Hamilton Half Dollars (pics)! 18 Ounces!

[CTRollHunter]

This is the story of my first Hamilton half dollars...

I was travelling for business and stopped at 4 banks. Not much until the last one offered me 7 rolls. 4 held nothing, but the wrappers of the other three were promising:




Hamilton halves! Well, that's news to me. I kinda figured this was some other crh's joke, so I was hoping (but not expecting much) when I spilled the rolls:






Wow! My first "Hamilton" halves! 48 ninety percent silvers total. Another 9 forty percenters. Some of the Hamiltons are BU! About 18 ounces total! The teller was so glad to get rid of the doors she let out a cheer as I left...

 

[Argentium]

Hey , I wouldn't care if they were called bugs bunny halves on the wrappers , as long as what poured out was full rolls of 90% silver half dollars.

 

[A2coins]

I would have gone back and asked for dime and quarter rolls who ever turned those in may have turned in more than halves Well done

 

[Zomotion]

sitting on a pile of Lewinsky nickels--- made of wood______hope the value goes up

Lol

 

[huntsman53]

Hamiltons or Hemorrhoids, who cares as long as they are Silver!

 

[jrf30]

awesome. COngrats.

 

[LooseChange]

Hey , I wouldn't care if they were called bugs bunny halves on the wrappers , as long as what poured out was full rolls of 90% silver half dollars.

Wouldn't that be something, a full roll of the 1955 die clash (aka the "Bugs Bunny") halves!

 

[Megalodon]

I would have gone back and asked for dime and quarter rolls who ever turned those in may have turned in more than halves Well done

Perhaps there were some rolls of Pierce dimes and vanBuren quarters.

 

[Johnnybravo300]

Yeah only a person able to turn silver into the bank would be level in the head enough to write Hamilton haha. Makes perfect sense now! Our future as a species is quite bleak I'm afraid.

 

[CTRollHunter]

Yeah only a person able to turn silver into the bank would be level in the head enough to write Hamilton haha. Makes perfect sense now! Our future as a species is quite bleak I'm afraid.

I usually feel at least a little bit bad when I make a fund like this. I imagine someone making a nice collection over years only to have the whole collection turned in at face value when they die. Somehow I feel less bad about getting this collection of "Hamilton" halves because even the original collector seemed not to know what he or she had....

 

[port ewen ace]

I usually feel at least a little bit bad when I make a fund like this. I imagine someone making a nice collection over years only to have the whole collection turned in at face value when they die. Somehow I feel less bad about getting this collection of "Hamilton" halves because even the original collector seemed not to know what he or she had....

must have been a college stoooonnt with a participation degree

 

[scottw]

I would go back to that bank and ask for Burr halfs.
Those should be the winners.

 

[mark1982]

And after all the jokes it turns out Hamilton was the persons last name that turned the coins in [emoji12]

 

[Megalodon]

And after all the jokes it turns out Hamilton was the persons last name that turned the coins in [emoji12]

Or the name of the town where he found the silver?

 

[huntsman53]

Maybe the person got them at their Bank and paid with a Hamilton.

 

[CTRollHunter]

Maybe the person got them at their Bank and paid with a Hamilton.

Actually,there was a third roll wrapper I did not photo. It said "Walking Liberty." So I think Hamilton really did mean Franklin.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Outstanding!

 

[Buchsy]

Nice find - where (region) was it scored?

 

[CJ9]

This is one of the best silver finds I have seen on here in a while. Congrats!!!

 

[CTRollHunter]

Thank you!

This is one of the best silver finds I have seen on here in a while. Congrats!!!

I worked hard for it...but in the end it is just perserverance and luck!

 

[CTRollHunter]

Nice find - where (region) was it scored?

In New York state...I think those are the last silver halves that will ever be found in New York...