Proof Halves 1999 To 2010 — Am I Assured These Are Silver?

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CreativeName Valued Member United States 65 Posts	Posted 08/29/2023 11:03 am The stack of ten weighs 125 grams. My scale doesn't do partial grams so I weighed them as a group. The edges look white to me. The tissue test looks white for them — at left under the tissue is a known copper-nickel (business strike) BU half for comparison. Ring test sounds like a Franklin. Not like the clink clonk (the proper scientific term, for any sticklers out there) of the clad half I compared them to. Only tested two for sound. Any confidence that I can gain that these are silver, or reasons they might not be silver, would be helpful. I don't think I've ever owned a modern proof silver coin so I feel kind of unsure about the whole thing. The pictures of the edges are the same halves in the same order, just facing the light at two different angles. Edited by CreativeName 08/29/2023 11:09 am Report this Post to the Staff

Root River Mint New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 08/29/2023 12:59 pm Where did you get them from? Was it from a reliable source? Did you buy them as silver? Was the price way out of line for silver coins? Do you know the difference in weight of a silver half and a clad half? Answering these questions should help. Report this Post to the Staff
halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1484 Posts	Posted 08/29/2023 4:15 pm Weight seems okay. Stack of 10 clads should be 113.4 grams. Was the source reputable? Report this Post to the Staff
CreativeName Valued Member United States 65 Posts	Posted 08/29/2023 4:28 pm I trust the source and consider them reputable, yes. I just like to understand what I own, and the unfamiliarity of these just has me a little meh about them. But I'm starting to feel more comfortable with these now as being silver. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94892 Posts	Posted 08/29/2023 5:29 pm It was back in 1992 that the San Francisco Mint started producing silver proof sets (which included the Kennedy half. The same mint also produced clad proof sets during the same time as well (and prior) Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
kennedy759 Valued Member United States 240 Posts	Posted 08/30/2023 10:14 am looks like silver to me, I am working on a capsalbum of kennedy silver proofs. weight seems correct Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 08/30/2023 10:34 am They appear to be okay to me. Weight is spot on for ten 90% silver half dollars at 12.5 grams each. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
mike31093 Valued Member United States 354 Posts	Posted 10/10/2023 12:19 am As posted in other topics, stop handling them without wearing gloves. Finger prints will devalue them. Report this Post to the Staff
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