Going to look through $1000 in Half dollars (Pictures)

lkenefic

2manycoins2fewfunds

If you want to stinulate your son's interest then salting the $1000 with a few good WL and franklins is not really cheating.

I'd consider it as priming the pump........................

jessewvu

I went through $2000 in halves and found 3 40% and a bunch of ddr's

2manycoins2fewfunds

Just happens I was at bank using their coin counting machine when the 1/2 dollar bag got filled up and I got to purchase the $1000 bag.

I know at least 1/3 of bag was my prior rejects but I still found 24 of the 40% and 1 64 half.

There are stll a lot of 40-90% halves out there but it gets less and less every year.

After all 1964 was 46 years ago.

anoldgoat

Pick up a couple of Whitman folders and put the best of each date/mm in them. That should make the search more enjoyable.

lava

The more you search without finding silver, the more I am glad it is you searching and not me.

Bochiman

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<< <i>71D & 77D has some rare strikes in 40% silver.

1970D (no P) plus the 87P & 87D were not circulation strike.
as well as many from the 200*:
2001P
2002P & D
2003P & D
2004P & D
2006P & D
2007P & D

source: 2010 RedBook
(and I wonder if years past 2007 were also not released into circulation)


and with your 74S find, you've beaten my earliest S Kennedy Half of 1979-filled-S >>




Bolded.....they didn't, so 2008 and 2009 (even 2010 currently) are good finds too. Usually means someone bought a bag, or rolls, went through for what they wanted, and "Spent" the rest >>



Are said coins satin finish like the mint sets? >>



No. Satin finish was only in the mint sets.

Peaceman

$230 gone through to date. No silver but some interesting finds. Any input to value if any above .50 would be great. First some files lines:



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AND NOW SOME DD or MD, HAVE TO LOOK AT LATER
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AND NOW FOR A FADED INITAL, DIE CRACKS & BREAKS
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AND THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FIND I THINK UP UNTIL NOWBUT HARD TO TELL IF IT's ACTUALLY A CUD, NOT SURE RIGHT NOW.
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Thanks for looking

cmerlo1

There are 2 KILLER DDO's on 1977-D that aren't in the CPG that are worth looking for. Die #1 is as strong as the 1974-D. Also, 1971-D has some nice ones too.

MsMorrisine

I've found a lot (maybe 100?) 1995P & 1996P die cracks from the front of the neck.


I saved some, but quit after a while.

look for what I think is a die clash on the neck on the 95/96/98 (or maybe it is 2 of the 3 years) for the P's, too. I don't know if they're worth anything and no one has seen them in hand to confirm.

Raybo

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<< <i>71D & 77D has some rare strikes in 40% silver.

1970D (no P) plus the 87P & 87D were not circulation strike.
as well as many from the 200*:
2001P
2002P & D
2003P & D
2004P & D
2006P & D
2007P & D

source: 2010 RedBook
(and I wonder if years past 2007 were also not released into circulation)


and with your 74S find, you've beaten my earliest S Kennedy Half of 1979-filled-S >>




Bolded.....they didn't, so 2008 and 2009 (even 2010 currently) are good finds too. Usually means someone bought a bag, or rolls, went through for what they wanted, and "Spent" the rest >>



I have $11 worth of new and shiney 2009 halves (got them from my bank today), are they worth saving?

Ray

Peaceman

Here's a 97p that I believe to be a clash as I have found one other with the spike coming from the mouth, the curvy line in the filed and the mark under the chin.... but I'm not sure as the other photo I posted IS a die crack...mmmmm... how can a clash turn into a die crack?

19Lyds

Here is a 2001 Die Clashed Kennedy:





I did not notice a spike coming from the upper lip or I would have photographed it. I don't think what you have there is a die clash.

MsMorrisine

that's what mine look like.

and when they try to polish out the clash, some detail is lost in and around the ear, hair part and sometimes around the front of the face even.

seemyauction

<< <i>how can a clash turn into a die crack? >>



When you slam 2 dies togather something has to give. I think it is very possible for a clash to crack dies.

1tommy

ok after reading this thread last week i decided to head out and picked up a case on friday, almost half way thru no silver at all but did find a couple nice coins for empty spaces, now i just found a 1988 S now i have the d and p but have never seen this S and the coin is not silver as you look on the edge and its copper in color what the heck is this ? thks for answering my question kurtdog learning is a good thing thats my first one......

kurtdog

It's a Deep Cameo Proof. A few of the later S-Proofs were also minted in silver, but not this baby. You search these boxes long enough, you'll find these.

derryb

Very nice closeups, Peaceman. What was the final silver count?

1tommy

finished up on my 500 worth no silver at all lol seems like in illinois someone is hitting the boxes before they get to the bank good luck on your search............

Peaceman

Here are the first Thousand finds...

1967
1969-d
1974-s
1988-s
About 10 cool errors....

Just brought home another 1000....