Well, it's been a while before I posted a thread, and, that's because I haven't found anything especially interesting in terms of coins or currency. Yesterday was a lucky day, and I got this Bicentennial, proof half dollar in change. Surprising that no one pulled it out of circulation, even as a curiosity.
Surprising to see anyone get a Kennedy half in change these days, no less a proof. I've found many Kennedy proofs box searching and throw most of them back. Maybe someone threw yours into circulation for the Great American Coin Hunt. Nice coin!!
Yeah, I'm lucky to even get a Kennedy half back in change at all, proof is a bonus! I'm pretty sure no grocery store here carries Kennedy's. I have to go the bank to get these.
Very nice find. It doesn't appear to have been in circulation long. Also looks like it has a nice tone with luster to it. I'm surprised you received a half dollar in change.
They made a clad 76-S proof and a 40% silver 76-S proof (and some 76-S silver non proofs?). The clad is lower mintage, but the silver is worth more.
I really like the reverse design of the 76 halves. It's reminiscent of the reverse of the 1926 $2.50 Sesquicentennial Gold coin which I also like. nice catch !!
Nice find. Oddly enough, after having found many 100’s of proof Kennedy’s in circulation I find tha the ‘76 is actually the most common proof Kennedy to find. Clad proof, the BU silver, then proof silver in terms of availability in circulation for the ‘76-S’s. Nice find.
Yes, it’s definitely a proof. (S mintmark and reflective surfaces) The only S 1976 halves produced were proofs.
A few days ago I went to a convenience store to buy gas. After I filled up, I went in to get change and the cashier gave me a Kennedy Half in the change. It was evident he hadn't been in the country to long because he could hardly speak English. I didn't say anything to him about it and when I got to the car, I looked at it. It was worn a bit, but it was a Kennedy half. A few days later, I had to go to the bank to cash a check and while there, I asked the head cashier if they had any halves and she told me that they collect them during the day and put them in the vault and they are sent somewhere, who knows. Long and short of it, she didn't want to be bothered. Anybody else have trouble working with your bank. If not, can you please tell me your secret. I live in a small town and know most everyone, but the bank is a credit union and I get great service in about everything else. They are great with my SDB's.
If it was truly uncirculated and not a proof, then it would be silver. Since it is clad, they didn't make clad 76-S coins that weren't proofs.
If you established a relationship with one teller that helped you with coins, I would give them a circulated proof Kennedy on a 2x2 (as a thank you) with my name and number on it. She will tell and should the other tellers. The next time coins (halves) come into the bank, she might give you a call.
Agree with Joe C. post #18 which is why I said the coin had to be a proof, because it was clad. In 1976 they made clad proofs, silver proofs and silver business strikes.
