Obama Half Dollars

Came into 20 Obama halves that have been run thru a bank counting machine. They appear to be gold-plated, with the painted side showing many chips and much peeling. Do these have any value beyond 50 cents, on account of their gold content? Many thanks, Curious1

 

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With Obama on them?........................29c

Chris

 

And falling rapidly.

 

Novelty item.

I remember pennies in the 1960's with punched pictures of Kennedy.

 

To answer your question... no... gold plating something may add a cent or 2 worth of gold to a half dollar but it's more expensive to recover it then you are ever going to get back.

 

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Well, they have several obama half dollars. Is the date 2008 or 2009 or no date? Not that it matters because one in great shape is only worth about $3. In the condition that you're mentioning, they are probably worth a buck tops.

 

Thanks to all for the responses. Enjoyed the political humor, as well. I didn't think they had much extra value, but I would have been happy to exchange 20 of those Obama halves for a shiny (or completely tarnished) US silver eagle. Oh well.

 

Actually, I saw an ad in one of the coin mags for these useless scraps of trash being sold for one silver dime. They may have changed that as the mag is a little over a month old. A silve rdime is worth too much now.

 

Unfortunately, this is numismatic junk. Gold plated, with maybe around $1.40 of gold, and a colored sticker of POTUS lplaced on the obverse.

You have $.50 with of half dollar.

 

You couldnt pay me to take those coins, So... they are worth -50 cents

 

you are way to cheep they would have top pay me 5 dollars just to look at that coin

 

Put them in a sock and you'll have a nice weapon for self-defense.

 

And I hear they're great in combating athletes foot......

 

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Doug, I'm not surprised you edited this but I could make the case that it's pertinent to this thread because it serves as evidence of the justification of our current president being on US coinage.

 

You'll get nothing

 

Thats a very accurate represintation. lol

 

I can't believe how many people buy those painted and plated coins. Or colorized currency. It is just terrible.

 

i saw painted morgans and peace dollars for 40$ a piece and a belt buckle made out 4 morgans welded together

 

I have a 2004 half dollar coins with Obama on it