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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 5415454, member: 101855&quot;]The rule of thumb is that a silver coin lasted 20 to 25 years. Since the half dime was replaced and became obsolete in 1873, I image that the mint started withdrawing them for circulation a few years after that. I imagine that they became an unusual sight by the turn of the century at the latest. They probably disappeared before that. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Great Depression may have brought a few pieces out of hiding. People were desperate for money. My grandmother became a coin hoarder during this period. She had close to two rolls of 1938 Jefferson nickels in her hoard among a far number of Barber Dimes and Quarters. She didn’t have any half dimes, which indicates to me that if they did come out of the woodwork in the 30s, they weren’t used for long.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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