Collecting The 1922 Silver Dollar| 1922 Peace Silver Dollar
An Overview of the 1922 Silver Dollar Coin
After the end of WWI in 1918, there was a desire to produce a circulating coin to commemorate world peace. Since silver dollar production was being resumed in 1921, this coin was chosen as the denomination. The Peace dollar was designed by Anthony DeFrancisci, who had made his reputation as a designer of medals.
He designed the 1921 silver dollar with a depiction of Liberty that differed markedly from those of the past. She faces to the left & has a crown of rays, & the reverse features a standing eagle perched on a mound with the word PEACE incorporated into the mound. The dies for the 1921 silver dollar were designed in a high relief, to produce a coin similar in look to a medal, but in subsequent years the dies were changed & the coins had lower relief.
The 1922 Silver Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia, Denver, & San Francisco Mints & had a total mintage of 84,275,000 coins, making it the most common Peace Dollar. Of these, 15,063,000 have the D mint mark, & 17,475,000 have the S mint mark. The 1922 silver dollar is 90% silver & contains .7734 ounces of silver per coin. It is an inexpensive coin in circulated grades, easily attainable, & like the 1964 silver quarter in the previous post, they are an easy way to store & concentrate wealth in a small amount of space. The intrinsic value of the silver is likely to protect your investment from inflation caused by the government printing of more & more fiat money. The 1922 silver dollar is easily attainable on eBay & is an attractive , easy, & affordable way to improve your collection & protect part of your earnings from the wealth eating effects of inflation.
1922 Silver Dollar- Philadelphia Mint
51,737,000 examples of the 1922 silver dollar were struck at the Philadelphia Mint. This is the most common year and Mint of issue for the Peace Silver Dollar. A 1922 silver dollar from Philadelphia is distinguishable in that itdoes not have a mint mark.
Many examples of the 1922 silver dollar from Philadelphia were held for years in the treasury. This resulted in a great many uncirculated coins with bag marks from being shifted from vault to vault over the years.
1922 Silver Dollar-Denver Mint
A 1922 silver dollar from the Denver Mint is generally a well struck coin, but the increase in striking pressure used by this Mint resulted in short die life and and many cracked dies.
1922 Silver Dollar-San Francisco Mint
The 1922 Silver Dollar was the first year of this issue to be struck at the San Francisco Mint, and this Mint’s management was interested in extending die life for these coins. This resulted in these coins being very weakly struck, something that plagued the San Francisco Peace Dollars throughout their run.17,475,000 of these were Minted, the most for any single year at this Mint.
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The 1922 silver dollar is readily available on eBay in all grades!