My first Barber half

CTRollHunter

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I had to do some out of town work on Thursday so of course I hit up a few small banks. Was very pleased to find a forty percent silver bicentennial half and then two more at a second bank.

The third bank had $240 in halves. I bought $100 thinking it was a dump. I was right...all the rolls were labeled by date and all clad. I went to work thinking the other 14 rolls were surely all the same. But it kept bugging me so after I was done I went back to the bank to get the other 14 rolls.

Pretty glad I did. I got a fourth 40% bicentennial, a few silver Kennedy halves and these:

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19 walkers and my first two Barbers: a 1908-O and a 1915-D. I was just thinking I had found about 4000 silver coins without ever finding a barber half and now two in one day.

There was about ten ounces of silver altogether and a nearly complete set of bu clad kennedy halves and 8 proofs in the dump.
 

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Zomotion

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Wow, fantastic score!!!

If this post doesn't drill home that you should always buy them all, I'm not sure what will
 

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CTRollHunter

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Wow, fantastic score!!!

If this post doesn't drill home that you should always buy them all, I'm not sure what will

My thoughts for sure. Can't believe how close I came to never knowing how close I came to 2 Barbers and 19 Walkers
 

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Don't forget to tip the shampoo girl.
 

Twitch

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uh, that's a pretty solid find. Nice work. The stack of Walkers in amazing by itself. Adding the Barbers is a nice touch. Well done.
 

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Wow, fantastic score!!!

If this post doesn't drill home that you should always buy them all, I'm not sure what will

+1 HH, Maverick.
 

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My thoughts for sure. Can't believe how close I came to never knowing how close I came to 2 Barbers and 19 Walkers

That's one thing I have learned. Buy it all or as much as you can and go back for the rest. Never know.. congrats on that awesome find..
 

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Congrats on finding all those LADIES wearing long flowing gowns. Great job.
 

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Wow...and I get excited over one 40 percenter lol. Amazing finds!
 

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JEALOUS...maybe it's more like "I hope that's me finding those one of these days"! Very nice.
 

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