1921 high relief peace dollar

I was given a couple of coins as birthday presents and immediately noticed this 1921 peace dollar. It is noticeably higher relief than other peace dollars in my collection and isn't too beat up. Can anyone give me a quick estimate of how much this coin is worth? Thanks a bunch.

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The 1921 was a high relief coin. The relief was modified for the rest of the series.
Not a high eye appeal coin. I would not pay more than $75.00 to $85.00 at best.

 

Gotta be worth over $100 to somebody.

 

I think you are in the XF range.

 

Now this one could be improved with a cautious dip.

 

I disagree on the dip as the coin clearly shows signs of wear and all that a dip would do is to make it look worn and cleaned

 

How would I go about doing this? I've never dipped a coin before (not even really sure what this means) although I have heard of dipping. On the other hand, I don't want to make a mistake and damage the coin.

 

I have to disagree; one of the few absolute rules of dipping (in my opinion) is that a coin this worn is never a candidate.

 

I am rethinking this. The coin is quite worn, so a dip to make it a "blazer" or "blast white" would be an abomination. Is it not possible though to do some sort of conservation that could improve the appearance?

 

any attempt to improve the surfaces will uncover the sins of the past that lurk beneath the toning and crud.

 

But if there are no "sins" to be uncovered, it might be a good thing...hmmm...washed in the blood of the lamb...never mind

 

are we looking at the same (above) coin? This coin has sins lurking... If you can't see them, you'll have to trust me

 

As I stated above, even dipped, the coin has no eye appeal due "to the sins lurking below".

 

Thanks for the feedback guys. I have a feeling that I will be better off leaving the coin as is, but I'm still wondering... How much is the coin worth?

 

the best way to find out is to search eBay completed auctions for 1921 peace dollars. You will find a range in which they sell.

 

You said that??? Could have sworn it was @mikenoodle

 

I said it had no eye appeal in post #2, but quoted Mikenoodle on the sins beneath, because a dip in my opinion will not give it any more eye appeal.

 

Yeah, ignore me...just being grumpy

 

I dunno, is it all silver sulfide for sure? I'm not positive based on those images. The only "partial" dippings I've ever done ended up looking like a coin with measles, and the only full ones on circulated coins seemed to go straight to the "overdipped" look.

First question when contemplating conservation always has to be, "What's this gonna look like if I'm successful?" In that context, sometimes the answer isn't what you want to hear.