DustDevilMarc
Jr. Member
Half Dollar Silver Seekers - Don't be disappointed in all of those skunk boxes and here's why:
Between 1964 and 1970, 1,278,000,000 (that is 1.278 billion) silver Kennedy half dollars were minted.
Between 1971 and 2001, 2,786,000,000,000 (that is 2.786 trillion) clad Kennedy half dollars were minted.
Therefore, if you are hunting for silver half dollars, and if all minted coins were in circulation, you would expect to find about 1 silver coin for every 200 clad. That would be about five silver coins per $500 box of half dollars. However, a much of the silver is out of circulation (and so is some amount of the minted clad), so the rate of silver coins available per box is significantly less.
Even with all of that being said, the 1.278 BILLION silver half dollars can not all be hidden in closets across America. They are still out there, in those silly coin rolls waiting for you to find them!
So keep hunting, and good luck!
P.S. A question, about how many silver half dollars are you finding per box?
Between 1964 and 1970, 1,278,000,000 (that is 1.278 billion) silver Kennedy half dollars were minted.
Between 1971 and 2001, 2,786,000,000,000 (that is 2.786 trillion) clad Kennedy half dollars were minted.
Therefore, if you are hunting for silver half dollars, and if all minted coins were in circulation, you would expect to find about 1 silver coin for every 200 clad. That would be about five silver coins per $500 box of half dollars. However, a much of the silver is out of circulation (and so is some amount of the minted clad), so the rate of silver coins available per box is significantly less.
Even with all of that being said, the 1.278 BILLION silver half dollars can not all be hidden in closets across America. They are still out there, in those silly coin rolls waiting for you to find them!
So keep hunting, and good luck!
P.S. A question, about how many silver half dollars are you finding per box?
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