Gawking at my coins again....

Next to the Silver American Eagle, the Peace Dollar is my 2nd favorite coin. I love the way Liberty's hair flows on the obverse, and I love the detail of the Eagle and the word "Peace" on the reverse.

Seems like the idea of peace is a bit far fetched lately, but of course, even in the 1920's, things were not exactly "peaceful" for all Americans, even as this famous coin advertised peace. We still had a long way to go ( and still do) to ensure that peace and happiness flows throughout every community.

BUT we no longer have the segregation, prejudice, lack of womens' rights and other sorts of oppression that we had back then.....but it can still be better.

I am glad that we have come this far, especially since I have 2 daughters that will have opportunities that their ancestors did not. And I am glad that our mind sets in the modern world have changed, too.

I hope their will be another coin in the future that offers "Peace" as a motto, and hopefully we will mean it even more at that time.

Thanks for reading!!