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Silver Dollar 1922 S Peace 90% Silver - $95 (Waterloo, Iowa)
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1922-S Peace silver dollar n– the first struck by the prestigious San Francisco Mint!
The 90% silver Peace dollar is the only U.S. silver dollar struck to commemorate peace
Second year of issue for the series
1922 was also the first year Peace dollars were struck in low relief
Initially minted in high relief, the design was modified in 1922 due to striking problems
Obverse of this 1922 silver dollar depicts Liberty in a tiara of light, framed by the mottoes liberty and in god we trvst. ("Trust" is spelled in classic style, with V in place of U.)
Reverse bears the inscription peace and an eagle with an olive branch, perched on a rock above a rising unseen sun