The 2022-W Silver dollar is part of a series of Silver eagle coins struck from 2006-Present. The specific variety is Burnished. Struck in West Point and designated as a Business (MS) strike, this coin is made of 99.99% silver, 0.01% copper.

Special strike $1 American Silver Eagles are a collectible variety of the popular one-ounce silver bullion coin series issued by the United States Mint since 1986, struck with so-called "burnished" (soft, sand-blasted) surfaces. Popular for their unique surface appearance, they are also desirable for having much lower mintages than their proof-surface counterparts of the same year.