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Hi all, I would like to know are there any key dates or other reasons to hang on to post Franklin Halves?, and if so please let me know so I can unload whats not needed  Thanks in advance, Italianruby  |
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Valued Member
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If by post-Franklin you mean anything minted after 1963 then YES!
A good starting point is silver. 1964-1970 Kennedy's all contain silver (64 halves are 90% silver and 65-70 are 40%)
That puts the value of a 64 half at $6.30 and the value of the 65-70 at $2.57 (going by the most recent close of the price of silver - $17.42/oz) in metal content alone.
As for which are key dates based on collector value?
I personally don't collect halves except for the ones in my proof sets so I'm not sure which years are worth more than others... A lot of people on this forum do, so I'll leave the second half of the answer to them..
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thanks for your answer photoeric:) I was wondering I guess more on the 1971 and up, and are they worth keeping other than the elusive 1974, was there any differences in the others?
Again thanks for your response. Italianruby
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Pillar of the Community
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Italianruby, the 1987 P+D Kennedy's were only in Mint Sets so keep any of those you might find. I have not found many 87's in roll searches. I keep any real nice (AU+) 1982 and 1983 dates I find, there were no mint sets in those years and nice ones are hard to find. Also keep any you find minted after 2001 since they have not been released for general circulation since then. Watch for missing designer initials (FG) on the reverse, they can be found (or not found !)on several different dates. Cherry Pickers lists a couple different dates with Doubled Dies- you have to look at them all :) Happy Searching ! |
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thanks for the info InfiniteInterest, I will hang on to them a little longer and do more looking at them. I really appreciate this site for the knowledge that everyone shares!!
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Pillar of the Community
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The 1974 is not really a keeper but you might hang on to the doubled die 1974D if are intrigued by errors. Watch for "S" mints -- mirror-like proofs that make it into circulation. It is easier to find proofs than 1987's. The 1970 is in a class by itself when talking about the 1965-1970 40% silver era, and is worth a lot more than the usual "melt formula".
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Bedrock of the Community
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Since I collect all denominations I do collect half dollars. I get from 2 to 10 rolls about every two weeks or so. Been doing that for many, many years. About 99.9999999% of them seam to be the 1971's or I might just be getting the same ones back all the time. I know they are usually not worth the trouble but it sure is fun spending them. Almost every where I spend them people get all excited as if they were Gold or something.
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Pillar of the Community
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just carl, I know what you mean. I love spending them too. Some folks think they're getting a real steal. I've seen em look at the coin, then look at me, then quietly put them aside somewhere.
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Are bicentennials (1976's) worth anything more than face...in average circulated condition?
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Are bicentennials (1976's) worth anything more than face...in average circulated condition? Not really, unless it is one of the 40% silver clad issues that were sold only to collectors. Sometimes they turn up because they are "accidentally" spent. Out of all the years that the Cu-Ni clad Kennedy half dollars have been made, only the 1971-D had more minted than the 1976 or 1976-D issues. |
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i have a box of ½s coming today! is 1970 still 40%¿ I see some people say yes and others no (not on just this site other places confuse me too)
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Yes, but they were only issued in mint sets so they are worth more than their silver content.
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The 40% silver 1970 D mint was issued for circulation, but only 2,150,000 were minted. The previous year, 1969 D mint had a mintage number of 129,881,800........so, easy enough to see, the 1970 D was obviously "lumped in" with "mint sets" catagory because of it's low mintage number. Regardless.....low mintage numbers are usually good to collect !...  And yes 1964-1970 are indeed without a doubt... SILVER ! With the 1964 being 90% silver....& '65-'70 being 40% silver. I would recommend the Kennedy half hunting topic on this forum for extensive research and questions answered !..... Edited by eaglefoot
06/18/2008 3:10 pm
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Edited by jbuck
06/18/2008 4:10 pm
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My 2007 Bluebook doesn't have the 1970 D mintage number in parenthesises ( )......thought that was indicating mint/proof sets......? In proof there is no listed 1970 D .... In Mint sets page, they have the 1970 listed PDS mintage numbers as 2,038,134, meaning combined "S" mint...combined "D" mint and combined "P" mint (though no P for that year was minted) So, if you combine the "D" mint and the "S" mint for 1970 you have 4,782,810 minted coins and if the "D" mint was a circulated coin, then you're left with 2,632,810 coins minted for "Mint sets" and 2,150,000 "D" mint for "circulation....... So, I take it this is a "misprint" in my 2007 Bluebook ?.......no parenthesis on the mintage number for 1970 D......awwwww sheeeeshhh !...  OR DO I JUST NEED TO GO TO BED AND GET SOME SLEEP NOW ?......I'm really really tired !Ha Ha LoL.... If I'm butchering this all up and dead wrong......then I'm going to call it a day and go home now !....math isn't working....can't think.....so tired.....must get sleep soon.....head hurts.....not making sense now......4 hours of sleep a night not enough apparantly.....  I almost feel drunk......  Edited by eaglefoot
06/18/2008 5:34 pm
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My 2007 Bluebook doesn't have the 1970 D mintage number in parenthesises ( ) It should not. Only proofs are listed in parenthesis. 1970-D was a business strike that was never released for circulation. Just like 1987 P&D and 2002-date P&D. Quote:
In Mint sets page, they have the 1970 listed PDS mintage numbers as 2,038,134, meaning combined "S" mint...combined "D" mint and combined "P" mint (though no P for that year was minted) No, the mint sets always had all mints. There are not separate mint sets for each mint. So, 2,038,134 sets containing all business strike coins for that year. The only S-Mint coin in the 1970 set is the Cent. I have no idea why there was no 1970-S Nickel in that set, because they did mint business strikes there that year (it was last year S-Mint nickels were made for circulation). Edited by jbuck
06/18/2008 6:04 pm
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