What is the value of a 1922 dollar coin?

1922 Peace Silver Dollar

• with no mint mark, normal relief, very fine condition-$9.00, uncirculated-$25.00, Matte proof-$30,000.00 (http://cyrrion.com/specificCoinMain.do?elementId=8823)
• with D mint mark, very fine condition-$9.00, uncirculated-$35.00 (http://cyrrion.com/specificCoinMain.do?elementId=8821)
• with S mint mark, very fine condition-$9.00, uncirculated-$35.00 (http://cyrrion.com/specificCoinMain.do?elementId=8822)

Answer

1922 is one of the most common dates for Peace dollars. In circulated condition, it's worth about $10. A nice uncirculated one is worth about $15

Value of 1922 Peace Dollars

1922 is the most common date for Peace Dollars.

As a general rule, value will depend on the condition and (if in the very highest grades) the mintmark.

In circulated condition, it's worth about $6.00.

A nice uncirculated one is worth $12-$15, but check www.pcgs.com or www.heritagecoins.com for current values

In God We Trvst

Some people wonder about the "Trvst" spelling on the motto.

TRVST is the normal spelling for all Peace Dollars (as well as other coins from that time period).

More Input on Worth

Here is more advice on the value of the coins:

• My price guide suggests a retail value of $8 in Very Good condition and $14 in Almost Uncirculated for any mintmark. For those approaching divine perfection (MS-65 in collector lingo) the "S" mintmark goes over $2000 while the "D" is only $365 and one with no mark barely breaks $100.

• The 1922 Silver Dollar is not the only Silver dollar with a v for a u. From 1921 to 1935 they used a v instead of a u. The mint mark in on the tail side below the word ONE. The amount of coins minted for your coin year is 51,737,000. The value can range from 8.00 for very fine (vf-20) to 30,000 for a mint proof. If your coin has been handled a lot you might have a 10.00 coin. PLEASE do not polish it. This will reduce the value greatly.

• The TRVST spelling of the word trust is normal for many coins of that time period. That's just the way they did it back then -- using the Latin alphabet. It's that way on all Peace Dollars, as well as some other U.S. coins. If you look at a quarter from the 1920's you will see the same TRVST spelling.

And still more

AFAIK high relief was used only on 1921 Peace dollars, not 1922.

The use of V for U was an affectation of the time period, when designers were very fond of old Roman styles. It is NOT an error. The Latin alphabet did not have a separate letter for U; V served as a consonant, vowel, AND a number (!) You had to tell the uses apart by context. The say was true for the letter I, which also served as the consonant that we call J. The letters U and J were not commonly used until the Middle Ages.

The $6-10 value range listed above is not even close to what a U.S. Silver dollar is worth nowadays. That must be a really old guide book, maybe from 2000 or before when the spot price of silver was around $4 or less per troy ounce. With recent silver prices of $17 to $20 per ounce, a silver dollar would be worth $12 to $15 or so just for the silver content alone. As a U.S. coin, the value would be something greater than the just the silver content value. Additional value attaches if the coin is rare.

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