1925-S Peace Silver Dollar
Circulation strike struck at the San Francisco Mint · 1,610,000 made
- Mintage
- 1,610,000
- Metal
- 90% silver, 10% copper
- Weight
- 26.73 g
- Diameter
- 38.1 mm
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Face value · Metal value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 1925-S Peace Silver Dollar worth?
It's scarcer than a typical date, so even circulated examples sell above face and above their metal value. The best uncirculated coins are where the money is.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition with full original luster
- A die variety or minting error
- Certification by PCGS or NGC, which buyers expect for scarce dates
For market prices, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.
Quick answers
- Is the 1925-S Peace Silver Dollar rare?
- Somewhat. 1,610,000 were made, fewer than most dates, so collectors treat it as a semi-key.
- Is the 1925-S Peace Silver Dollar silver?
- Yes. It's 90% silver, 10% copper and holds 0.7735 troy ounces of pure silver.
- Where is the mint mark on a 1925 Peace Silver Dollar?
- On the reverse, below the word ONE, near the tip of the eagle's wing. Philadelphia coins have no mint mark. On this coin the mark is S, for San Francisco.
- Which San Francisco dates near 1925 are scarcer?
- The 1927-S at 866,000. So the 1925-S is on the scarcer side for those years.
- How many 1925-S Peace Silver Dollar coins were made?
- 1,610,000.
What to check on your 1925-S
- Make sure the mint mark really is an S. A worn or filled mark can be misread. It's what separates your coin from the 1925 (10 million made).
- Don't clean it. Cleaning leaves fine scratches and an unnatural shine that collectors avoid.
- Judge the grade under good light. Wear appears first on the hair above Liberty's ear and on the eagle's wing feathers.
Never clean it. Collectors pay strong premiums for original surfaces and natural toning on a date like this. A cleaned coin can lose half its value or more.
The story of the 1925-S
San Francisco made 1,610,000 in 1925, about the same as the year before. In 1926 the figure was 7 million.
The other mint made far more that year: 1925 alone came to 10 million, roughly 6.3 for every 1925-S. If you're checking a pile of 1925 coins, the S is the one to look for. In the whole series, its mintage sits closest to the 1928-S (1,632,000) and the 1935 (1,576,000).
Only the 1927-S and the 1934-S have a lower mintage among San Francisco's 9 Peace Silver Dollars. Within the 1920s it's 6th smallest of 19, between the 1927-D (1.3 million) and the 1928-S (1.6 million).
More on the 1925-S
At 1,610,000, the 1925-S is the lowest-mintage Peace dollar of 1925 and lower than both the 1924-S and the 1926-S. Philadelphia struck more than six times as many that year, while Denver struck none. Mintage alone would make it a better date, but that's only half the story.
Its real reputation comes from condition. San Francisco's 1925 coins are usually softly struck and heavily bag marked, so the date is among the hardest Peace dollars to find as a true gem, far harder than its mintage alone suggests. Worn and lower uncirculated examples are within reach and carry a small premium to a collector premium. Collectors pay a strong collector premium for a high-grade 1925-S with full luster and a decent strike. If you have one that looks uncirculated, check that the S below ONE is genuine, then send it to a grading service before deciding anything. Never clean it, since original surfaces matter most on a date like this.
Pittman Act coinage winds down (1923 to 1928)
Peace dollars continued in large numbers to replace the coins melted under the Pittman Act, with Philadelphia striking 30.8 million in 1923. Output fell after that year. San Francisco's 1924-S and 1925-S, each under two million, are scarce in high grades. Denver made no dollars in 1924 or 1925.
The 1927 issues from all three mints are relatively scarce. The 1928 from Philadelphia, with only 360,649 struck, is the lowest mintage of the series and is often confused with the more common 1928-S. Pittman purchases were complete in 1928 and coinage stopped. San Francisco dollars of these years are often softly struck. Many survivors show heavy bag marks from storage in Treasury vaults. Bags of Peace dollars also emerged in the Treasury releases of the early 1960s.
Elsewhere in US coinage in 1925
The date on the Standing Liberty quarter was recessed from 1925 so it would stop wearing off.
How to recognize it
Anthony de Francisci's Liberty faces left wearing a crown of light rays, with LIBERTY above and the date below. The reverse shows an eagle at rest on a mountaintop, holding an olive branch, as the sun rises behind it, with the word PEACE on the rock. The mint mark is below the word ONE, near the tip of the eagle's wing.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Series | Peace Silver Dollar (1921–present) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1925 |
| Mint | San Francisco Mint |
| Mint mark | "S" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 1,610,000 |
| Face value | $1 |
| Composition | 90% silver, 10% copper |
| Weight | 26.73 grams |
| Diameter | 38.1 mm |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Silver content | 0.7735 troy oz (24.057 g) |
| Designer | Anthony de Francisci |
Other 1925 Peace Silver Dollar issues
| Coin | Mintage | Type | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 Peace Silver Dollar | 10,198,000 | Circulation strike | 0.7735 oz |
| 1925-S Peace Silver Dollar | 1,610,000 | Circulation strike | 0.7735 oz |
Mintage: Peace dollar (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from US Mint records and the Guide Book of United States Coins. How we build these pages.