Stupid question...

[gtlfindings]

I just started coin roll hunting a few days ago.I got one $10 roll of 2003 halfs,I opened them,I did some research afterwards and it says newer halfs are silver?Can someone clarify this for me...Thanks,Total Rookie

 

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[Jeffro]

Nope... from 1964 and back the halves were 90 percent silver. From 1965 to 1970 they were 40 percent silver. Since then they have been clad except for special issues like proofs. You won't find many of these in circulation at all. From 1992 on some S mints are silver, some are not. You can tell by looking at the edges. If it looks layered copper and silver, its a clad coin. If it looks solid, its probaby silver.

Another way to tell if you're still not sure, is by weight. A 1992 and newer S mint in silver will weigh 12.50 grams. A 1992 and newer S mint in clad will weigh 11.34 grams.

Hope this helps.

 

[gtlfindings]

Thanks for your help.like i said im pretty new to this,this forum is great All my questions have been answered by knowledgeable hobbists.This definitely will be two (crh and mding) great new hobbies for me!!thanks again.Gerald

 

[Jeffro]

No problem, and there ain't no such thing as a stupid question... just something we don't know yet!

 

[Cerulean]

Any halves from 2002-present are hard to find, as the Mint did not release them for general circulation. The mintages are very low, and they're as hard to find as proofs. You've got a whole roll of 2003s... count yourself lucky, even if they're not silver!

 

[gtlfindings]

Wow, just my luck I opened the roll.They were wrapped and labeled 2003 from US Mint. I should have waited for a response.I'm sick over this.Oh well.Now I know.maybe I can post them on Ebay.

 

[DandyDon]

Don't feel too stupid, not nearly as much as I do, cause I didn't reading this topic. I just turned in a string of 2000 -2006 halfs the other day.

DD

 

[tw656]

Me too! I have kept some for my whitmans, but have turned in plenty. I will start keeping them now!!!!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

No problem, and there ain't no such thing as a stupid question... just something we don't know yet!

Correct...There are no stupid questions...There are however ...millions of stupid answers and you just witnessed mine....

 

[djui5]

No problem, and there ain't no such thing as a stupid question... just something we don't know yet!

Exactly, how would you know unless someone told ya