I am glad to post on the forum and hello to all. So I am in Ireland.... Peace Dollars come up in house clearances from time to time. The old story tends to be that a relative emigrated to America and sent this coin back in the 1930s, so usually it has sat in a shoebox or cupboard for the past 90 years. I tend to buy peace dollars when I see them for 60 or 70 USD. My question is, I looked through my collection recently and I noticed one coin had a beautiful darkened or blackened toning. It has multi coloured tones at the edges at angles. What do you think, is this worth more than 70 bucks? Not many people here collect coins and those that do typically only know anything about British coins so I can't get any local opinion. I don't think the darkness of the coin comes across in image format ! Thanks guys
Well... There are those that pay a premium for toned coins. I am not one of them. Myself, I don't see any added value from the dark surfaces.
@lordmarcovan might call it circa cam. Circulation cameo But I agree with Randy. Not everyone’s cup-o-tea
CircCam. Yep, that one’s a bonafide Circulation Cameo, and I like it quite a bit. It’s not a look often seen on Peace dollars, due to their shallow relief. Only other time I’ve seen one with that look, it was a 1921 High Relief coin. By the way you called it “beautiful”, I think we are in agreement. But as has been mentioned, it’s not to everyone’s taste. That’s OK, though. To each his own. I think it is very handsome indeed for a circulated coin. Welcome to the forums!
PS- I fixed your pics to show full sized rather than thumbnails. (Mod powers.) That’s an option you can select yourself, when posting.
It appears to be an attractive coin, but definitely not worth a premium. Premium toning is usually vibrant and multicolored, not dark/black.
While I’m a big fan of CircCams, and of this coin in particular, I must realistically agree that it isn’t worth a premium. It’s a kind of “niche” thing, you see.
I don't even necessarily think it's niche. I think the majority of collectors prefer original skin on their coins, with nice smooth even surfaces. It isn't that this is worth a premium - it's that everything else is worth a discount.
You have a 1922-D mint Peace Dollar with an even darker toning. The coins appears to be a strong Extra Fine, maybe even About Or Almost Uncirculated from the photos. It’s easier to tell when you have the coin in hand then looking at a photo. it is considered a common date coin as there were 15,063,000 minted. It contains .77344 ounces of silver which at the closing price in the United States today would be a little over $46.00. The toning and condition of the coin will raise that price. Welcome to CT.
