1921-D SILVER DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 7298, 7299, 97299
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 20,345,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: George T. Morgan
Diameter: 38.1 millimeters
Metal Content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: 26.73 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "D"
(for Denver) below the center of the wreath on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-67. Ex - Heritage Numismatic
Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2,
2001, Lot 6664, illustrated, sold for $6,555.00 From the holdings of Andy Hansen
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 6663, not
illustrated, sold for $805.00 From the Fred Firestone Collection
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles'
"The Fairchild Family Trust Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001,
Lot 1044, illustrated, sold for $834.00
PCGS MS-66. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Rarities Sale", January 3, 2001, Lot 402, not illustrated, sold for
$862.50
NGC MS-64 Prooflike. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale"
October 5-7, 2000, Lot 8488, illustrated, sold for $373.75
Notes:
The 1921-D Silver Dollar is extremely common in all grades up to MS-64
and is readily available even in Gem condition. In MS-66, the date
is scarce; anything better is extremely rare. Prooflike examples are
very rare and Deep Mirror Prooflikes are virtually non-existent. The
finest examples certified by PCGS are 5 MS-67's, 3 MS-65 Prooflikes, and a
single MS-64 Deep Mirror Prooflike.
No Proofs are known of this
date, which is surprising, considering how accommodating the Mint was to
Farran Zerbe when they struck Proofs for him of the P- and S-Mint 1921
Dollars. Since most of the evidence concerning those coins is
hearsay, it is entirely possible that some Proof 1921-D Dollars may have
been struck, so keep an eye open for one!
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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