Jabarkan Kontroversi dari Peace dollar

Desain awal memasukkan pedang yang patah dari Francisci, dengan maksud memberikan pesan perang yang telah berakhir. Namun New York Herald kemudian mengkritik keras pesan tersebut, karena bisa disalahartikan sebagai pernyataan kalah dalam perang. Karena itu kemudian desain diperbaiki oleh Mint Chief Engraver Morgan dengan kesulitan yang luar biasa. Namun akhirnya perbaikan di cetakan uang bisa dilakukan tanpa memberikan kesan desainnya mengalami perubahan pada 23 Desember, dengan sepengetahuan Fransisci. Perubahan ini tidak disadari hingga 85 tahun setelahnya.

Berikut kritikan dari New York Herald:

If the artist had sheathed the blade or blunted it there could be no objection. Sheathing is symbolic of peace, of course; the blunted sword implies mercy. But a broken sword carries with it only unpleasant associations.

A sword is broken when its owner has disgraced himself. It is broken when a battle is lost and breaking is the alternative to surrendering. A sword is broken when the man who wears it can no longer render allegiance to his sovereign. But America has not broken its sword. It has not been cashiered or beaten; it has not lost allegiance to itself. The blade is bright and keen and wholly dependable. It is regrettable that the artist should have made such an error in symbolism. The sword is emblematic of Justice as well as of Strength. Let not the world be deceived by this new dollar. The American effort to limit armament and to prevent war or at least reduce its horror does not mean that our sword is broken.