The 1972 and 1985 coins you have are polished coins. They used to be business strike coins, but someone altered them. They are now worth what it says on the reverse of the coin. On the 2002-S halves they are proof coins. There were clad and silver ones that year. So you might check the edges to see if they show cladding or are the silver examples.
Posted 04/01/2017 7:06 pm
The edge deff. shows clading, and also consistantly weighed 11.3g on my small pocket scale, so no silver there, oh well. Now I just can't beleive someone bought this proof coin for X amount, then at some point spent this coin at face value, for me to buy this coin from a local Bank for 50 cents. As for the other 2 Halves, that makes sense why they are mirror like, I never even considered that, I have a few other denominations of coins that have that same look (1970-D Jefferson and 1943 Wheaty). I wonder if they trying to make them look as Proofs in hopes of a profit? As always, I appreciate the education and guidance!
