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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;W5WMW, post: 1134498, member: 25413&quot;]<font face="Courier New"><font size="3">I suggested this to the Mint last summer.&nbsp; Their reply was that there are so many halves in the bank vaults that are still unused that they haven&#039;t needed to mint any for circulation for ten years.&nbsp; The supply of halves is still quite large and readily available for banks to purchase to give to customers and businesses.</font></font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><font size="3"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><font size="3">The Direct Ship program only uses brand new $1 coins.&nbsp; There are just too many unused halves to justify minting new ones.&nbsp; I suppose they could buy back used ones and roll them up for you, but you can just have your bank keep them in stock, instead.</font></font> <font face="Courier New"><font size="3"></font></font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><font size="3"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><font size="3">It makes sense, and I am a frequent half-dollar user.</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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