Between the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mint, a total of over 68 million Morgan silver dollars were struck in 1921 while only slightly more than one million Peace silver dollars were made. The new design caused the highest points of the design on the coin to be weakly struck and lacking in detail. Sculptor Anthony de Francisci created the Peace silver dollar design in high relief. ![]() Artists at the United States Mint needed additional time to finish the design of the new Peace silver dollar. Treasury Department authorized the striking of millions of silver dollars in 1921 using the old Morgan Dollar design. To comply with the Pittman Act of 1918, the U.S.
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