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

State Bank
Box 33

1946 Walker
1969 d

1987 p
2004 d
2005 p
2007 p

wow nice finds everyone! everytime I had an inspection stamp, I never had anything in it must have done about 10 boxes with inspection stamps and nothing was ever in it lucky indeed! ill call it beginners luck

I don't get it. What is it, Bish?

Aaaaargh!

I picked up my first box of JFKs to start roll searching. The teller was in a slight hurry and so was I. So as soon as she handed me the box, I quickly slipped it into a small bag to carry out to the car. I thought it seemed a bit small, but thought maybe it was just me.

This was last Friday.

I did not get to look at the box closely until later that evening after the bank was closed. As I took it form the bag, I read the sticker on the side of the box that I had missed before putting it into the bag. it was a box of Rutherford B Hayes dollar coins

I called back Monday, the head teller (nice person who offered to order them for me), said she was sorry for the mistake and would order them - they should be here this Thursday - tomorrow!

I am hoping for a phone call tomorrow to go swap the boxes!

BTW, my other bank told me they would charge 20.00 to order them and ship them back. This is why I got on the phone and made some calls to local banks telling them exactly what I was after. The head teller at my new bank was more very helpful, said they can order any time for me, and will call to let me know when they arrive. What a difference in banks!

D-ray vision?

If genuine, the rotated die coin could be worth quite a bit. However, fakes outnumber genuine examples probably 100 to 1. Check the weight (should be 11.3 grams or so), check the "ring" sound by dropping the coin on a tile or marble surface or by tapping with a pencil, and check both sides along the rim for a machining seam. If everything checks out, I'd send it to ANACS for authentication.

I have found 5 or 6 fake rotated die Kennedy halves. They all have low weight (by nearly 1 gram), a dull "thud" sound when dropped, and a visible seam along the reverse rim.

Please report back what you find out!

Jaolbler....likely those "fake rotated die" coins you found are magicians coins used for the "scotch and soda" trick. They actually come apart into two pieces. Google it and see



This is what the insides look like