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Message:: [QUOTE="panda, post: 947241, member: 24443"]most people who are looking for silver, get half dollar rolls. any walker or franklin half, is 90 percent silver. the 1964 jfk halves are as well. from 1965-1970 the jfks were 40 percent silver. there are a few different things to look at other then the date. the "no fg" and the "hair" one are just a few to look up. you can look at mint marks as well. you can look for proofs as well, with "S" mints. from 02(i believe) and on, the jfk halves were not intended for circulation, so people save them. there are a few other years to look for and people will chime in with them, i am sure. i don't search for halves in rolls, because banks around here won't order them for me. some banks will charge if they have to order them. i wouldn't expect to make a bunch of money doing this. if you look at the roll searchers thread you will see people only find one or two per $500 box. a lot of the times boxes will have nothing in them. its very rare that you get a box with more then $50 in silver. each 40 percent half is worth about $2.50 or so, and the 90 percent halves are around $6. if you do start good luck and roll searching is addicting so be careful!!! since you are just starting out, i would recommend nickels. putting together a set of Jeffersons is not that hard. there is only 1 key, and if you have to buy it, its not that expensive. the war nickels are the only others that are harder to find and i even found a few.[/QUOTE]