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So, randomly asked at the my local bank if they had any rolls of half dollars...Yes how many do you want? My reply, How many do you have?....As many as you like! We made a mistake and checked the half dollar box instead of Quarters on the form and are overrun with Halves! I brought home a full box, BUT! They are all 2021-D My question is, Is it worth hanging on to them? Wait to see if any better varieties show up? Pick out a few stellar examples and send to PCGS?
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I haven’t followed modern halves, but I thought all Kennedy’s were still NIFC? Which would make these full rolls strange.
My apologies, NIFC?
Not Intended For Circulation. I’ll let the experts correct me, if I’m wrong. They’ll also have better ideas about what you should do with them!
Strange... Did not think that banks were getting rolls/boxes of new half dollars.... Just got that impression from discussions I have read on forums. ICBW.... Cheers, RickO
Thank you! Knowledge is power!
Sounds fishy.🐳🐋🐡🐠🐬🐟
Ricko...Gosh i hate being the newbie...ICBW?
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Wow. That really is strange that you got a full box of 2021-D's. Halves were not intended for circulation since 2002. My best guess on why that happened is a person bought bags of them from the mint and put them in circulation and they were rolled up together which is what you have.
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You can always deposit them/cash them in at another bank. Or sell on eBay for a small % less than what the mint charges for the rolls.
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A couple vendors on eBay are selling them for $16 per roll:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/333979903856?hash=item4dc2c0e770:g:prcAAOSwduRgigjV
https://www.ebay.com/itm/324656301235?hash=item4b970604b3:g:ziQAAOSw7d1gyMph
WOW!
You hit the NIFC jackpot, dude.
These esp. are
N=ot
I=ntended
F=or
C=irculation
You can only get these straight from the Mint. But apparently except YOU! Lol. Like above stated, these sell for a premium. If you don't want to hold all of them ,I'd
at least hold a few rolls for a future sale and/or search for the most dynamic ones. Number 3 option: like mentioned, just open them all quickly and cash them in hoping you can find a "circulated" box? Just for fun, go to the Mint website and check out what they sell them for.
Congratulations and keep on hunting.
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.All joking aside, I'd contact Coin World or another numismatic publication to report this. There is a story there to be told. If they are solid rolls of 2021D then I can only assume the mint got an order from the Fed for new halfs. That would be newsworthy.
As to what to do with them, they would probably sell at a premium on Ebay. Or you can search them for errors.
Ok JBK!
I messaged Paul Gilkes at Coin World and they published an article on June 27. Not many comments on the article itself but one person said they had received one in change at a gas station becuase the station was unable to get quarters at the bank...perhaps the mint is getting a bit desperate for change and subbing 50 cent pieces? There may be a follow up article in the future
There is a possibility they are cast offs from a dealer doing CRH from mint rolls.
If there is a different branch you could quietly ask who does their carrier services. It’s not like a big secret with big trucks outside the front door.
It is possible to uncrimp one end, push out the coins, re-insert them, and re-crimp.
Don’t return them to the same bank. If you can get a dump bank using a different carrier that would be ideal so you won’t get back previously dumped coins.
One thing about the change shortage idea is that it would take someone notifying the banks about the availability of half dollars as an alternate.
Then, a bank would need to be brave enough to request them.
Also, I’m guessing the carrier has lots of circ half dollars already.
That's great!
I had also sent a note to numismatic writer Louis Galino (snail mail, couldn't find an online contact) and alerted him to this thread.
The rolls have apparently turned up in multiple places so I think the mint has decided to release them into circulation. This is actually a big deal since half dollars have been struck as collector-only coins for many years.
Louis was going to try to get an explanation from the mint.
Two of my banks said they were ordering boxes of halves (in the "hopes" of getting them) to supplement/offset the coin shortage.
I was thinking that stacks of boxed half dollars would be stacked with the newest ones on top.
Perhaps they got a load in and you got the cream on top
Seems fairly likely the explanation will be about the “coin shortage “ and the mint trying to get product out any way they can… it will be interesting to see what the follow up stories tell us
I just got a $500 box of solid 2020 D halves.
I would guess it's part of the "coin shortage" problem.
wow
good news for CRH!
Interesting! ifthevamzarockin...you may want to contact Coin World Paul Gilkes...2020 D? Kinda seems more and more likely this is the US mint releasing product to combat the "Shortage"