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Anyone have George Washington 250 anniversary silver half dollars?
Darin
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Just noticed APMEX has them for sale and I couldn't help myself, I bought 20 of them. Minted in 1982, the first 90% silver coin from the US mint since 1964.
Always thought they were real cool looking coins, certainly the best of the modern commemeratives.
Always thought they were real cool looking coins, certainly the best of the modern commemeratives.
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<< <i>It looks like 1-19 it's $8.52 and 20-199 is $7.52.
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<< <i>It looks like 1-19 it's $8.52 and 20-199 is $7.52.
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Oh thats not bad, its just about $21/oz!
<< <i>Just noticed APMEX has them for sale and I couldn't help myself, I bought 20 of them. Minted in 1982, the first 90% silver coin from the US mint since 1964.
Always thought they were real cool looking coins, certainly the best of the modern commemeratives.
Dang, I sell them for 6.00 and I thought I was high
BUT they do look nice
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This is not a bullion coin, I didn't expect to buy them for a couple bucks over the price of the silver content.
I like them because they're a beautiful US mint product, showing my favorite all time American riding a horse dressed in his General uniform.
Cladiator, I never thought of that, I might carry one as a pocket piece myself.
Years ago I was running them through Pcgs, not a lot, and selling them on teletrade when MS 68's would bring good $.
I bought them in bulk from different co's, but I especially enjoyed dealing with Dave at Arizona Coin Exchange
in the back of Coin World. He only runs buy ads.
What was a blast was finding near or truly PL pieces, they really stand out. Found very few even though I went through
1,000's. PCGS at the time would never give a PL staus on them and still may not, that was back in 1992/3.
A beautiful coin that the mint should really be proud of.
<< <i>Why did I know this would turn into a thread about how much I paid for them?
This is not a bullion coin, I didn't expect to buy them for a couple bucks over the price of the silver content.
I like them because they're a beautiful US mint product, showing my favorite all time American riding a horse dressed in his General uniform.
Cladiator, I never thought of that, I might carry one as a pocket piece myself. >>
If it ain't bullion then you need to scurry on over to the US coin forum.....
<< <i>What I find interesting is that Apmex is saying your coins will be proof or ms, they don't differentiate between the two. >>
Over 7 million were produced, over 2/3rds of those were proofs. There really isn't any difference in value.
I've got a batch around somewhere, but I consider them to be like Franklin halfs, just melt coinage.
Used to be able to pick them up on the bay for melt value if not less in quantity.
Won't deny that they are attractive, but they were released wth much hype and they just never lived up to it.
The mint began releasing all sorts of products shortly thereafter and it shot down the Washington halfs quickly.
John Marnard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace, 1920, page 235ff
<< <i>What I find interesting is that Apmex is saying your coins will be proof or ms, they don't differentiate between the two. >>
They do the same thing when they sell the $1 U.S. modern commems also.
He seemed quite happy to be unloading them. Love the design but now they are just bullion added to the stack.
Regards, John
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I'll try to get a better price if I buy some more.
Thanks for the comments, everyone does seem to agree its a great design.
I had about 100 come in last month and ripped them open and threw them into 90% bags.