Q. David Bowers
In the May 1958 issue of The Numismatist, Harry W. Bason of New Hyde Park, New York offered a wide selection, including most varieties of Peace dollars. As this and other advertisements demon-strate, Peace dollar prices were rising.
1921 Fine-VF $4.00, AU $5.75, Unc. $7.50.
1922 AU $1.50, Unc. $2.00.
1922-S AU $1.75, Unc. $2.00.
1922-D Fine-VF $1.50, AU $1.75, Unc. $3.50.
1923 AU $1.50, Unc. $2.00.
1923-D Fine-VF $1.50, AU $1.75, Unc. $5.00.
1923-S AU $1.75, Unc. $2.50.
1924 Unc. $2.00.
1924-S Fine-VF $1.75, AU $2.50, Unc. $4.50.
1925 Unc. $2.00.
1925-S Fine-VF $2.00, AU $2.50, Unc. $4.50.
1926 Fine-VF $1.50, AU $1.75, Unc. $4.00.
1926-S Fine-VF $1.75, AU $2.50, Unc. $3.75.
1926-D Fine-VF $1.50, AU $1.75, Unc. $5.00.
1927 Fine-VF $2.50, AU $3.50, Unc $5.50.
1927-S Fine-VF [email protected], AU $3.50, Unc. $5.50.
1927-D Fine-VF $3.50, AU $5.75, Unc. $12.00.
1928 AU $12.50, Unc. $15.00.
1934 Fine-VF $2.50, AU $3.75, Unc. $5.00.
1934-D Fine-VF $1.75, AU $2.50, Unc. $5.00.
1934-S Fine-VF $5.00, AU $15.00, Unc. $40.00.
1935 Fine-VF $2.50, AU $3.50, Uric, $5.00.
1935-S Fine-VF $2.50, AU $4.90, Unc. $10.00.
In the May 1958 issue of The Numismatist, Harry Heaps of Philadelphia offered the following Uncir-culated Peace dollars from the Philadelphia Mint. At the time coins dated 1922-1925 continued to be available in face value at various banks.
I do not recall ever seeing a mint-sealed bag of 1935 dollars in a bank in the northeastern section of Pennsylvania; these were definitely scarcer, but the price below indicates this.
1922 Unc. $1.50.
1923 Unc. $1.75.
1924 Unc. $1.75.
1925 Unc. $1.50.
1935 Unc. $5.25.
In the November 1958 issue of The Numismatist, Harry's(Harry Warner), of Mill Valley, California, offered the following 20-coin Uncirculated rolls for sale, a listing indicative of dates available in quantity on the market at the time. However, it is evident from the prices that rolls of 1924-S and 1925-S were becoming hard to find.
1922 Unc. $22.00 per roll.
1922-S Unc, $29.00 per roll.
1923 Unc. $27.00 per roll.
1923-S Unc. $26.00 per roll.
1924 Unc. $27.00 per roll.
1924-S Unc. $55.00 per roll.
1925 Unc. $25.00 per roll.
1925-S Unc. $41.00 per roll.
The January 1959 issue of The Numismatist pub-lished an advertisement by Norman Shultz listing the following Uncirculated Peace dollars for sale. He liked to sell inexpensive dollars, but as this short list shows, by early 1959 only a third of the 24 different varieties in the Peace dollar series were in this category.
1922 Unc, $2.00.
1922-S Unc. $2.00.
1923 Unc, $2.00.
1923-S Unc. $2.00.
1924 Unc, $2.00.
1925 Unc. $2.00.
1926 Unc. $2.00.
1926-S Unc, $2.00.
The November 1959 issue of The Numismatist contained an advertisement by Robert Edwards of Jamaica, New York for the following Peace dollars.
1921 EF $3.00, AV $4.50, Unc. $8.50.
1922 Unc, $1.50.
1922-D AU $1.50, Unc. $3.00.
1922-S Unc. $1.50.
1923 Unc. $1.50.
1923-D AU $1.50, Unc, $3.50.
1923-S Unc. $1.50.
1924 Unc. $1.50.
1924-S AU $2.50, Unc, $5.50.
1925 Unc, $1.50.
1925-S EF $1.50,AU $2.50, Unc, $4.50.
1926 EF $1.25, AU $2.00, Unc. $4.50.
1926-D AU $2.50, Unc, $6.50.
1926-S AU $1.50, Unc. $3.00.
1927 AU $3.50, Unc. $8.00.
1927-D EF $2.50, AU $6.00, Unc. $15.00.
1927-S EF $2.00, AU $3.00, Unc. $8.00.
1928 EF $10.00, AU $15.00, Unc, $20.00.
1928-S AU $1.75, Unc. $5.00.
1934 EF $2.00, AU $3.00, Unc, $4.50.
1934-D EF $2.00, AU $3.00, Unc. $7.00.
1934-S Fine $4.00, EF $7.50, AU $20.00.
1935 EF $1.50, AU $2.00, Unc, $4.50.
1935-S EF $2.00, AU $4.00, Unc. $12.50.
In the December 1959 issue of The Numismatist, Harry's (Harry Warner) of Mill Valley, California advertised the following Peace dollars. Note that he had a 1934-S for $42.50. At the time, 1934-S dollars were in great demand, and most other dealers did not have a single Uncirculated coin in stock.
1921 Unc. $9.00.
1922 Unc. $1.50.
1922-D Unc. $2.50.
1922-S Unc. $2.25.
1923 Unc. $1.50.
1923-S Unc. $2.50.
1924 Unc. $1.50.
1924-S Unc. $6.50.
1925 Unc. $1.50.
1925-S Unc. $4.00.
1926 Unc. $3.00.
1926-S Unc. $3.50.
1927 Unc. $5.00.
1927-D Unc. $11.00.
1927-S Unc. $6.00.
1934 Unc. $4.50.
1934-D Unc. $6.50.
1934-S Unc. $42.50.
1935 Unc, $4.50.
1935-S Unc. $10.50.