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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Doug21, post: 1651582, member: 5650&quot;]I think the spent halves and deuces rarely even make it back to the bank. The cashier or somebody above her/him most likely buys it from the store before it gets to the bank.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recall halves circulating fairly well in the mid 70&#039;s...when it had some genuine buying power. The pre-Kennedy halves sure circulated. fifty cents back in the WW2 era was like perhaps $10 now. Plenty of 1940&#039;s WLH&#039;s are worn down to the fine range.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kennedy getting whacked ( <span style="color: #ff0000">edited</span> ) and the rising silver prices just killed the coin.&nbsp; Even 50+ years ago, I don&#039;t see why a half would be preferred to two quarters given that the weight is the same.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only get halves for the possibility of silver, but it is all gone....haven&#039;t found a 40% in years, but I still axe for them at the bank and take any they have. I ordered a box once, got nothing, done with that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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