You need to look for a mint mark in the space below the Word ONE and above the eagle's tail feathers. Circulated 1928 Peace dollars without a mint mark are rare; those with an "S" are more common, although that situation is reversed for high-grade uncirculated ones.
If you have a 1928 silver dollar without a mint mark you should have it authenticated by an expert to make sure it isn't an altered 1928-S coin.
Numismedia lists the following approximate retail values as of 02/2010:
No mint mark (Philadelphia):
Very worn condition - $283
Moderately worn - $316
Slightly worn - $328
Almost no wear - $403
Uncirculated - $540 to $20,310 depending on quality
"S" mint mark (San Francisco):
Very worn condition - $35
Moderately worn - $40
Slightly worn - $54
Almost no wear - $72
Uncirculated - $150 to $41,880
Common questions:
The A "mint mark" on the front is part of the designer's monogram, NOT a mint mark.
In God We TrvstMany people wonder about the "Trvst" spelling on the motto.TRVST is the normal spelling for all Peace Dollars, as well as on other coins from that time period. It is NOT an error.
The use of V for U was an affectation of the time period, when designers were very fond of old Roman styles. The Latin alphabet didn't have a separate letter for U; V served as a consonant, vowel, AND a number (!) You had to tell the uses apart by context. The same was true for the letter I, which also served as the consonant that we call J. The letters U and J weren't commonly used until the Middle Ages.
"E Pluribus Unum" and "Liberty"ALL U.S. coins carry those Wordings so they don't help to ID a coin.Copyright © 2026 eLLeNow.com All Rights Reserved.
