Source Of Silver Halves

1/2 bag of Walkers, all dealer buys.

I have a few half collections. Some roll hunting, some bought.

Most of my junk silver was acquired years ago as collateral acquisition with other coins in job lots. I have a small number of Walkers in about F condition, along with around 100 90% dimes and perhaps 200 or so junk silver coins from around the World thrown in.

Interesting little accumulation of junk World silver. Stored loose in an old tobacco tin.

Interesting for kids to look through, and learn about coins that circulated long ago. They get to handle actual silver coins in their little fingers. It is this sort of collection that captures some kids attention and turns them into collectors, a decade later.

I post ads on CL and buy at spot :)

I currently have 63 silver half dollars in my collection, including 10 1964 uncirculated sets I got from APMEX below spot one time when they were slow to raise prices as spot rose. I also have other pre 1964 proof and unc sets and silver proof sets since 2005. My half collection is rounded with a dozen or so individual Walker and Franklin coins mostly picked up at Heritage auctions.

When did you start?

"Saved from the past"

Advantage of being an Auld Pharte. Started collecting in the mid 50's. Roll searched and out of circulation. Complete Franklin set, Walker set minus 9, 2 rolls of Barbers, 5 rolls of Walkers + 2 rolls of Franklins. Can't tell you how many Franklin rolls went back to the bank after I got what I needed at the time. Lastly a BU roll of 64 Kennedys from the bank when they came out. That's about when wine, women and song took over my interests (plus a few other diversions of the 60's). Thankfully, I was able to put it all away and not think about it until I neared retirement and found CCF.