Question for Half Dollar Roll Searchers

There is a thread called Roll Searchers Post Your Results that has all kind of info on this subject.

To get a box, you order it from your bank and the cost is $500, you sometimes find 90%ers in there.

Good luck

 

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I find between 1.5 % and 2 percent silver. That's based on the past three full or partial bags worth. (I live in Oregon - there may be some regional differences.) That means that in a 1000 half dollar bag (face value of 500.00) I'd find fifteen to twenty coins.

But the numbers move a lot. I went three bags with no silver at all.

 

One of the biggest things for any roll searcher or bagged coin searcher...

You never dump the coins at the same bank you pick them up at.

It can be the same institution with two different branches in the same city, but never pick up and drop off at the same place. They will cut you off very quickly if you do that.

Personally, I pick up at either Bank of America or Wells Fargo, then dump at a local credit union's coin counter in the lobby. I have accounts at all 3 places.

 

With the exception of the 1970-D and the 1987-P, all the coins below were pulled from Bank Rolls:





Go through enough rolls that do not have silver and you'll question your own motives. I decided to start a collection of the best from what I'd searched.

Additionally, there are a ton of different varieties out there just waiting to be found but you have to look beyond whether or not the coin is silver.

Here's a short list:

1971-D - Nice DDO's are found for this year. Some are quite dramatic!

1972 - A very rare DDO exists out there that could provide more financial reward than finding 385 40% silver coins!

1972-D - The No FG (designers initials on the reverse) coin is very difficult to find and commands a very hefty premium in the open market! http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=2763&lot=1452
This year/mm also has a DDR which is easy to spot.

1973 - A nice DDR coin can be found.

1973-D - Four DDO's are cataloged for this year/mm with one being very scarce.

1974-D - A very dramatic DDO exists for this year/mm

1977-D - Two very scarce DDO's exist for this year/mm.

1980 - This year has a scarce DDO

1984 - This year has a scarce DDO

My method of searching is to first pull the silver then separate the 1971-1977 Denver coins from the rest and scope those coins individually.

I've found several and searching for more than JUST silver seems to make the searching much more enjoyable and purposeful.

 

Nice set pulled from roll there!!
I might have to do some of that myself now

 

I highly recommend it!

 

I just went threw 2 boxes today and didn't find any silver coins. I did put together some of a set since I wasn't finding anything silver. Is there a certain bank anyone would suggest that they have better luck at. Also how many boxes should I go threw before I give up or should I just continue to keep trying for a long time?

 

billyd624:

Welcome to the forum. I suggest you go to this thread for roll searching.

http://www.cointalk.com/t10176-358/

 

Hello everyone I am new to roll searching so here is my question. I went threw 2 boxes of half dollars and did not find anything silver. I started making a set since I needed some motivation to keep searching. In your experience how often do you find silver and how many boxes do you go threw until you find the silver. Are there any other suggestions anyone has for me on what else to do?

 

Billyd624:

I average silver in just short of 50% of boxes. However, I've had a streak of 13 in a row without any silver and another streak of 9 shutouts in a row. My average is about 3.88 silver halves per box after searching 129 boxes. However, again, most people doing this post in a different thread. I recommend you go to that thread. Here it is:

http://www.cointalk.com/t10176/

 

Thank you. Sorry that post was meant for the other thread I thought I was in that thread and realized after my post that I was still in this thread.

 

Yesterday I found 5 1964's, a Franklin, and 4 40%ers out of $200.

 

Do the 40% silver ones have all silver rims too? Or do you have to check the dates on those ones?

 

How to identify 40% Silver Kennedy Half Dollars

a) They appear clad, but since they are not alloyed the same as other clad coins, they look different. It's almost like a "gray" color, instead of a copper colored edge strip. And that's sometimes a bit hard to distinguish, due to dirt on the rim. So it can sometimes be hard to spot.
b) Years 1965-1969.
c) Sound. If you drop a 40% silver half on a kitchen counter, it sounds different from a clad half dollar.

 

'65-'70.

 

Ah thanks for the info. I'll just look at all the dates till I find a 40% so I know what it looks like at least

 

If you look at the side of a roll, you'll notice it.

Here's a pic I snapped. The coin on the left is a 90%, and the coin on the right is a 40%. The ones in the middle are all regular half dollars.

 

Quick question...Do you turn the money back into the bank for a DEPOSIT or do you ask for money back, in different denominations??

 

Depends if I'm going to another bank to get more or not. If not, I deposit. If I am, I usually take all their large bills off their hands.

 

Thanks, Ltrain. I really appreciate it. I've got the fever, I just need some know-how.