I've been carrying this silver half in my wallet sense '64, so it's probably never seen a cash register!
The 1964 SMS coins were found in the estate of a former Mint Director in the 1980's and sold through a coin dealer. Most (all?) were certified by a TPG. There are no records of any being sold to collectors in 1964 or released into circulation. @Nos Mo It's a darn shame that the click bait, YouTube hacks don't tell you the whole story. They really do a disservice to new collectors by implying that you might find one. FWIW, it's very difficult to find coins in circulation that are worth more than face value. The more you know about coins and the minting process, the easier it will be to recognize something when you come across it. Unfortunately, the "Get Rich from Pocket Change" sites do a terrible job of teaching new collectors. They are only out for themselves
I'm not getting rid of it! I'm just tired of people telling me that it might be worth something. Now I can tell them it's worthless.
A coin is never worthless when you get it from a someone close to you. Many members on CT have coins like that are priceless to us. Plus, it's 90% silver so that's nothing to sneeze at
First welcome to CT. As far as the coin being worthless that would be incorrect. You can spend it and get $.50 for it or sell it for it's silver value roughly $6.50 or you can keep it and carry it like you have for years because your father gave it to you. Since your father gave it to you that alone should have more meaning and make the value of it worth more to you than anything else. I see you're from Helena, Montana so I must ask if you've ever dug for sapphires there. When I lived in Washington State two of my friends and I would go over once a year and dig for sapphires in that area. It was hard work, it was dirty but it was fun. You'll never get rich doing it but you can't beat the enjoyment. What a beautiful area. I lived in Bozeman for a little over a year. Loved it. Great fishing.
