What is the value of a 1923 US silver dollar with the word trust misspelled trvst?

Answer 1

TRVST is the normal spelling for all Peace Dollars (1921-1935) -- as well as standing liberty quarters from the same era (1916-1930). The fashion at the time was to use the Roman alphabet for classically-themed artwork. The Roman alphabet was essentially the same as ours except that it only had 24 letters. I and V could act as vowels, consonants, or numbers. You had to decipher from the context, just like we do with the letters C and Y. If you saw the letter V in a place where a vowel was needed you automatically replaced it with a U sound when speaking or reading. Ditto for I and J sounds.

It wasn't until the Middle Ages that the people started to use U and J to keep the sound separate, and these 2 letters were added to the alphabet.

1923 is one of the most common dates there is for Peace dollars. In circulated condition it's worth about $15 A nice uncirculated one is worth about $25, unless it has a D mint mark - then it's worth closer to $50.