Peace Dollar, what with the 1922D?
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So, I decide this summer to complete a Peace Dollar collection as I already had 6 and well, there' only 24...
I am up to 16 now and still have the more challenging all later dates to collect, but I still need the 1922D...
I have either been attending auctions and/or viewing their selection, and I come to notice, I never see a 1922D? I seen just about everything else, the 1928, the all three 27's and the 34S, but have not seen one listing for a 22D..
Not a low mintage by any means, so am I just unlucky, or is the 1922D PD elusive? If so why?
Thanks, Peace out... 
Joe
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Are you searching for graded or raw? There should be plenty of 22-D out there at pretty close to the price of 22-P.
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I don’t know how you’ve been going about your search, but they’re all over the place on EBay.😉
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Yes, thanks. I try to keep away from eBay at the moment and looking at auctions because auctions seem to have better quality of coins...
They are plentiful. Even toners. I think ive owned more 22Ds than another other issue. Not really sure why. I do like them. They are all over up to grades 64 and start to beome scarce in 65+ I actuallly just bought another one last week not even sure why. The look had a mild resemblence to some 21s and it caught my eye. I think this one makes 6 in total for me.
An extremely common date. Not worth worrying about. They will turn up.
Then why don't you buy one already slabbed? Probably a better chance for a better coin.
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I've collected the entire series, finishing it earlier in the year, and just over half came from EBAY. A nice, consistent looking AU/MS set. While I would agree on your traditional auction assessment, there are some very reputable dealers on EBAY which I deal with exclusively and regularly. I some case a few of these have allowed me the opportunity of buying direct thereby lessening the cost. What I'm saying is that coin dealers are hurting with this whole pandemic thing and have turned to them as a means to stay in business.
Thanks, send me a PM with some contacts if you don't mind. I am getting into the more expensive coins in the series and can use some help. Thanks again... Joe
I am not buying slab coins, as I am filling a Whitman album and I don't want to crack cases.. thanks
1922-D is arguably the 4th or 5th most common date. They do have a unique appearance relative to the rest of the series. @ACOP's example above is indicative of this, as some of them have an orangey peel look.
They’re not rare, so take your time and focus on minimal contact marks on the obverse, Peace dollars are kind of “boring”, in that the wild toning of Morgan’s seldom appears. For raw coins, it’s tough to avoid eBay.
I would be proud to own that 22-D. Certainly does look like a 21 as to strike.
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You can probably find a real nice one if you look.
There is an auction house "Gold Standard" that Like. Their premium is only 15% which is the lowest that I have found and they usually have nice AU/UNC non-slab coins. I just do not see 22D's... Strange based on the feedback. Thanks
I appreciate your desire to complete a set in a Whitman folder. I still have my Whitman set that I completed when I was about 12 years old........they were easier to find back then, especially if you had an uncle the was a HIGE silver dollar collector.
But I think your best chance to find unslabbed Peace $$ now would be at one of the smaller coin shows. I see a LOT of unslabbed coins there sold by small time dealer/collectors whreas the big shows seem to be more about slabbed high grade coins.
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I would encourage you to consider cracking out a graded example. You mentioned looking on auction sites and you may have more to choose from if you consider buying already slabbed.
I love Peace Dollars and many years ago had a lot of fun putting together a set. I have here some information from Steve Estes, who I consider to be very knowledgeable about the series:
"1922 D - Strike on this issue is sharp, thanks to extreme pressure used in minting. Extreme pressure also created numerous die breaks for which the issue is known. It's unusual to find a 1922-D without a die break somewhere on the coin. Lustre is hard and shiny, rather than satin and frosty, again due to extreme minting pressure. Marks can be a problem, as is typical of most Denver Mint Peace Dollars.
While the 1922-D is not rare, or even scarce, it is one of the best buys in the Peace Dollar series in MS-63 and MS-64. Very scarce in eye appeal 9; rare in eye appeal10."
Mr. Estes used a rating for eye appeal and the way I understand it, this year's output from the Denver mint is a great value in MS-63 or MS-64 with great eye appeal. Have fun!