Try to sell? Or take to bank?
Blackin
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I'm a penny guy. No interest in Half dollars. That said, I have 52x 1976 Bicentennials and 187x random dates.
I have gone through them just enough to determine there are no pre-1964 Silver. They are all 1965+. Otherwise, I have WAAAAAY too many pennies to go through to mess with these, so they have not been checked for dates, rares, errors, etc.
Questions is.... is there any point trying to sell these, or should I simply take them to the bank and be done with them?
I'd only be interested in selling as a lot, not individual.
Thoughts?
1976's:
Misc: late 60's through about 2000... from what I saw while looking for pre-64 silvers:
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Absolute n00b! 
Inherited a few thousand coins from grandparents. Mostly Indian and Lincoln wheats. Trying to learn the art of collecting!!
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OH!! While we're at it, I have the same situation with Eisenhower dollars. I have 75 random dates. No silver.
Worth trying to sell or take to bank?
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Absolute n00b!
Inherited a few thousand coins from grandparents. Mostly Indian and Lincoln wheats. Trying to learn the art of collecting!!
1965-1970 are 40% silver clad and are definitely worth saving too. The current melt value is $7.40; they sell for a discount to that but still more than face value. The 1976-S is also 40% but it’s less likely to be found in such rolls (still look though). The others you are unlikely to sell and are better off returning to the bank (especially if you don’t have the time to search for varieties).
If you have any halves date 65-70 they are 40% silver and currently worth around $150 a roll.
Jim
Ikes are also 40% for S mints (1971 to 1974 and 1976). The rest you can sometimes sell for a little over face value as a lot but the shipping and fees tend to eat up any gain. So one ends up returning them to the bank too in most cases.
Why are you hijacking the OP's thread?
Look at the edges of those stack's of misc post-1964 halves ... some of the ones that "look silver" (even though they have a clad-looking edge) are likely 40%. I have handled so many halves that I can spot a 40%-er across the room. I would at a minimum pile up the non-Bicentennial halves and just look at the edges. If they look (and are) 40% silver, then they will be dated either 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968-D or 1969-D (the 1970-Ds were only in mint sets). Good luck! Kind regards, George
You do realize both of those posts were made by the OP, right? Or did you not pay attention to that part?
I wasn’t aware a guy/gal could hijack their own thread.
Spend them. Put them in circulation ( commerce). It is what they’re made for.
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Agreed, either find someone that wants them near face or use them for tipping. Surprise people, and maybe start a new collector.
I leave an Eisenhower or two as tips occasionally when I get a beer. I went thru a Burger King drive thru the other day and paid for my shake with six of them. The cashier was astounded and had to get the manager. As I left the girl said she was going to buy them to bring home. It seems most people have no idea what they are.
Jim
You have a chance to almost double the face value of the clads if you list them on eBay.
Sorry, thought you were another poster
He is the OP.
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Minus shipping and fees... you're almost back to face value.
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Or you could run an auction and end up with less than face value after shipping and fees.
Look at the first two. Would I have posted something to disprove myself‽
And, there are more than one page of results.
It was good for a laugh either way
List them in the classified section on this forum.
I sold $800+ face in IKES to a person back east for a small gain. @$1.10
From what I see they are selling for $1.25 at coin shops.
For me it comes down to how much you value your time. Given what you’ve already done (checked for 90% silver) I’d be going to the bank.
I would just try ebay for a week and see what happens.
I’m surprised no one has told you to send them all in for grading….and any variety attributions they might have. They’d be easier to sell too….as long as you don’t impose a HHL of 1….. 🤔🤪😂
You should send them all in for grading….and any variety attributions they might have.
What you have are common coins. Pull out any that are 40% silver and take the rest to the bank. Sell the 40% silver ones for the best price you can get locally.
Move on and don't look back or worry about whether you could have gotten a few dollars more by selling elsewhere.
Yep…and when he gets them back he can see if any will cross over before submitting them to CAC…. All sorts of great options here…😬
The first two are the ones I'm talking about. You get $22 with free shipping, shipping is about $6 and your ebay fees are around $3, that's a net $13. You think that proves you could "almost double" your money? (Your words)
There's a huge difference between gross and net.
And if it took 6 months to get that number...? If it worth the time for $3? Only the OP knows for sure.
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You’re correct!