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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 2939269, member: 5233"]To answer your question...what you have is a common date circulated 1922 Peace Dollar that has been polished and encased in lucite. The coin itself is not a proof or anything else of any significant value. The cleaning/polishing and encasement has completely destroyed any numismatic value that it may have had. As far as a coin collector is concerned, the coin is worth its silver melt value once freed from the lucite.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, that being said...it does have an interesting story. Perhaps to a family member of the person it was given to or to someone who worked with him or in that company it might have some additional value. </p><p><br /></p><p>Although the recipient was clearly an accomplished and successful man, he is not someone famous or otherwise well known among a large group of people. As a result, the fact that this was given to him does not create a large collector market. If he was someone extremely well know, that might be different (for example, if this had been given to Henry Ford or someone like that).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 2939269, member: 5233"]To answer your question...what you have is a common date circulated 1922 Peace Dollar that has been polished and encased in lucite. The coin itself is not a proof or anything else of any significant value. The cleaning/polishing and encasement has completely destroyed any numismatic value that it may have had. As far as a coin collector is concerned, the coin is worth its silver melt value once freed from the lucite. Now, that being said...it does have an interesting story. Perhaps to a family member of the person it was given to or to someone who worked with him or in that company it might have some additional value. Although the recipient was clearly an accomplished and successful man, he is not someone famous or otherwise well known among a large group of people. As a result, the fact that this was given to him does not create a large collector market. If he was someone extremely well know, that might be different (for example, if this had been given to Henry Ford or someone like that).[/QUOTE]
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