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 Posted 10/25/2012  5:24 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add MacCoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I bought ten rolls of halfs on a whim and ended up with (1) 1968 half and a slug of bicentennial halfs. So, is one silver per ten rolls about standard? Also, is nearly 15% bicentennial also common?

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 Posted 10/25/2012  5:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
There were a lot of bicentennial half dollars minted. The only other Cu-Ni clad whose mintage exceeds both the 1976-P and 1976-D is the 1971-D (you will see a lot of those as well).

I am fond of saying that one silver find is better than none, so good job.
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 Posted 10/25/2012  6:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Fat Freddy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Different half hunters have different thresholds of luck. I'm now over 3 dozen boxes (1800+ rolls) as well as many hundreds of dollars worth of unboxed rolls and loose halves, and I'm still looking for silver #1. I'm not sure how many others have my kind of luck, but I hope not too many. Congrats on your good luck! And, look forward to lots of those bicentennials - they're one of the biggest mintages.
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That is not typical. Like Freddy mentioned, you may go through a couple thousands dollars in halves and not find a silver. I've personally skunked through $5500 and not find one, but did find a couple proofs.
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Went through $1500 in halves, and GAVE UP! I now do Quarters, which I find more profitable. So, needless to say, you are doing good!
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