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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benveniste, post: 1651519, member: 25547&quot;]I&#039;ve received one unsolicited half dollar in change in the last 3 years.&nbsp; The <u>only</u> time I&#039;ve received an unsolicited &quot;golden dollar&quot; in change was in Bermuda, where they use a similar dollar coin.&nbsp; (26mm, 7.65 grams).</p><p><br /></p><p>Half dollars basically disappeared from circulation by the mid-to-late 1960&#039;s.&nbsp; Blame it on silver hoarding, Kennedy collectors, vending machines, or other coin-related machinery as you will.&nbsp; You can even blame it on fashion -- my grandfather used a pocket coin purse, but my father did not.&nbsp; The &quot;last bastion&quot; of the half was Las Vegas, but once casinos went to coinless slots they pretty much stopped using them as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s about a billion dollars (face value) of half dollars &quot;out there,&quot; no doubt hiding in drawers, bank vaults and safety deposit boxes.&nbsp; But they only circulate rarely, so like $2 bills, when a cashier gets one they toss it into the miscellaneous drawer to be sent back to the bank on the next drop.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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