Half Dollar Keepers?

mhetz.....


I don't know what "borders" is....but.....
You can get a Redbook/Bluebook at ANY bookstore in the country...and if by some chance they don't have it, they'll order it for ya at no charge.
Even hobby shops where they have coin related stuff has them.
Just keep in mind that you can't go by the "values" listed for coins in there...either the RedBook or Bluebook.....These books are only most useful for their information......mintage numbers, types, varieties, etc. etc. etc.
Some people will even just go get "used" ones that are way out of date....simply because they aren't interested in the listed "values" printed in there and don't want to spend a whole $12.00 - $14.00.
But, I'd suggest a RedBook....the 2009 version has been out for a couple of months now...it'll have current "information" including new Commemorative coins, Presidential dollars, quarters, etc. etc.....

Borders is a bookstore, kind of like a hybrid of Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million. I prefer Books-A-Million just because they have more options for coin folders.

went to the bank this afternoon to check on my box...they forgot to order it but my fav teller saved me 5 rolls of halves a guy brought in. first roll all 1971 next all 72 next all 73 but the last 2 were marked "new no silver" but they were! got some from 67, 68 and 69! 33 in all! 33/50 not bad 66%...feels like high school all over again

a little hick town in NJ, the teller said the guy is a regular customer and his grandfather had a collection he passed on to his kids and I guess he thought they weren't higher than face value. should I keep any of the 71-73s¿ they are listed as 55 cents for ms-63 in bluebook so idk if its worth it

ps. still waiting for my ½ box, that will show the real silver content in my area

71d has a DDO, 73d has DDO, and 72/72d has a DDO/missing designer initials on rev, but I always forget which is which so I check both coins for both varieties.

DDO= doubled die obverse, DDR= doubled die reverse
it is usually erroneously referred to as an error but a doubled die is a die variety. Doubled dies can be blatantly obvious(see 1955 Lincoln Cent DDO) or you might need high magnification and a good imagination to see something(see the plethora of minor Minnesota State Quarter DDRs). The most obvious ones are usually the ones that command the highest premiums, but of course exceptions do exist.

got my box! $310 searched so far only 4 good ones:
2000 D- very fine
2000 S- not silver but still a keeper ms+
1979- strange bubble formation on reverse no impact on obverse?
1968 D- yay silver!
and when I went to the back they had one 1967 waiting for me :)

been calling around... no bank has ½s... not cool