Proof Halves .... ????

[Motor_scootah_boi]

I'm new to this and so far have just been searching for silver in my boxes of halves ... I'd now like to learn about Proof Halves, all dates & mint marks, what makes them so desirable and who want's to buy them, ect. ... The whole Proof Story, so I can decide if I wanna' get involved with them ....



Thanks,

M

[wayne1956]

I wish I could find an outlet for impaired proofs. I have around 200 (and that is not all I have found, I put the worst 50 back into circulation as they were really not desirable) mostly nice ones I would not mind finding a home for.

[obediah]

I make a point of just spending them in stores or for gas- people see them and oggle them, figure they get'em and take them out of circulation cause they are so shiny.

[Darth Walker]

I have sent back to circulation all NIFC Clad including the 1987P and all Impaired Clad Proofs.

I just keep Impaired Silver Proofs but I have find none.

DW

[mistergee]

I'd now like to learn about Proof Halves, all dates & mint marks, what makes them so desirable and who want's to buy them, ect. ... The whole Proof Story,

that's all

[coinmojo]

The Whole story is incomplete.

Copper-Nickle Clad Proofs found in circulation are impaired and most will reject them if they are scratched or worn.

I keep all the best condition ones and throw back only the worst. I believe they have some value and may try to put together sets and sell them on eBay as a whole set or decades. 70's, 80's 90's and such. I probably have 300+ of them and am sure I can put together a pretty nice collection of every year possibly 2 or 3 sets but one really nice complete set. The mintage on these coins are rather low and one could assume that in the future they should bring a premium. For that reason I am holding on to them as I have 5 children and it would be a small something that doesn't tie up to much capitol that may appreciate some day.

I would suggest you get yourself a copy of the Red Book and check out the numbers. Most of the clad proofs are in the 2 - 2.5 million range in mintage. The 1997S had a little over 2.05 million and lists at $20 for PF65.

With a little knowledge from the red book you can make better decisions on weather to keep them all or save the lower mintage years and not tie up too much capitol.

I had a buddy at work who was a novice coin collector and I managed to put a complete set together for him and he paid me a buck apiece for them.

Mojo