I was looking online for something that matched this one I found in my dad's collection, I've been trying to go through all his coins (he has a huge collection) and try and determine which ones are worth more and thought I'd see what others could come up with I have pictures that are on flickr. I think the most unusual thing is the gold plating on lady liberty. I hope that I can find out some more about it Thanks. http://www.flickr.com/photos/58957634@N05/?saved=1
The Peace Dollar with gold plating on lady liberty is most likely the result of the coin being used in a piece of jewelry. For a Peace Dollar, it was probably in either a belt buckle or a money clip. I actually have a Peace Dollar money clip with a gold liberty. I will post a photo of it a little later.
Welcome to the neighborhood! The 1922 Peace Dollar is very common with a mintage of 51,737,000. I'd be surprised if that is real gold on Liberty, but then again it may only be 1/10th of a mil thick in 10 Karat. In any event it is only worth melt value since it has been altered. Chris
The money clip is protected by a clear plastic product called lenscote. I did not win it. I have bought several over the years from this website. The product is very good quality. Aurista Coin Jewelry
osu, Your coin is very common, is very worn from circulation, and has been damaged (from a collector's perspective) by the gold plating. As stated above, it has little to no collector value and is worth its silver content.
