1917" Peace Silver D.CARR "Broken Sword" over-strike,Relief,WW1 100th Ann

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D. CARR "1917" Peace Silver Dollar "Broken Sword" over-strike, High Relief, WW1 100th Anniversary
2017 is the 100th anniversary of the United States entering World War 1.
The Peace Dollar was first minted in 1921 to commemorate the “peace” following the end of WW1.
But WW1 was an epic failure on the part of world leaders for letting it happen in the first place, and for mismanaging the aftermath which lead to WW2 and other problems which continue to this day. In prophetic fashion, the intended final design for the reverse of the 1921 Peace Dollar included the Eagle clutching a broken sword.
At the time, most people felt that the broken sword symbolized defeat, not peace or victory. So the sword was removed from the master hub before the working dies or coins were made.   Chronology of events regarding the "Broken Sword" Peace Dollar design:
Conclusion/Conjecture: It is probable that the “failed" broken sword casting that Styer mentioned was not sent to the Philadelphia Mint and it likely remained in private hands.  In late 2016 this casting, apparently, was discovered by Daniel Carr. It was being offered for sale on the internet by a “picker” who presumably picked it up at a garage sale or flea market. Shortly thereafter, it was acquired by Daniel Carr and Moonlight Mint. The full significance of the item was not initially appreciated by the parties involved. The casting exhibits detail and relief that is superior to any struck coins issued by the US Mint, including the 1921 “high-relief” proof issue.  An image of the casting is shown above. The hole that was drilled in it may have been a way to mark it as rejected, as well as a hanging point for display by the owner. The reason that the casting was deemed a failure is unknown. But many things can go wrong.
A casting can come out warped (coins made from it wouldn't stack very well). Or a casting could have localized imperfections such as galling, especially on steeper relief slopes. Although not severe, the broken sword bronze casting exhibits both of these defects.  Bill Fivaz photographed the original obverse bronze cast on a visit to the Philadelphia Mint archives some years ago.
Fivaz noted a somewhat rough texture on the obverse cast, which matches the texture of the reverse cast. It is interesting to note that he did not encounter any bronze casting of the reverse in the Philadelphia Mint archives. That fits with the Steyer letter, that the reverse bronze casting was not sent to the Philadelphia Mint and that is why it turned up in private hands later on.  This “broken sword” casting was scanned in 3D at high resolution and used in a digital reduction process to produce the die which was used for the reverse of the “1917” fantasy-date over-strikes. Once scanned, the slight warping was corrected by straightening the scan. The original casting has a diameter of 7.5 inches. After an exact 1:5 reduction, the diameter of the die engraving is the appropriate 1.5 inches. With an identical 1:5 reduction of the relief height, the depth of the engraving is 0.030 inches, which is TWICE that of the actual 1921 “high relief” Peace Dollars produced by the US Mint.   Peace Dollar Depth of Relief Obverse Reverse   “Broken Sword” casting (after 1:5 reduction)   0.030” 1921 “High Relief” 0.030” 0.015” 1922-1935 low relief 0.016” 0.014”   Morgan Dollar Depth of Relief Obverse Reverse   1879-1904 0.014” 0.013”
So it is apparent that even on the 1921 high-relief issue, the US Mint had already reduced the reverse side relief height by HALF of what was originally intended by De Francisci. The later low-relief Peace Dollars had significantly lower relief on the obverse, but only slightly lower relief on the reverse compared to the 1921 high-relief issue.  The “1917” fantasy-date over-strike obverse was modeled after the 1921 high-relief issue and has the same obverse relief height. The reverse exhibits the FULL intended detail and relief (0.030”), as well as the broken sword. No other Peace Dollar comes close, and that is readily apparent when viewing one of these over-strikes in hand.
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