Half $ search

I'm in my third year of searching halves and I can say with certainty that my silver finds have dropped each year. This year has been terrible compared to my first year. My luck lately has been so poor that I didn't even bother with it this week. I might just sit things out for a couple of more weeks before starting up again. I did the same thing last year and it made a difference for a while.

 

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I pick up Half Dollars whenever my credit union has any.

No luck such as posted by others, but occasionally I find a partial silver.

I have yet to find a proof of any denomination.

 

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Went to the bank I normally get my boxes of pennies from. Searched boxes of halves before. Normally when I ask my "favorite "teller for rolled halves she doesn't have any rolls just a dollar or two loose and I have always delined. Yesterday I asked if she had any rolled halves she said no but asked the teller next to her if she had any. She only had $2.00 loose I said I would take them. Surprise 2 1936 AU Walkers.

 

just got done with my box of 1000 halves only 2 1964 90% but found a 1998-S clad proof a beauty thats the year of the matte proof. My big finds were I found a 1998-S clad proof unreal had some marks but not bad. I have also found 4 rolls ofMS-65 toMS-67 GEM UNC they are real beuties. I'm keeping about 6 rolls of low mintages from 1980's and 1990's:thumb: and a few 2001's and 2004's

just kind of strange all the 1998's in that grade in there

 

Went ot a town outside of Pittsburgh this weekend.
We stopped at a bank to use the ATM and I ran in and asked for 1/2 dollars.
I got 5 rolls, and got one 40% silver, a 1971 S proof, nice condition.
and some uncs.

 

Just picked up my box today!
Went through two rolls at lunchtime. The rest will have to wait for later.
1 40% silver - 1967
3 nice uncircs including a 2006-d, and a couple from the 90's (I thinK)
4 Keepers from 2 rolls is pretty good I think.
With silver at $15.60+ I hope i can mine some more silver from the box. :high5:

 

Sounding good thus far! Good luck!

 

i might get a box or two to search over thanksgiving holiday while im off school

 

Well, I have gone through 1/2 the box now (25 rolls) and I have 5 - 40% silvers, and a whole roll of BU's ranging in dates from 1996-2006. No proofs. I have saved several BU 2002-D's from this box. Seems strange for this part of the country - low mintage that year too - 2 - 2 1/2 million.
I'll post the rest of my results when I finish.
This is fun - I think I will get another box soon.

 

When I was in school I did not have an extra $500.00 lying around.

 

2002 has a low mintage 'cause 2002+ have been years that the Kennedy wasn't minted for circulation, only for collectors through rolls/bags purchased from the mint, and proof sets.

 

Bought a box yesterday. Not a single piece of silver out of 1000 pieces. What a loser.

 

Save all the 1987 and 2002+ halves regardless of condition. You never know, but years down the road, you might make some YN's day by giving him a couple circulated halves to fill some empty spots in his coin book and inspire him to keep searching until he finds them in BU condition.

 

I do save anything 2002 + - they are usually BU. I had only one post 2002 - that was a 2006.

 

While mine are usually BU, I've gotten quite a few that are pretty beat up. I save them for the sole purpose that hopefully one day, I'll get the chance to give them to a kid that needs to fill a blank in their book and they just haven't been able to find them in circulation.

 

Ok here is the final count -
10 -40% silvers
30 BU's including a 2006-d
1 2004-P VF I kept upon the advice of gatzdon.
From what people have been saying here - thats an above average box. I think I will get another - I want to find some 90% silvers!:thumb:

 

I found a couple of 1964's in my box I got last week but the big thrill was finding a 1998-S clad proof and at 5 rolls of gem unc 1998-P all the gems were 1998 kind of strange I'm going to keep all the 1998's low mintage. I also found somepretty nice other dates from the 70's 80's 90's and a few from 2000's
just a pain unloading what I do not want I always pick a bank branch not near me:smile
Here is pic of proof 1998-S I found and nice 1998-P
pics are bad web cam not good for pics

 

Very shinny!

 

Definitely possible. See my sig line. :whistle:

 

Here are my finds in 150.00 of halfs, 10 of the 40% and one 1972-s proof. Cant see how a proof coin can get into change.