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Are Half Dollars the strongest denomination in US coin collecting?

Cam40Cam40 Posts: 8,146 ✭
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Despite how little the half dollar circulates,there seems to be a ton of different series and varieties to choose from to
collect.From a Flowing Hair to JFKs to early commems.The Half dollar sure has alot to offer for the average US coin collector.

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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    No, they're weak. A silver dollar can kick their butt easy.image

    Russ, NCNE
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  • Cam40Cam40 Posts: 8,146 ✭
    No, they're weak. A silver dollar can kick their butt easy
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  • RegistryCoinRegistryCoin Posts: 5,117 ✭✭✭✭
    A silver dollar and how many friends??? The 1915-S Pan Pac $50 "slugs" would take 'em all.
    Actually, considering diversity for the collector, I think quarters have it. Commems are cool too. (oh, yea. A lot of them are halves.)
  • Cam40Cam40 Posts: 8,146 ✭
    I,m saying if you listed every series,design,date,variety,et al that would be one long list.
  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,549 ✭✭✭
    Except for Mint State Franklins and Kennedys. Those coins you should avoid like the plague. Yessiree Bob. That's sure what I would do. mdwoods
    National Register Of Big Trees

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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Except for Mint State Franklins and Kennedys. >>



    I completely agree. The only thing uglier than a MS Kennedy is a MS Frankie, or a proof Frankie, or a circulated Frankie.

    Russ, NCNE
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  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Two minutes.

    Russ, NCNE
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  • Cam40Cam40 Posts: 8,146 ✭
    Lucy- You forgot to say..

    BANND`
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
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    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
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  • Cam40Cam40 Posts: 8,146 ✭
    image

    Love it!!!!!!!
  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,310 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Even though I love halves and quarters, I recall hearing that dimes were the most popular collectable sets.

    roadrunner
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  • ursabearursabear Posts: 1,888
    Now bear in mind that only a few people ever bother with halves. It is usually best to leave it to them because there are so many other cool series to collect.

    <subliminal message>keep the 1/2 dollar bids low</subliminal message>

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  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Be nice Lucy, I'm going to have to post the Got Ugly Franklins, potato!!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would say classic type halves are weak right now. Lately with the surge in prices among modern (post 1900) coinage, I decided to look backwards and pick up a few key and semi-key type coins. Four of them have been half dollars at a much better value (IMHO) that what you get in the modern coins for the same $$$$.
    Doug
  • ARCOARCO Posts: 4,420 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Halves are far superior to the overbearing silver dollar! They are still big enough to have a lot of detail and heft, but are more like a piece of art over their clumsy, overweight silver dollar sisters! image

    Tyler
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Seriously people, all the coins mentioned are great, but which denomination do most

    people collect. I am not sure if any recent accurate surveys have been done. Personally I feel

    not too many people collect Bust Dimes or Liberty Seated Dimes or Flowing hair dimes.

    Beautiful as they are. For classical coins at least, Quarters and Half Dollars seem to be equally

    popular. They are relatively large, great variety, good range of grades and are generally easy

    to sell or auction. Morgan Dollars are probably equally popular because of their beauty, toning,

    Prooflike qualities and generally reasonable price. Large cents and Classical Cents are probably a little

    more popular then dimes. I have no idea where classical nickels would fall, but I do like the

    Rays five Cent piece very much.
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  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've had wheats in my blood since I was a kid, thanks to my grandfather. That has evolved to high grade Lincoln Wheat Proofs. I don't think I could ever get away from them. Second, comes quite a string of morgans by VAM, and Washingon Silver Quarter varieties. I have dabbled in between with Roosevelt dimes, but I see this as a passing fancy. Right now, I'm working up a high grade set of key and semi-key classic type coins. But no matter how much I move around, the wheat proofs have me hooked, and just feel like home to me.
    Doug
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Your right, I really miss the old wheat back cents. Still have a matched color set in XF-AU

    from 1941 and continued the set till about 1969. Its not worth a whole lot, but it sure gave

    me a lot of hours worth of pleasure.
    There once was a place called
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  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks bear, nostalgic value plays an important role in my collection. I've had a red book since I was ten. I know a guy who is bulding a collection and if a coin is in the red book, he wants it!

    Pure slab collectors have their own thing, whatever that is . . . .
    Doug
  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,011 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Picked up this totally original half at the Baltimore show . . .

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    Doug
  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,310 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is that 1855 a better date??image

    roadrunner
    Barbarous Relic No More, LSCC -GoldSeek--shadow stats--SafeHaven--321gold
  • Cam40Cam40 Posts: 8,146 ✭
    `55 S is a low mintage. 130,000.Lots of cool low mint dates.

    Wow Look,there was 5,000 1873 Ss minted yet none are known in ANY collection?
    WOOOOH!!!!
  • joejewelerjoejeweler Posts: 589
    Hehehe Lucy,..... is that a "Troll", or a friend without make-up? LOL

    THAT nose looks like........er,...... well, ........never mind.......

    Yep.....i know.....BANNED!!!!




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    The Ex-"Crown Jewel" of my collection! 1915 PF68 (NGC) Barber Half "Eliasberg".

    Once again resides with Legend, the original purchaser "raw" at live Eliasberg auction. Laura and i "love" the same lady!

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  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
    Half Dollars. Anybody got half dollars?
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  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    1953s ms66!
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    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
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    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
    there is this, the 3rd oldest year US half dollar:

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,317 ✭✭✭✭✭
    In U.S. coins silver dollars and cents rule. Everything else, on the whole, plays second fiddle. image
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • paigowjohnnypaigowjohnny Posts: 4,257 ✭
    Were there really any half dollars after the Walking Liberty ???image
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    BANN'DD!
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    image
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • paigowjohnnypaigowjohnny Posts: 4,257 ✭
    Now that made me laugh....very well done image
  • nuckleheadnucklehead Posts: 1,500 ✭
    "Don't say nuthin bad bought her babies,oh don't ya know?"image
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  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    nO nO

    Don't say nothing bad about my baby...

    Oh No

    Don't say nothing bad about my baby...

    He's good, He's Good to me.....
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
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    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter

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