Gold Market Insights

Category: Silver

  • Peace Dollars, 1921 to 1935.

    Peace Dollars, 1921 to 1935.

    The Peace Dollar was first struck in 1921 to commemorate the end of World War I or, as it was known at the time, the Great War. The designer used the “V” instead of a “U” to stand for, “Victory. ” It was originally thought that Peace Dollars would be issued only in 1921 and…

  • Despite record pandemic sales, Silver Eagle coin sales lag.

    Media reports claim the U.S. Mint is sharply limiting American Silver Eagle coin orders for the remainder of this year in order to conserve coin blanks for next year’s 2022 Silver Eagle bullion coin program. Meanwhile, year-to-date sales of American Eagle gold bullion coins at the end of November totaled 800,500 gold ounces, surpassing last…

  • Morgan Silver Dollar 1878 7 OVER 8

    The 7 over 8 tail feather variety was used to fix the “incorrect” 8 tail feather design and correct it to the “proper” 7 tail feather design. The 7F/8F design was an economic move to prevent the waste of the already made, unused 8TF dies. The design was corrected in the die itself. Diameter (…

  • Morgan Silver Dollar 1878-CC

    Morgan Silver Dollar 1878-CC

    The 1879-CC is one of the scarcest dates in the series with it’s mintage limited to 756,000 coins. Grading Standards. Diameter ( mm ) Denomination Thickness ( mm  38.1 mm Mass total 26,73 Gr 21,92 Gr (0,77344 ounces) of pure silver.4,81 Gr of pure Copper. 2.4 mm (0.09 in) Edge Denomination Composition Reeded $1 90% silver and…