Why don't nobody use no half dollars?

topstuf · December 20, 2003 4:17AM

What's your take? Banks have em. Cash registers have holes for em. But the half dollar is nearly GONE in my experience.

What's going on?

Baley · December 20, 2003 4:19AM

ever carry a couple half dollars in your pocket? heavy shlt, man.

CaptainRon · December 20, 2003 4:22AM

I carry a roll off them in my pocket, the chicks just dig me.

Dollars · December 20, 2003 4:22AM

The only place I have gotten them as change was the Nascar track and Coin Shows

Russ · December 20, 2003 4:29AM

I frequently use them. It's fun to put them in to circulation. I'm sure most just end up getting dumped at the bank and right back out of circulation, though.

Russ, NCNE

coincollector1989 · December 20, 2003 4:34AM

Nobody is spending them because I'm trying to hoard them all.

Baley · December 20, 2003 4:36AM

if nobody used no half dollars, don't the negatives cancel, and somebody uses some half dollars?

or would that mean that nobody used any half dollars?

meaning that there wasn't anybody who didn't use any half dollars?

I'm sure somebody uses lots of half dollars, and there's got to be somebody who has never used a half dollar.

jdimmick · December 20, 2003 4:38AM

There too large and heavy to use for every day commerce. Really they should be discontinued. I like halfs, and gettin them from the bank on occasion to pass around, but still believe its a useless denomination.

Even the casino's have cut back on use of the half dollar, as it is easier for them to use gaming tokens. This enables them to keep less actual money tied up by having to stock loose change for transactions.

Barry · December 20, 2003 4:55AM

I can't figure out the question. Too many negatives.

cosmos66 · December 20, 2003 4:57AM

I go to the casinos down at Atlantic City and use half dollars at a prodiguous rate.

Rampage · December 20, 2003 4:58AM

<< <i>I carry a roll off them in my pocket, the chicks just dig me. >>

Yeah, well CaptainRon, I carry a roll of IKEs in my pocket.

Think what the chicks say about that one.

ksteelheader · December 20, 2003 5:00AM

Yeah, well CaptainRon, I carry a roll of IKEs in my pocket. Think what the chicks say about that one.

...Ken

nwcs · December 20, 2003 5:03AM

It's obvious, the vending machine companies never used them. And the half dollar could be a very good coin to use in circulation for vending machines. At least here in the south they would be used far more than a dollar coin. Because of inflation diluting the value of coins and currency, it would seem more prudent to drop the cent and force vending machines to accept half dollars. It isn't too hard to carry them around. After all, a half dollar or 2 in most cases would get you whatever you needed from a vending machine. Much better than having lots of cents around, miscellaneous nickels and dimes and quarters which collectively would be more burdensome than a reintroduced half dollar.

Rittenhouse · December 20, 2003 5:04AM

<< <i>I frequently use them. It's fun to put them in to circulation. >>

Russ, wanna really have some fun? Get a sh_t-load of dateless buffs and $2s. Put the buffs in parking meters and spend the deuces. It'll drive the local dealers nuts.

BillJones · December 20, 2003 5:06AM

Too big, too heavy and too many people who don't collect coins think they are valuable or have silver in them. You often see them in non-collector hoards of coins.

Back in the pre-1964 days when have dollars DID circulate, they had a lot more buying power.

itsnotjustme · December 20, 2003 5:23AM

I thought almost everyone did use no half dollars. Where are you seeing them in real use?

paigowjohnny · December 20, 2003 6:08AM

<< <i>Get a sh_t-load of dateless buffs and $2s. Put the buffs in parking meters and spend the deuces. It'll drive the local dealers nuts. >>

That's classic...I gotta do that...

clw54 · December 20, 2003 6:21AM

I've wondered where they are also. They used to be common in change.

paigowjohnny · December 20, 2003 6:25AM

Because 50 cents doesn't buy much anymore...and parking meters, vending machines, and laundromats don't take them...so why bother carrying them around.

They are good for paying the winning commissions at the paigow table in Vegas

Plus...we haven't had a decent half dollar since the Walking Liberty

TWODOGS · December 20, 2003 6:26AM

Obviously, nobody don't know no better not to never use no half dollars.

XpipedreamR · December 20, 2003 6:27AM

You know, I've never really tried to carry any around with me. It doesn't seem like they're that big, where the size would be prohibitive. Maybe I'll try it sometime...

Nah.

topstuf · December 20, 2003 6:28AM

Baley, you ain't makin' no sense.
If'n yew dint unnerstan my quextion, how come dint you say not?
Ain't no way I kin make mahsef no clearer if'n yew ain't not gonna lissen.

MSD61 · December 20, 2003 6:39AM

I have to agree I think the size of them has to be a factor. Besides what else can you do with Kennedy halves besides spend them??

TWODOGS · December 20, 2003 6:48AM

<< <i>I have to agree I think the size of them has to be a factor. Besides what else can you do with Kennedy halves besides spend them??

>>

Both Kennedies and Ikes make excellent targets. You can see them from a good distance.

topstuf · December 20, 2003 7:02AM

Hey, with all that accented hair could they be gay coins for straight guys?

ARCO · December 20, 2003 7:05AM

I bought a coffee using an Ike and two kennedies today. I love the big heavy change, but they make for bad bedfellows when I want to wash my car.

Tyler

Why don't nobody use no half dollars?

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