JFK Half Dollar Roll Hunters: Silver, Proofs And Other Finds

you could probably get your bank to order you a box.cost is 500.00 might have trouble finding another bank to take them back unless you have an account at 2 different banks. thats what I do. later greg

I went on a little roll hunting trip last Friday. Found 20 40% in about $1300 worth of halves.

I mentioned in an earlier post that my Dad has also been searching boxes of halves, and maintaining rather detailed records of each box. He just passed his one year anniversary of halves hunting, so I thought I would share some of his statistics.

In one year, he searched a total of 511 boxes. Of these, 298 (58.3%) were skunks, and 213 had at least one keeper.

He found a total of 1348 40% JFKs, and 249 90% silver halves. The 90%'s can be broken down further:

1 1878 Seated Liberty (No S, we looked really, really hard)
1 1905 Barber
2 Commemoratives (Carver and 1980 Washington proof)
38 Walkers
72 Franklins
135 1964 JFKs

Best Boxes:
He had quite a few boxes with a large number of keepers. His best box had 33 90% and 24 40%. Another box had 93 40%. The box that contained the 1878 Seated Liberty had a total of 6 90% and 71 40%.

So, I hope you found this information to be somewhat interesting. Let me know if you have any questions regarding these results, and good luck prospecting.

He's hunting in St. Louis.

3 boxes today = 7 40%, 1 64 and 1 franklin.

2 more boxes today 1 silver and 5 clad. at least it wasnt another skunk.later greg

2 boxes today and 1 40%er. I'm moving to Cali this weekend for the start of my u.s. Air Force career as a 2nd Lt. Maybe I will have better luck in a new area. I'm about ready to just go out and buy junk silver. Not as much fun but things have been so dry in my area.