1922-D Peace Dollar

1922-D Peace Silver Dollars were minted at Denver Mint in Colorado. It is the most common of all Denver Mint Peace Dollars. More than 15 million silver dollars were produced at Denver Mint that year. Many of these were circulated in the 1920s, but due to high production, a large number remained uncirculated.

1922-D Peace Dollar History

In 1922, the Denver Mint was in close proximity to newly extracted silver and had high-quality facilities. It made Denver Mint the right place to coin large numbers of silver Peace Dollars at that time. 1922-D Peace silver dollars usually have a soft strike specifically on the reverse. Denver Mint used a higher striking pressure which sometimes resulted in cracked dies, concentric lines and marks on the obverse, and a shorter die life. Some collectors specifically seek these “flawed” pieces out, while others avoid them entirely.

The 1922-D Peace dollars were released into circulation in large numbers. There are many bags of uncirculated 1922-D Peace silver dollars that are bag marked due to being moved and stored together for long periods of time, but they are also well struck and highly detailed.