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Is my half dollar worth anything?

ILostMyCoinsILostMyCoins Posts: 1 ✭
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Hey everyone,

I have a half dollar. I'm not really sure if it's worth anything. I wanted to be sure.

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,356 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sorry, only 50c.


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  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,781 ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,127 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 15, 2018 9:08AM

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  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,754 ✭✭✭✭✭

    50¢

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  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,815 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like it's gold-plated
    as a novelty item.

    It's worth face value only.

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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,572 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Neat.. I’ll pay pal you $5 if you want.. PM me

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  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,815 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Really ??

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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,572 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes. It’s rather lovely.

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  • abcde12345abcde12345 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If it is solid 24K gold it is worth at least $400.00 dollars. Don't cut into it. Have someone like a professional dealer look at it. Might be worth a flight to the nearest big coin show.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,267 ✭✭✭✭✭

    .50 cents

  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,815 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm fairly certain that you can walk into
    any coin shop, or coin show, and buy
    a gold-plated Kennedy half for $1 at the
    most, and in all probability, face value
    if the dealer has one.

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  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,754 ✭✭✭✭✭

    PCGS's coinflation shows that plated coins have about 60 cents worth of gold. So, I'll correct my 50¢ to 60¢.

    bob :)

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  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice looking but...

  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,475 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @AUandAG said:
    PCGS's coinflation shows that plated coins have about 60 cents worth of gold. So, I'll correct my 50¢ to 60¢.

    bob :)

    Then wouldn't a told plated half be worth $1.10? :/

  • coinpalicecoinpalice Posts: 2,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i would jump at the 5 dollar offer

  • coinpalicecoinpalice Posts: 2,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    actually, you better find out about shipping, if you have to pay shipping, it will run at least 3 dollars

  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,127 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What is the blue line on the obverse?

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  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,754 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JBK said:

    @AUandAG said:
    PCGS's coinflation shows that plated coins have about 60 cents worth of gold. So, I'll correct my 50¢ to 60¢.

    bob :)

    Then wouldn't a told plated half be worth $1.10? :/

    No, because to salvage the gold you would likely destroy the coin. Too much heat.

    bob ;)

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,475 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @AUandAG said:

    @JBK said:

    @AUandAG said:
    PCGS's coinflation shows that plated coins have about 60 cents worth of gold. So, I'll correct my 50¢ to 60¢.

    bob :)

    Then wouldn't a told plated half be worth $1.10? :/

    No, because to salvage the gold you would likely destroy the coin. Too much heat.

    bob ;)

    Interesting. But now that the Mint has reinstituted their scrap coin redemption program, maybe a little more can be reclaimed...

    I did see a segment on the RCM and their process to refine gold. It involved submerging the raw or alloyed gold in a solution and using various electrical charges to get the pure gold molecules to migrate to a plate of some kind. Then they broke the gold off the plate in pieces (it was very brittle at that point) and what they had was pure gold. All the OP needs to do to get the full value is to build a set-up like that. How hard could it be? :D

  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Less than a cup of java.

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  • WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭

    @JBK said:

    @AUandAG said:

    @JBK said:

    @AUandAG said:
    PCGS's coinflation shows that plated coins have about 60 cents worth of gold. So, I'll correct my 50¢ to 60¢.

    bob :)

    Then wouldn't a told plated half be worth $1.10? :/

    No, because to salvage the gold you would likely destroy the coin. Too much heat.

    bob ;)

    Interesting. But now that the Mint has reinstituted their scrap coin redemption program, maybe a little more can be reclaimed...

    I did see a segment on the RCM and their process to refine gold. It involved submerging the raw or alloyed gold in a solution and using various electrical charges to get the pure gold molecules to migrate to a plate of some kind. Then they broke the gold off the plate in pieces (it was very brittle at that point) and what they had was pure gold. All the OP needs to do to get the full value is to build a set-up like that. How hard could it be? :D

    I can do that with a grapefruit, a 9 volt battery, bobby pins and a copper cent (pre 82 zincolon) I once owned a gold plated Kennedy half dollar, I sold it on eBay for $3 plus shipping, but that was the old eBay when it was one giant garage sale.

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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,572 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have yet to get a PM so I will offer $10..

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  • ParadisefoundParadisefound Posts: 8,588 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Never seen anything like that. Is it 14KT gold plated?

  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 16, 2018 9:00AM

    Forget it. I'm having spellcheck problems.

  • hammered54hammered54 Posts: 750 ✭✭✭

    so much for the rules eh ....

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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,572 ✭✭✭✭✭

    We should move this to BST.. that’s my birth year coIn!

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  • abcde12345abcde12345 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Why would anyone believe it's a proof? It's a D mint coin for goodness sakes.

  • stevekstevek Posts: 28,856 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's a James Kennedy half dollar.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ILostMyCoins....Welcome aboard....There is nothing special about that coin....It is worth 50 cents. Sure, you may get a slightly higher offer, however, that will be from someone who is not knowledgeable about coins. Best of luck...Cheers, RickO

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