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Canada
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I was wondering where did all the Canadian half dollars go to? Have they been melted down or are they sitting at the bottom of bank vaults ready to be discovered. Surely they can't all be in collections. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Canada
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Canada
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Have you looked at your local coins shops melt bin, I find there are always plenty at my local shops you just have to ask to look at there scrap (sometimes they don't like cherry picking). I've found ones as early as 1910 in there, pretty worn but dates still legible and many newer ones in AU condition or better. Its a shame whats getting melted these days. If you are looking for better condition coins most shops/dealers I've been to have binders full of them. And if you still can't find them there is always ebay. |
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 Canada
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Thanks for the quick responses, so they wouldn't be in rolls/boxes at the bank where you could buy them for face like the U.S half dollars?.
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New Member
Canada
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I think that it would be difficult to find them in rolls like the US, they are a different size so any that get returned to the bank will probably get pulled out quickly by the teller.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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What do you mean by a different size? Do you mean silver halfs are a different size than the normal ones? If so than the tellers pick out the silver then we should still be able to get the rest, right?
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Canada
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I have been going to the bank every two weeks for the last 3 months asking for half dollars, have not had one yet. Still trying
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Canada
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From 1920-67, Canadian half dollars were .800 silver/200 copper, 29.72mm in diameter and weighed 11.66 grams.
Silver got too expensive so the Mint switched to pure nickel in 1968 and shrank the coins to 27.13mm weighing 8.1 grams. In 1999 the Mint switched to even lighter .9325 steel coins, same diameter but only weighing 6.9 grams.
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I've always wondered if you could find Canadian halves at any Canadian casino. Never thought to ask, last time I was there, which was about a decade ago. But if I go there again, I am going to ask, just for the chance of it.
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Canada
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Good idea about the casinos but I don't think Canada uses halfs at their casinos.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I've got a bunch of nickel halves I would be happy to sell at fv to anyone in the gta.....more specifically Mississauga.
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 Canada
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Fifty-cents have not been issued for circulation since 2002.All of those minted in the last ten years were sold to collectors and dealers.A large portion of silver and nickel coins have been melted.Virtually all the previous coins remaining are in the hands of collectors,dealers,and piggy banks.
"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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United States
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During my last trip to Canada in 2007, I stopped at several banks and asked for halves. The effort was totally unsuccessful.
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Here in Ottawa, nickel 50-cent pieces and nickel dollars are now shipped from the banks directly to the mint - as part of the alloy recovery program.
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Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
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3stooges, I have the same experience with fifty cents coin and banks in BC.
Edited by trobo
03/29/2013 11:33 am
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Canada
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Does this mean in the future this pieces will be scarce and valuable. They sure haven't increased in value like their silver cousins. Yet nickel is used in industrial purposes and worth more than copper. Just curious. Rox
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Posted 03/28/2013 9:26 pm
