCGS MS65 specimen is a different coin
National Numismatic Collection, Smithsonian Institution

1921 Peace Dollar (High Relief)

Maker
U.S. Mint (Philadelphia), designed by Anthony de Francisci
Year
1921
Rank
38 of 100

1921 Peace Dollar (High Relief)

1921 Peace Dollar (High Relief) by U.S. Mint (Philadelphia), designed by Anthony de Francisci (1921) is ranked 38 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It carried a price-guide value of $4,200 in January 2026, which is not a sale. The dramatic first-year High Relief Peace dollar — a one-year design subtype and a series cornerstone.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The dramatic first-year High Relief Peace dollar — a one-year design subtype and a series cornerstone.

$1 silver, Peace, High Relief, first-year type, PCGS MS65

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$4,200
Kind
Price-guide value, not a sale
Date
January 2026

Gem MS65 High Relief 1921 Peace dollar guide value ~$4,200; values range from ~$135 (worn) up. A CAC MS65 sold $2,350 (Heritage, 2017).

This is not a sale. It is what the market was asking, and no transaction is recorded behind it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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