Which Halves (If Any) Will Have Collector Value Over Silver Value?

Walkers usually have a slightly better premium than franklins and Kennedy halves. Barbers definitely have a bigger premium than the other 3, but good luck finding a barber Half that is in fine condition or better that you don't have to pay ridiculous prices for. I always go with walkers, they were around for 30 years, easily identified, and beautiful design.

So true!

In 1962, the value of a dollar is worth around $100 today. I just purchased Bust halves that had Red Book values of $4~$5 in 1962. This means that the seller should have sold them for $400+ to recuperate his money. I purchased the for about half of that amount.

But one thing for sure that he did enjoyed his coins for 50+ years!


edit: Fun Fact

"BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY: $1,000 INVESTED 1962 IS WORTH $18+ MILLION TODAY"

The LCS that I used to frequent sold all 90% for same X amount.. he told me halves usually sold quicker. He generally had steady flow of barber (worn, but dates readable), walkers, Franklin and JFK. I flipped some and it might have been a fluke, but at time I'd pay 13-14x FV and sold Walkers for 20x on ebay plus shipping. Still if you -10% for ebay fees it was 18x range. Got some decent Franklin flips as well, but they were better quality... JFK's seemed like silver content only with no premium. I never bought any, but sold some I found CRH

The inflation factor from 1962 is closer to 10, not 100.

Buying power of $1 in 1962 had the same power as $8.18 does today, according to https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpical...year2=201708

If you lived in a house and had a household income of 50k in 1962, you were upper middle class and had plenty of disposable income. You probably had a fairly comfortable home, maybe even with AC, a color TV, and a new Cadillac, Lincoln or Chrysler in the driveway every year; this income bracket was mostly businessmen, business owners, bankers, doctors, and lawyers, and some very senior tradesmen.

If you live in a house and have a household income of 50k in 2017, you are probably "getting by" every month unless you are living alone and fairly unencumbered by debt, and likely not saving much cash in the process.

That is the "inflation measure." :P

FWIW -- when I buy 90% -- Barber halves seem to always carry a higher premium, especially if they are anywhere near full rim Good. If you are looking for numismatic value in junk silver, buying Barber halves in bulk and looking for semi-key dates is a good option, or coins that are G6 or better. Walkers will also hold value above bullion, especially the teens, twenties and thirties dates. I have a hard time getting rid of Franklins if I want to sell down, and won't usually buy them.

If you bought Walkers in VF or better in years before 1930 I think those coins will have a decent numismatic premium in years to come. Getting them in anything better than just fine condition means an investment of dollars. There were quite a few years when less than 2 million coins were minted. Now coins are minted in the billions and are just base metal. I do remember when Walkers were common and by the later 1950's and 60's they were gone just like SLQ's and Mercury dimes. I know there are many younger people under 50 who have never even seen a Walker or a SLQ with a date. Not one silver coin in circulation I have seen in 30 years.