JFK Half Dollar Roll Hunters: Silver, Proofs And Other Finds

Outstanding!

For five weeks in a row I described finding an unusually large number of 1964 Kennedy half dollars (relative to the more common coins that contain only 40% silver) in boxes of BWRs that I regularly acquire from the local branch of a regional bank. When I didn't find any silver coins in the three boxes I purchased last week, I concluded that I had depleted this very nice collection "dump".

Happily, I was I wrong! I found an uncirculated Franklin "ender, an uncirculated 1964 Kennedy "ender", and two 40% silver "enders" in the second box that I acquired yesterday. Several of the rolls in this box each contained two silver coins. I found a nice Walking Liberty half dollar, 11 more 1964 Kennedy half dollars, and nine more coins that contain 40% silver in this box. I also found a 40% silver Kennedy half dollar in each of the other two boxes (which I consider to be background "noise').

Another nice haul of half dollars that contain 90% silver from this bank -- and another pizza lunch for the tellers, who now are interested in my weekly results!

Lots of really nice finds out there congrats to all.
I picked these up from 2 different banks yesterday.

Kennedy 40% Halves are now more than $9 a pop. Almost makes it worthwhile to quit your job and do coin roll hunting for a living.

THEY'RE STILL OUT THERE!

Lately, I've been searching halves in single $500 boxes... nothing spectacular, a 40% here and there, some NIFC, impaired proofs, etc. Still cool but not earth shattering.

Last weekend, I was on a visit away from home, and saw that there were some branches of my main bank nearby. Figured I'd call and ask for halves.

One said they have $30, or 3 rolls, so I figured, "Why not?"

I head in, 3 CWR. Open them in the car, the first two were all circ clad, or, what I'd expected.

The third, though... I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.













AN UNCIRCULATED ROLL OF 1963-D Franklins! I've been doing this for 13 years and have never found a single Benjamin. This was a blessing, since silver is so high - I sold some right away, and then had the funds to make a purchase for another collecting endeavor of mine.

It all works out!

Outstanding!

Wow,congrats on the BU roll! Following up on last week's find, I did check out the same bank where I got my latest silver haul on Wednesday, and did find another 1964-D along with a 1965 and a 1969-D from $9.50 in loose coins. $100 in MWR from another bank only netted three NIFC's from 2018 and 2019. Still, there is definitely stuff still out there, even if it isn't as easy to find!