Q. David Bowers
"Far be it from me to appear entirely dissatisfied, for there is one highly commendable feature about this Peace dollar: It won't stack.
"Burton H. Saxton"
[PRESS CLIPPINGS]
Below are appended a few comments on the new coin taken from press clippings sent to us from various parts of the country. These should not be taken too seriously:
THINKS "LIBERTY" IS GROWING MORE SLENDER:
This one is from a Philadelphia newspaper:
"Liberty is getting younger. Take it from the new 'Peace dollar,' put in circulation yesterday, the young woman who has been adorning silver currency for many years, never looked better than in the 'cart wheel' which the Philadelphia Mint has just started to turn out. The young lady, moreover, has lost her Greek profile. Hellenic beauty seems to have been superseded by the newer 'flapper' type. Judging by the same profile, Liberty is growing more slender."
DISCOVERS "SECRET SIGNS" ON THE NEW COIN:
A New York paper of December 22 contained the following:
"So desirous is the director of the Mint that the new Peace dollar shall preserve peculiar qualities that led to the selection of the design presented by the New York sculptor, Anthony de Francisci, that an innovation has been permitted.
"It was felt that the bronze medals could not be executed with sufficient nicety by the electric process used in the Philadelphia Mint, and they are now being made by one of the most artistic brass workers in this city. A secret mark on the reverse medallion under the cameo of the goddess of Liberty's head, which will hardly be distinguished in the coin, is the sculptor's initials, the 'F' being imposed on the 'A.' There are no other secret signs."
PEACE DOLLAR TO COMMEMORATE ARMAMENT CONFERENCE:
A dispatch sent out from Washington on January 19, and which appeared in several papers of the country, was as follows:
"The armament conference will be reflected in a new series of silver dollars, minting of which will be started immediately."
THIS ONE DISCOVERS THE EAGLE IS A DOVE:
A dispatch from Philadelphia, dated January 3, had the following to say about the new coin:
"The new silver dollar-the 'Peace dollar'-was placed in circulation here today by the Mint. The new coin was made in commemoration of the Arms Conference at Washington. It is designed with the head of Liberty on one side and on the other a dove upon a mountain top clutching an olive branch, struck by the rays of sun, with the word 'Peace' beneath it."
SAYS POKER PLAYERS WILL OBJECT TO NEW COINS:
We are not able to identify the paper in which this appeared:
"Bank cashiers and poker players are opposed to the beautiful new silver Peace dollar, which was placed into circulation yesterday. Everyone else, except those who handle coins most, are pleased with them. It is not the artistic sense of the money-changer that is offended. He thinks the new coin is an excellent piece of art, but he objects, he says, because they will not stack." KICKS ON ITS GEOMETRICAL PROPORTIONS:
This one is credited to a letter in the New York Herald:
"Is there some reason, artistic or otherwise, why the eagle and the marking 'One Dollar' on the new Peace dollar arc not parallel to the words on the reverse side, 'In God We Trust'? When a pencil is held on the tail side of the coin just above and parallel to the words 'One Dollar' and the coin and pencil are turned over vertically without changing their relative positions it will be found that the pencil is not parallel to the inscription 'In God We Trust."