It appears that the original 1921 peace dollar reverse bronze cast by Anthony de Francisci showed up on ebay. Below the claws of the eagle is the broken sword, which was modeled out of the final design after some resistance to the symbolism. It's approximately 7.5 inches in diameter, according to the seller.

The seller closed the auction early. After I saw this, I sent an offer for it in hopes that it wasn't sold. Unfortunately, it had sold to someone for $500 (much less than my offer, which was everything that I could offer). The seller did state that he received some more money after he told the buyer of this. I am not at all against contacting a seller to end an auction, but I was disappointed I didn't have the opportunity to purchase this one.

What is everyone's thoughts on this particular piece? It seems very likely that it is legitimate. And from the little information available online, it seems like this cast also matches up to the existing story line of the modeling and creation of the first peace dollars.

These are the seller's photos:



