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<p>[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 2847089, member: 78298"]We don't need the half dollar coin. For 15 years they have a low production run,</p><p>most years around 5 million or less. Some years 3.5-4.5M. For some reason they made almost 10M in 2013. These coins are not released into circulation and just sold to "collectors" by the bag at a premium. Who fish out 1 or 2 high grades and dump the rest into circulation at face value. Almost no one spends these, or gives these in change. They have outlived their practicality and there is no reason to continue minting them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 2847089, member: 78298"]We don't need the half dollar coin. For 15 years they have a low production run, most years around 5 million or less. Some years 3.5-4.5M. For some reason they made almost 10M in 2013. These coins are not released into circulation and just sold to "collectors" by the bag at a premium. Who fish out 1 or 2 high grades and dump the rest into circulation at face value. Almost no one spends these, or gives these in change. They have outlived their practicality and there is no reason to continue minting them.[/QUOTE]
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