1923-S San Francisco Minted New York World Series $1 Peace Silver Dollar w/ Case

1923-S San Francisco Minted New York World Series $1 Peace Silver Dollar w/ Case

This is a 1923 Philadelphia minted Peace dollar. The coins have a circulation strike of 30,800,000. The Peace Silver Dollar was first struck in 1921 to honor world peace, and the last coin was minted in 1935. The obverse of the coin depicts a finely chiseled portrait of Liberty. The reverse of the coin shows an eagle in repose atop a crag, peering toward the sun through a series of rays, with the word PEACE superimposed on the rock. No other US coin produced for circulation has ever borne that motto. The entire run of Peace dollars consists of just 24 coins.

Weak strikes plagued the Peace dollars struck at the San Francisco Mint. Such is the case with the 1923 issue. The 1923 saw a mintage of just over 19 million pieces, the highest of any San Francisco Mint Peace dollar. However, due to weak strikes and excessive bag marks, this date is extremely hard to find in gem.

1923-S  $1 Peace Silver Dollar  w/ Case VG

Designer: Anthony de Francisci

Mint: San Francisco (indicated by the "S" mint mark)

Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper

Weight: 26.73 grams

Diameter: 38.10 millimeters
Edge: Reeded

The 1923 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1923 season.  The Yankees beat the Giants in six games. This would be the first of the Yankees' 27 World Series championships (as of 2023). The series was not played in a 2–3–2 format: as with the previous two Series (where both clubs had shared the Polo Grounds) the home field alternated each game, though this time it involved switching ballparks, as the first Yankee Stadium had opened this season.