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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;green18, post: 1134611, member: 10103&quot;]I&#039;ll agree that there was a time when half dollars basically languished in bank vaults, but that was back in the early 1800&#039;s.&nbsp; Too many silver dollars were being lost to international trade so the government stopped making them.&nbsp; The fifty cent piece more or less became the backbone of our monetary system.&nbsp; Why this coin didn&#039;t fly out the window with international trade I couldn&#039;t tell you but given the large number of worn Busties that we see today it appears that they didn&#039;t do all that much languishing.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Fast forward to the fifties and sixties when I was growing up.&nbsp; I used to see half dollars quite frequently.&nbsp; Everybody knew what a half dollar was.&nbsp; I used to get &#039;em in the change all the time.&nbsp; Cash drawers even had a slot for them.&nbsp; Pull a fifty cent piece out today and you get some weird looks.&nbsp; Lots o&#039; folks don&#039;t know what they are.&nbsp; When President Kennedy was assassinated back in November of &#039;63 the country was devastated.&nbsp; I remember that time quite vividly.&nbsp; There was no joy.&nbsp; You could cut the collective sadness with a knife.&nbsp; When Congress authorized a coin to be minted in honor of the late president people were ecstatic.&nbsp; Everybody wanted one and for a time you just couldn&#039;t seem to get one.&nbsp; Even though the run of &#039;64 Kennedys was more than the combined mintage of all the Franklins, you just couldn&#039;t seem to get your hands on any.&nbsp; People hoarded &#039;em.&nbsp; Man that was frustrating for a young collector.&nbsp; With the end of 90% silver coinage people hoarded half dollars all the more.&nbsp; Coins that I saw commonly were now uncommon.&nbsp; Every once in awhle you&#039;d come across one but not so frequently as in years past.&nbsp; Really a shame.&nbsp; I like the half dollar.&nbsp; I don&#039;t mind carrying a few around in my pocket.&nbsp; Everyone complains about the weight or bulkiness but I enjoy the feeling of &quot;heft&quot; in my pocket.&nbsp; It&#039;s really more convenient for me to stick my hand in a pocket and pull out a handfull of coin, to pay for a small purchase, than to fumble for my wallet.&nbsp; I enjoy holding up a check out line as I count out a few dollar, quarter and cent coins...and I enjoy the &quot;sometimes&quot; questions I&#039;ll get about a certain pocket piece I carry.&nbsp; Bury the dollar bill.&nbsp; Bring on the presidential dollar coin and bring back the beloved fifty cent piece.........<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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