Poll Question: If you could time travel and get any coin fresh from the Mint, which would it be and why?

If I could travel in time and get any coin fresh from the Mint, it would be the 1964-D Peace dollar.

It’s too bad they “allegedly” melted all of them. It would have been a great addition to the series in the same way the Morgan dollar was when it came back in 1921 after ceasing in 1904. The Peace dollar did the same in 1964 after ceasing production in 1935.

I would have been able to save a coin from being sucked back and destroyed, thanks to members of Congress.

They decided to destroy all the 1964-D Peace dollars and 1955-D Lincoln cents because they were the coins most heavily counterfeited at the time.

Now, I’m not saying there was a conspiracy or anything, but it seems odd that they would destroy an entire year, denomination and mint mark. It’s not like they destroyed coins of other years and denominations, such as the 1954 halves or the 1956 quarters.

It’s a shame, because I would have loved to add the 1964-D Peace dollar to my collection. It’s a beautiful coin, and it holds a special place in my heart.

But I guess I'll just have to stick with my 1964-S Peace dollar and be happy with that.

— Wayne Pearson, Union City, Ind.