08/19/2026
Today's Feature: 1935 S Peace Dollar ANA 2024.14.154 | Object: # 160 🇺🇸
The 1935 S marked the end of the Peace dollar series and the last silver dollar struck for circulation until the 1970s. Introduced in 1921 to celebrate the end of World War I, the coin features a radiant Liberty modeled after the Statue of Liberty and an eagle at rest clutching an olive branch—a hopeful vision of a peaceful future.
That optimism soon faced a harsh reality. In 1935, Adolf Hi**er openly violated the Treaty of Versailles by rebuilding Germany’s armed forces, enacting the Nuremberg Laws which institutionalized persecution of Germany’s Jewish population, pushing the world closer to renewed global conflict. The Peace dollar’s message remained unchanged, but history had begun to move in a very different direction.
💬 If the Peace dollar had remained in production during World War II, do you think its design would have changed—just as Liberty was clad for war on the Standing Liberty quarter? If so, how?
Explore our (R)evolution in Currency features online today: https://www.money.org/money-museum/america250/
