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

I went to this poor little bank that was inside of a gas station near my work. I wiped them out of every single half they had!

I bought $591.50 in halves and I had $1.00 left in my wallet! There were about 15 different kinds of papers rolls so I thought I was gonna hit the jackpot

Found 7 40% and a James Monroe Dollar

Elimist,

You will just have to do a road trip or stick to fed boxes. I don't know how much capital you have and your area, but a possible idea is this.

1. Get say $1000-$2000 cash out of the bank (unless you know you will have access to your banks ATM or will pay the service fee at another bank)

2. Drive to other town on a day off, and just start stopping at every bank and buying halves (I would not buy more than $100 at a place. I would check the rolls in the car and only buy the rest if they are good. You don't want to spend all the cash on somone elses dumps. Write down the bank though so you know there are halves there in case you have cash left towards the end of the trip)

3. Search all of them and dump the halves at your bank.

Please note, that you need enough cash for the chance to find a lot of halves to cover gas cost. Also you could end up with nothing or you could find 100$ in 40% at one bank like I did last week. It is all luck after you start doing volume.

If you live in the Southeast don't please disregard.

So far...2 boxes and NOTHING.....zero zip nada

Got one box yesterday, all rolls are black-marked so I knew there was no silver to be had...but, did find some anomalies. 00-S clad proof, 2 08-Ps, gold-plated 95-P (kind of a random date), a 71 with a hole bored right through Kennedy's head just underneath the "E" in Liberty (a new ornament for Christmas), and a 76 worn down to Good-VG condition (pretty much). I read somewhere that there was talk of a person who was putting together a 7070 collection but in Poor-AG condition and this just may be the perfect half dollar for them.

And a few dates with very weak FGs.

I just went through my first roll of half dollars. The only thing I found of interest was a 1971 D. I heard that some of these are 40% silver. Is that true? If so, how do you tell which ones are silver?

I think it's called silver clad because it's only 40% silver and mixed with other stuff, but I'm no expert. The 71D I found actually looks silver, almost like a worn silver dollar, but it has a broad band of copper around the edge. Hopefully I'll get some more soon; one roll just didn't last long enough.

Thanks jbuck. But is there a way to tell if I have a Silver Clad 1971D?