mrogers07
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So I went to the bank today to cash in $50 worth of pennies I had over the news year. The teller asked me how I wanted it, and I asked them if they had any half dollars, which is what I usually do. The woman said the next teller did, but not many, but she thought there were some in the vault. She asked me how many I wanted. I asked for what I could buy...$170.
So she goes to the vault to get the rolls. While I am waiting, I notice the other teller opening the coin drawer a time or two, and I saw the halves. They had the real silver shine to them...not what you're used to seeing with regular change. Sensing a good thing, I asked him how many he had. He said he had $2 worth. I told him I'd buy them. I whipped out a fiver and when he got the coins, they had the sweet silver ring!
I got the halves, got my change and waited for the rolls. I knew at least one was silver, so I went all poker face and just waited. Soon, I got the rolls, thanked them, and left.
Once outside, I checked, the halves I bought from the teller...all $2 were silver! Two 1966, one 1967 and one 1969!
I started checking the rolls...duds here and there, but more silver came our here and there, too! I couldn't believe it! The third to last roll was the icing on an already great silver run...it had a Walking Liberty ender!
I finished the rolls up and couldn't believe my luck, with this final tally:
–Walking Liberty–
1 – 1945
–Kennedy–
2 – 1964-D
1 – 1965
3 – 1966
1 – 1967
2 – 1968-D
2 – 1969-D
I went back to buy more and I bought all I could, but there were no more. I am not much of a half dollar hunter, but once in a while I buy them, and times like this make it really fun.
So she goes to the vault to get the rolls. While I am waiting, I notice the other teller opening the coin drawer a time or two, and I saw the halves. They had the real silver shine to them...not what you're used to seeing with regular change. Sensing a good thing, I asked him how many he had. He said he had $2 worth. I told him I'd buy them. I whipped out a fiver and when he got the coins, they had the sweet silver ring!
I got the halves, got my change and waited for the rolls. I knew at least one was silver, so I went all poker face and just waited. Soon, I got the rolls, thanked them, and left.
Once outside, I checked, the halves I bought from the teller...all $2 were silver! Two 1966, one 1967 and one 1969!
I started checking the rolls...duds here and there, but more silver came our here and there, too! I couldn't believe it! The third to last roll was the icing on an already great silver run...it had a Walking Liberty ender!
I finished the rolls up and couldn't believe my luck, with this final tally:
–Walking Liberty–
1 – 1945
–Kennedy–
2 – 1964-D
1 – 1965
3 – 1966
1 – 1967
2 – 1968-D
2 – 1969-D
I went back to buy more and I bought all I could, but there were no more. I am not much of a half dollar hunter, but once in a while I buy them, and times like this make it really fun.
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