Why The Lack Of Silver Commemorative Halfs?

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coinut Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 11/05/2011 4:03 pm After I made my prior post of commemorative halves it occurred to me that with the exception of Washington, Madison and I THINK the First Flight Half, none of the others are made in silver. Anyone know why that is? I think that they would be more attractive to collectors if they were all done in silver like their Dollar cousins. anyone have any thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 11/05/2011 4:49 pm first flight is clad and I agree they would be better if they were 90% I mean they make a 90% JFKs every year why not the commem 1/2s Report this Post to the Staff
coinut Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 11/05/2011 5:57 pm yotie- that's what I was thinking. Besides, I think the silver ones just look better than clad. Maybe it's just a mind thing but still. I'd pay a little more for silver. Also, I know the Mint is leery about putting out too many commemoratives like what happened in the 90's but, maybe they ought to do a totally different theme for the half's each year instead of just a different design based on the same theme. Report this Post to the Staff
ratio411 Pillar of the Community United States 1208 Posts	Posted 11/25/2011 12:34 pm I know for a while the mint was pushing the commem halves to kids, in order to grow new collectors. To keep them affordable for younger collectors is probably why they use clad. Report this Post to the Staff
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