How many of you...?

[boristhespider88]

I have a question for all you halves searchers. How many of you have found Proof 1964 halves or 1970-D halves in boxes before? I have a 1970 U.C. set, but I'm not about to hack it apart and take the half out for my Intercept Shield book and I don't want to pay $15+ for just the half that someone else cut out of one. I don't have the 1964 proof set, but I also don't want to spend $25+ for just the half out of it. How many of you have found these before, and how easy are they to come by?
HH,
- DS

 

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[agme]

We've been CRHing for about 1.5-2 years now & haven't found a 1970 or ANY silver proofs yet

Really Mrs.CRH? I guess it all depends on the area you hunt and luck....probobly mostly luck.
I have found around 80 or so proofs (the srached up ones I throw back), found 2- 70's by shere luck cause I edge serch only.
And again, just pure luck, found my first silver proof yesterday out of a box.

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[maverick]

I've not found a proof in the 70 or earlier range yet, I finally found my avatar picture 1776-1976 silver a while back ( only one I have) and still wiating to find that elusive 1970 half, going on 11ish months of doing half boxes now. Maverick.

 

[Seener53]

I found one 1970d, but from the same box also came a 68 & 69s. Never found any modern silver proofs, only 3 bicentenial silver proofs and 7 non proof 76 silvers. I got a 1 63 proof benji, I flipped close to 850k in halves so far.

 

[BuffaloBoy]

mine popped up in the middle of a skunk streak in a half dollar box!

i've found a 1969-S 40% silver proof before

 

[BuffaloBoy]

i'm not too sure, but i think i may have a 1967 SMS, but i am not an expert on them, it's in real nice shape with some shine to it.
note: they did not make proof halves in 1967.

 

[Easy]

How do you know if you have a proof? I know 2002- present are all proofs but how do you tell on older ones?

 

[boristhespider88]

How do you know if you have a proof? I know 2002- present are all proofs but how do you tell on older ones?

Sorry to say, but that's wrong.

1950-1964 proof coins had a mirror-like finish to them.
1965, 1966, and 1967 had "Special Mint Sets" (or SMS), no proof releases for those years.
1968 to the present have an "S" on the coin as the mint mark ("S" stands for San Fransisco, where they are minted.)

In 1968, 1969, and 1970, all of the coins with an "S" on them were considered proof-only releases. These 3 coins are also 40% silver.

The US Mint also made a special Bicentennial set in 1976 that featured 3 40% silver coins: A 40% Eisenhower dollar, a 40% silver quarter, and a 40% silver Kennedy half. These are silver, however there are also NON-silver proofs from this year (All of these have an "S" on them too).

The US Mint continued to make regular old clad proof coins with an "S" until 1991, then they started making a clad AND a silver proof set (each with an "S" on it) for each year starting in 1992.

What you are referring to is NIFC coins. Starting in 2002, the US Mint began minting coins specifically for collectors, which were never intended for circulation, thus the reason they are called NIFC, or Not Intended For Circulation.