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Message:: [QUOTE="The_Cave_Troll, post: 47658, member: 1674"]mostly silver. When I order halves from my bank they make me order $1000 at a time (and I agree not to return them there; in fact I return them to a different bank that refused to order them for me out of a desire to avoid having them all returned there [evil grin]).  I regularly find 1964-1969 Kennedy's, plus I've never opened a box and not found at least 1 Franklin or WL half.  One box yielded 50+ silver coins including 4 Franklins and 5 WLH's!!  Also, I have a date set that is all AU or better for the Kennedy series that I've collected from circulation; its amazing how nice a set you can put together when you search 3 or 4 thousand half dollars.  I also pull any 1970, 1987, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, or proof coins ("S" mint marked) I find. I know my Dad is a little less picky.  He has a mintage number (I can't remember it off the top of my head) but any of the dates (about the 10-15 "scarcest" dates) that he finds that have a mintage less than his "magic number" then he will keep those too. I know there are a number of DDO's in the 1971-1974 coins, but I just don't have the patience to search for those in circulated coinage, as the value doesn't justify (for me) the strain on my eyes and back (from leaning over coins with my loupe). BTW, my wife and my banker think I'm nuts, but as long as I have the time and its still fun, I'll keep doing it. CJD[/QUOTE]