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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gatzdon, post: 232139, member: 8247&quot;]I&#039;m firmly convinced that the majority of silver found searching halves is a result of theft.&nbsp; I used to think it was people inheriting coins and having the mentality that they are &quot;worthless&quot;.&nbsp; Think back to all the things said about baseball cards.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, I find just too many coins that there is no way someone would think they were worth only face value.&nbsp; Just this past week, I found</p><p><br /></p><p>1981S Proof</p><p>1979S Proof</p><p>1976S Silver Proof</p><p>1971 Proof</p><p>1967 Proof (or Special Mint Set I guess)</p><p>1966 Proof (same comment as above)</p><p>1964 Proof</p><p>and my best single find of all</p><p><br /></p><p>1960 Franklin Proof with no noticeable bag marks and only a couple fingerprints that hopefully Acetone will take off.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now tell me, who would break a Franklin Proof out of a case and spend it thinking it was worth only 50¢.&nbsp; But, for someone who&#039;s borrowing/stealing from a coin collection (more often than not I bet it&#039;s a family member), they may feel safer cashing it in than going to a coin shop where the owner might remember them as the person with $500 in 40% silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just a thought.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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