Super Bank Box Of Halves

Well, got two more boxes today from the same source that I pulled the two Barbers out of....BOY, have we returned to earth!! Two boxes, ONE 40% silver half, and THAT'S IT!!

And, since it had an edge colorwise very close to that of a clad half, I'm pretty sure that it was missed. Still, I ordered two more boxes for next week; you never know!

So, feeling very silver deprived, I went to search banks in a town about 20 miles away. It is mostly a college town, so I was hoping that maybe nobody had hit banks there. Bought 6 rolls from one bank, including three bank-wrapped; nothing. A little further up the street bought 11 rolls from a different bank; one 40%. Then, as I was about to call it a day, I hit one last bank. The teller was thrilled that I wanted halves; she claimed they had over $300 worth (of course, this worried me, as that much face is usually dumped by somebody who had searched them) and she was more than willing to pass them off to me. She ended up having 33 rolls; I bought them all. A few were bank-wrapped with very old wrappers, and a few more were obviously once bank wrapped and somebody had done a clumsy job putting them back together. The old bank wrapped rolls ended up being solid Bicentennial rolls, but not UNC. Still probably quite old. Up to the 28th roll I found one 40%. The 29th roll; hit paydirt! SOLID ROLL OF SILVER!! 5 90% and 15 40%. Thye next roll had another three 40%, and that was it. So, despite two bad boxes, not such a bad day after all!

ohh and the second box I havent opened up yet. figured id save it for the weekend along with the dollar coins. Does anyone have any particular errors I should look for in the adams coins?

I can almost feel that proof coin's pain! OUCH!

Yowsa...I'd never expect a find like that....Gonna start half roll hunting next week....

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I can almost feel that proof coin's pain! OUCH!

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Much like watching a guy get kicked south of the border!

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Do you think that since it is a proof, I can still get the silver value out of it?

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No Silver in that proof. Silver Proofs did not come back until 1992.

Back to earth absolutely with my boxes lately. Last week I searched 4 $500 boxes.
I found 3 40%s but I also found my first proofs. A 1986s a 1979s and a 1974s and I found my first commemorative a 1986 s clad proof statute of liberty. I am happy with my finds over all however.

I also was cashing in my coins yesterday and a young boy with his dad came in and cashed in his piggy bank. he was in aw of the huge bag of haves I had so I pulled out a 1976 and a BU 1997 and showed him the difference on the back he was holding onto them for dear life it was like he struck gold he never saw a half dollar before now he has 2 with different backs he was all smiles

Last August, I went to this bank near my house and bought about $200 in halves. Two rolls were all 90% silver, Kennedys, Franklins, and Walking Liberties. And this was my first time roll hunting too! I went to the same bank again last December and they had another $150 in halves. One roll was mostly 90% silver with some 40%. Some of that 90% was again Franklin and Kennedys. I went a third time earlier this month and they only had $20, but there was nothing in it.

Because of my half-dollar hunting (at that bank and various others), I now have a complete collection of Kennedy half dollars 1964-2001 except the 1970-D, 1982-D, 1987-P, 1987-D (not inlcuding proofs, and I did find a 2005-D and a 1984-S in really good condition).

In addition to saving aside the best of each date (including the Franklins and Walking Liberties), I still have a whole roll of 90% halves + 15 more 90%s, and I am just one short of a full 40% roll. I plan on trading them eventually for other silver coins (maybe to complete a Franklin half dollars series).

ouch AtiGAti, I feel you and that coins' pain. :(