1923-S MS63 Silver Peace Dollar Graded by SGS

Here is a 1923-S MS63 Silver Peace Dollar which has been graded by SGS (Star Grading Service).
This date has some of the most severe quality problems seen on the numismatic market. Of a tremendously large original mintage - 19 million pieces - it is amazing that there are so few coins exhibiting quality today. The are generally poorly struck and very often found miserably struck. This is very noticeable on the reverse. The right side of the eagle's wing is unpardonably weak on most specimens. Mint luster is generally passable, even though a number of pieces are unattractively discolored or toned. Bagmarks give the collector the unfortunate choice between heavy abrasions and even heavier abrasions. The 1923-S Peace issue was probably heavily melted at some point in history because the dealer's "feel" of the market precludes there being as many as five million coins left today. Those uncirculated coins left constitute about 5% of all the pieces in existence. LaVere Redfield included a substantial quantity of Mint State 1923-S coins in his collection. There were very few gems of this date in the hoard. The specimens in mint condition are heavily represented by MS-60 pieces. For each 96 MS-60s, there are only 4 MS-65 pieces. All three visual characteristics - strike, luster, and abrasions - account for this. MS-65+ gems are extremely rare and may not exist at all. Those pieces usually sold as gems have excellent mint luster, a minimum of surface abrasions, and a poor strike. In other words, gems may be found only when the grader ignores the weak strike. (Information contained above is from James B. Osbon's "Silver Dollar Encyclopedia 2nd Edition")

Peace installation on Champs de Mars: the word "peace" written in different languages on pillars and glass panels across from Ecole Militaire (previous picture) and Eiffel Tower.

Walking through Trafalgar Square and saw some poor chap being sat on by the police. Love the guy with the peace headband.