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Mar 23, 2012, 07:43 PM
#1

Sir
Bicentennial Silver proof
Hey folks- The bicentennial silver proof half is a 40% coin right?
I know not all are silver, but this one I found is(have others that are not).
Thanks for the response- Gotta dig back in to my 32 remaining boxes....
N8
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Mar 23, 2012 07:43 PM
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Mar 23, 2012, 07:44 PM
#2
Yup, if it looks silver, it should be unless someone painted the edge.
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Mar 23, 2012, 07:44 PM
#3

cooper36
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Mar 23, 2012, 07:57 PM
#4
Should weigh the same as a 40% half.
Totals:
FDR Dimes
289 |
Winged Liberty
Head Dimes
23 |
Walking Halves
1
|
JFK 40% Halves
103
|
JFK 90% Halves
20 |
Franklin
Halves
2 |
War Nickels
21
|
Washington Silver
Quarters
2 |
Foreign
Silver Dimes
10 |
Silver Averages:
Dimes: 1.370/box
War Nickels: 0.583/box
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Mar 23, 2012, 07:58 PM
#5
I mark bicentennials with a silver sharpie and release em back into the wild.
see avatar.
Finds as of 4/26/12
40% Ken -- 103
90% Ken --- 18
Franklin --- 8
Walker ----- 2
Roosie ---- 10
War Nickel - 2
Total Searched -------------- $67,714.50
Longest Silver Streak ------- 7 Boxes
Longest Skunk Streak -------- 9 Boxes
Skunk Box Rate -------------- 63.4% (85 skunks of 134 boxes of coins)
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Mar 23, 2012, 08:46 PM
#6
Yes, 40% silver.
Good luck with the rest!!
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Mar 23, 2012, 09:32 PM
#7

Sir
After looking at 100s of thousands of coins I know the diff between sharpie and silver- At least on my good days...

Originally Posted by
SilverSharpie
I mark bicentennials with a silver sharpie and release em back into the wild.
see avatar.
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Mar 23, 2012, 10:12 PM
#8
I found three of them a few weeks ago in two boxes. It was pretty clear I found someones collection, since they were with some pretty nice uncirculated 40%s, and overall just a lot of silver in those two boxes. Haven't seen any before or since
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Mar 23, 2012, 10:17 PM
#9
I just checked them , the ones I found are S mints but are uncirculated, not proofs. They have great luster and no scratches, but not the mirror field and frosted kennedy that I see on the proofs
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Mar 23, 2012, 11:05 PM
#10

Sir
I found a few more proof silver coins before I called it a night- one being a 1999 silver proof. For some reason its a bit more valuable than the rest(and has mintage under 1 mil).
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Mar 24, 2012, 09:20 AM
#11

R.I.P. Rich Hartford, You'll be missed.
Nice job!!! the 1999-S silver proof is more valueable because the 1999-S silver proof set has a lower mintage than the other proof sets, 804,565 minted compared to other years. Can't wait to hear the totals!