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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scaupus, post: 1986656, member: 72068&quot;]I remember silver half dollars in circulation when I was a boy in the 50&#039;s and 60&#039;s. Over the last 3 years I have metal detected about 115 silver coins in south florida, and 5 of them are half dollar pieces: 3 walking liberties, and 2 franklins. Considering that a half dollar is far less likely to fall out of a hole in a pocket, and a person is much more likely to be aware of a half dollar falling out of his pocket than a dime, and that half dollars were much more likely to be seen and picked up at the time before they became buried, this indicates to me that silver half dollars must have been pretty common in circulation in South Florida, particularly after WW2&nbsp; until the late 60&#039;s, thanks to economic prosperity. I have not found a single dollar coin metal detecting, however. I can recall as a boy seeing a dollar coin, but I am sure they were too large and bulky to be popular, and it was probably fairly hard to drop one without noticing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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