Lot 1083
1922-D. NGC graded MS-67. A frosty white coin. Blazing but still satin luster which makes this D-mint release so attractive to the experienced collector; the luster is "hard white" as they say in the coin trade, meaning that it got smacked with the dies with such power and energy that the field of the planchet flowed effortlessly into all the die recesses. It is the "flow lines" when can be seen under strong magnification, which imparts the alluring sheen to a silver coin. Struck with mathematical precision by the dies.
Silver is the brightest and whitest of the precious metals due its reflectiveness. Silver is also the most abundant precious metal, which makes is much less costly than gold, platinum or palladium. Silver is most commonly alloyed with 7.5% copper for durability when making fine jewelry. This ratio is known as Sterling Silver. When a government strikes silver coins, however, the ratio that is most often chosen (but not always) is 90% silver, 10% copper for hardening and durability, often called "coin silver."
Coin Silver may be one of the least understood and most misused terms in the world of antiques. On eBay it is often used to describe European silver or antique coins. In the antique world the term is used to describe American silver flatware and hollowware made before 1870 that is NOT Sterling.
Put simply, Coin Silver is 90% silver. The silver content is 2.5% less than Sterling and is the same composition as United States coins made prior to 1964. Silver is most often alloyed with copper for strength. Coin silver, then, as noted, also includes 10% copper. Pop 15; 1 finer in 67 Star.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000.
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