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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2886403, member: 27832&quot;]Were they? I&#039;ve seen plenty of worn Franklin halves -- not as many as Walkers, but then the Franklins circulated for less than 20 years before all silver got Greshamed.</p><p><br /></p><p>In fact, thinking about it more closely:</p><p><br /></p><p>The vast majority of Barber halves, along with quarters and dimes, circulated until the rims were gone and the dates were going.</p><p><br /></p><p>The vast majority of early Walkers are heavily worn. Likewise SLQs, early Washingtons, and early Mercs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Later Walkers are often better preserved -- but so are quarters and dimes from the same period. (Just look at any ten 1943-1945 Mercury dimes compared to any ten from the teens or early 20s.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Based on <i>wear patterns</i>, it seems to me that halves must&#039;ve circulated about as much as dimes and quarters, right up to the point where silver was taken out of circulation. But I wasn&#039;t around, so I don&#039;t have firsthand knowledge. Anyone else?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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