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Message:: [QUOTE="gboulton, post: 1025290, member: 27043"]buckmaster, First, swish is correct, obviously.  It's not silver.  You'll find that JUST looking at edges can sometimes be misleading. Generally speaking, to the best of my knowledge, you can use the following guidelines : 1970 or earlier is silver, of various compositions. AFTER 1970, any silver half will bear an S mint mark.  This does NOT mean any S mint mark is silver, but P and D mints did not issue any silver halves. Second, as a roll searcher, you'll be well served to handle a few silver coins for a while, and get a "feel" for them.  Grab a handful of plain ole halves, and then mix in 1-2 known silver halves (say, a 67 and a 68).  Jiggle them around, waterfall them, flip them with your thumbnail, spin them, shuffle them, look at the edges of the stack, look at the faces. You'll find that silver halves are NOTABLY different in almost every regard.  They sound a BUNCH different, their luster and color are different, even their weight is different.  With just a little practice, you'll find yourself able to pull silver out of a roll with just a glance and a keen ear. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]