howell1018: I use a "dump bank" to cash half dollars with no intrinsic value. Three branches of this bank located in adjacent towns have coin-counting machines that don't charge a fee to customers. (I opened a small savings account to qualify.) I have established and maintain a good relationship with the tellers at these branches by showing them how to identify silver coins, and by offering to lift onto a dolly the heavy bags filled with 2,000 coins if I've inserted so many half dollars that I finish filling a bag. Most of the tellers are bemused by my CRH hobby. One of them even gave me the rejected coins, tokens, and paper clips present in the "junk bin" inside the machine. None of those coins contained silver.
I have asked a few tellers if I can purchase one of the half dollar bags so I can search for silver coins cashed by other customers. Unfortunately, none of the branches allow me to do that.