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Valued Member
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Yep! I've got the first four pages of that album... if only I could buy the fifth without buying the whole album (I have a Morgan date set that I added a blank dollars page to).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If it's a half dollar "date" set why not go back to at least 1892? For the 1922-1926 holes you could add Grant, Monroe Doctrine, Huguenot, Stone Mountain and Sesquicentennial commemoratives, as those are half dollars also. As for the 1930-1932 holes, Moonlight Mint is probably your best bet for fantasy pieces... |
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Valued Member
United States
98 Posts |
I considered doing Barbers as well, but due to my limited budget, I figured that the "100 years of half dollars" idea was the best option. I went back to the bank today to get their remaining halves but unfortunately they only had one roll. No silver this time, but I did find a 2010!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This is a very ambitious project and I commend you for your quest.
Do you plan on collecting everything between 1916 - 2016? IE: all mints, UNC's, Proofs, clad, and/or silver? or just one example for each year?
One suggestion for your album would be to use a Brother P-Touch label maker using clear tape with black letters to identify each coin.
Lastly, I have a loose 2013 D clad UNC Kennedy in a 2x2. PM me if interested.
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Valued Member
United States
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Ah, dang it! I just purchased a 2013 yesterday (in addition to a 2012 and 2014) from ebay knowing that I would likely not find one in circulation. Collecting everything would certainly be quite the project! I only plan on having one example for each year. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Keep getting those rolls from the bank. Your doing great there now.
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Valued Member
United States
98 Posts |
Stopped by the bank yesterday to pick up some more rolls to search. The teller said they only had two rolls and there weren't any silver ones (I hear this a lot at banks, actually). I told her I'd take them anyway. Lo and behold, the first roll I opened had a 1968 in it! Now I only need the '65, '69, and '70 to complete the silver Kennedys!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 You could very well have been dealing with a teller who isn't aware of the 40% silver halves. Or who just doesn't care. Or who was just telling you that because she figures you are just looking for silver (like most people who, in my own teller experience, ask for halves at the bank). Edited by hcmusicguy
08/19/2014 11:54 pm
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Valued Member
United States
98 Posts |
Yeah, I'm sure they get tired of everyone coming in and asking for halves, only to bring them back. I'd feel like people were wasting my time and energy as a teller. When I eventually do dump all my halves back, it'll be with a few hundred dollars worth of other coins, so they'll just bag 'em and ship 'em off to be counted (my bank doesn't have any local branches with counters).
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Valued Member
United States
98 Posts |
Went to my favorite branch the other day and noticed the teller had some half dollars in her tray. I could tell some of them were silver so I asked for them and any rolls they might had. Unfortunately she only had one roll but from the $14 in halves, 12 of them were silver! Finally got a '65 too. Funny enough is that the rolls that have silver in them are always in the same (unique) type of paper roll. I'm guessing someone in town has rolls of them and will occasionally bring a couple in for paper money. If only I knew who it was - I would buy all of their halves off of them haha  |
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Moderator
 United States
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Very nice! |
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Valued Member
United States
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Edited by CL_
04/11/2015 2:03 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3077 Posts |
Great project and just a thought on the NIFC coins 70D,87P&D and above 2001 you may want to pick up a proof for some of those years and there are the satin finish coins of 2005-10 and why not have a silver and clad bicentenial one for 75 and the other for 76
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Valued Member
United States
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Huh. Never even knew 1987 halves were NIFC. Highlights how much I have to learn!!  |
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United States
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Since I'm posting pictures, I might as well give an update to my album! I'm definitely making progress As you can see I'm slacking on the Franklins Looking good! The Franklins will be there, enjoy the journey. |
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