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Texas collector Valued Member United States 369 Posts	Posted 07/21/2008 5:03 pm Yeah, I thought about the weight, but I don't have a scale. Oh well, I think the coin shop I go to has one, maybe I can use that one next time I go there. I have a feeling it may be silver, just how it looks. I'll let y'all know when I find out. Thanks for your help Jbuck and DL20K. Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 07/21/2008 5:06 pm No problem, the way it looks might be a good indicator, however it is (sometimes) misleading. The coin shop might have a scale, the jewellers also do. (I should get one myself too). Report this Post to the Staff
Texas collector Valued Member United States 369 Posts	Posted 07/21/2008 5:16 pm I just pulled a few random dates from the roll and put the 71 in with them; looking at the edges, the 71 has a much lighter copper-colored band than the others. I guess I should just wait to see the coin shop guy, though. I just got a little excited finding a possible rarity in my very first roll. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 07/21/2008 5:46 pm A trick I use quite successfully is to use a white piece of paper. White tissue paper or cheap white paper towels work even better. Cover the coin with the paper and place under a good light source. Silver and Silver Clad will reflect back "whiter" than the paper. Clad will reflect "grayer" than the paper. You might even go so far as to do this with a known Silver/Silver-Clad and a known Cu-Ni Clad at the same time. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Texas collector Valued Member United States 369 Posts	Posted 07/21/2008 6:10 pm I'm going to try that right now. It sounds like a good idea. Thanks for the advice. Report this Post to the Staff
Texas collector Valued Member United States 369 Posts	Posted 07/21/2008 6:25 pm No luck with the paper trick. I could'nt see anything through our paper towels, and through tissue paper the 71, a 2001 half, and a 1958 quarter all looked kind of grey. Maybe I did it wrong. Thanks anyway, though. I should be able to go by the coin shop Wednesday, so I guess I'll find out then. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 07/21/2008 6:32 pm I am sorry it did not work. Was the silver quarter any lighter than the 2001 half? I have found that not all white paper is created equally. The thinner, the better. It needs to be almost semi-transparent. I forgot to add that the light source needs to be bright and at an angle to the surface. One more thing you can check. On silver clad, the visible core the edge will be much grayer when compared to regular Cu-Ni clad coinage. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Texas collector Valued Member United States 369 Posts	Posted 07/21/2008 6:39 pm That's ok, I'm gonna try it again at more of an angle. Report this Post to the Staff
Texas collector Valued Member United States 369 Posts	Posted 07/21/2008 6:51 pm Well, I compared all three coins together in a sheet of tissue, and finally the silver quarter did look brighter/whiter than the others. I haven't given up though, I want to be absolutely sure before I give it up. I'm also using those "energy-efficient" bulbs, that may make a difference too. Thanks again, and I'm sure I'll use this method again. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 07/21/2008 10:36 pm Excellent! Let us know what else you discover! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Texas collector Valued Member United States 369 Posts	Posted 07/22/2008 12:41 am Will do. Report this Post to the Staff
Texas collector Valued Member United States 369 Posts	Posted 07/23/2008 8:26 pm Well, the coin shop guy said that there were no 1971 silver half dollars at all. In other news, I picked up two rolls of halves on my way to the coin shop today. No silver, but once I got home I took a closer look and found a 1974D Double-die Obv. This is the first "error coin" of any kind that I have found. I'm definitely going to keep searching rolls now. Report this Post to the Staff
uncommoncents Valued Member United States 76 Posts	Posted 07/23/2008 9:31 pm I stopped at a Comerica bank today. A teller was holding a roll of half dollars for me. Much to my disappointment, the roll was a taped federal reserve roll. It was obvious to me hat it had been searched. Much to my surprise the first half dollar in the roll was a 1964 Kennedy. The second bank I stopped at yielded a 1967 half and a 2006 half! Not too bad for a lunch hour trip to the bank! Report this Post to the Staff
uncommoncents Valued Member United States 76 Posts	Posted 07/24/2008 3:06 pm I stopped by another bank during my lunch hour. While they didn't have any rolls of half dollars, the teller searched the bank for loose half dollars. I could hear the clank of silver from across the bank. In the end I walked out with 2 -1967, 1-1964 and a 1943 WLH. I can see how a teller could miss the Kennedy's, but how could someone not notice the Walking Liberty? How often do others find these? Just curious. Report this Post to the Staff
dp2007 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 07/24/2008 3:29 pm Beginners luck strikes again. I stopped at the bank to deposit some penny rolls. The bank was empty so I asked all of the tellers if they had any half dollar coins they wanted to get rid of. This is the first time I have ever asked for halves Image: 100_2149.jpg 90.81 KB. One lady said "someone cleaned us out of halves yesterday." Another lady said "I have 5 rolls, a customer dropped them off a few minutes ago. Out of 98 coins (one roll was 2 short, but I'm not complaining). 26-1967's 23-1968's 6- 1969's & 3 Liberty walking types dated 1920, 1938 & 1941. The 1938 is a D mint mark Image: 1938D.jpg 46.26 KB Image: 1938Dreverse.jpg 63.74 KB DP Report this Post to the Staff
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