How often do you find a 1776-1976 s half 40%er?

[bdhoward]

I hunted through 3k in halves today and found 3 1776-1976 S kennedy halves. I assume these are 40% silver, correct? How often does anyone come across these?

 

[fistfulladirt]

Searching since 2008, have never found one.

 

[bdhoward]

$15,000 and only found 1. It was a proof as well.

I believe the one on the far left is (WAS) a deep cameo proof.

 

[legend76]

A little over $15K searched in the last year+, no S mint 76's

 

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

The one on the left looks like a proof to me, but it could be the lighting?

Is the reason these are so hard to find because they were only released in a three-piece silver-clad mint set? There was a three-piece silver-clad proof set for that year as well.

 

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

I think I have a lousy area to CRH in. I have only found 1 90%er all year and 8 40%ers so far (3 of which were the 1776-1976 S 40%ers). HH to all. Bryan H.

You have given me hope. I thought I lived in a dried up area, but I can get those kind totals in a month here just by hitting teller trays occasionally. I buy half rolls from the vault if they have any, but so far I have yet to order a box.

Keep on keepin' on and I'm sure you will come across some more of the Devil's Metal.

HH

 

[BuffaloBoy]

Out of 17 boxes ($8,500) I have not gotten no bicentennial proofs let alone a silver one

searching through a roll of half dollars- out pops a 1776-1976 bicentennial proof "s" mintmark, it is not silver and is hardly recognizable as a proof, but it is... just thought I would add that, i'll keep it though. hh!

 

[bdhoward]

The one on the left looks like a proof to me, but it could be the lighting?

Is the reason these are so hard to find because they were only released in a three-piece silver-clad mint set? There was a three-piece silver-clad proof set for that year as well.

The one on the left has got to be a proof. Its finish is "mirror" like as opposed to the others. The others have a normal luster to them. I'm not sure how the mint produced their silver clad sets. HH. Bryan H.

 

[santafeboy]

I found 3 of the silvers together in a tellers tray a few weeks ago the only silver bicentennials Ive ever found

 

[TheRockDoc]

The one on the left looks like a proof to me, but it could be the lighting?

Is the reason these are so hard to find because they were only released in a three-piece silver-clad mint set? There was a three-piece silver-clad proof set for that year as well.

The one on the left has got to be a proof. Its finish is "mirror" like as opposed to the others. The others have a normal luster to them. I'm not sure how the mint produced their silver clad sets. HH. Bryan H.

So, with that said, is the mint proof, or deep cameo a 90%'er? I am still a little confused, Everthing I have read says that those Bicentennial proofs are 40% but those edges in those pics sure look 90% to me (could just be the pic I guess)?

 

[hombre_de_plata_flaco]

The mint issued regular proof and mint sets in 1976, plus separate 3-piece 40% silver clad proof and mint sets. These sets contained only Ike Dollars, JFK's, and Quarters.

I own the 3-piece proof set, but I don't have the special mint set. Red Book has the 3 piece 40% proof set valued at $22.00 and the 3 piece 40% mint set at $16.00

To add to the confusion, the regular 1975 P-D mint set included the 3 bi-centennial coins, as did the 1975 S proof set, so bicentennial coinage was minted for 1975 as well as 1976. The dimes, nickels, and pennies in the set are all dated 1975 while the dollar, half, and quarter were all dated 1976. These sets were just the regular copper clad variety.

To my knowledge there were no 90% coins minted in 1976.

EDIT: I have been looking through the Red Book, and the mintage #'s for these coins don't add up. I will post the numbers when I get back from stupid jury duty.

 

[Trezurehunter]

I've found 4 in two years. Only look thru an average of $ 500.00 a week.

 

[bdhoward]

The one on the left looks like a proof to me, but it could be the lighting?

Is the reason these are so hard to find because they were only released in a three-piece silver-clad mint set? There was a three-piece silver-clad proof set for that year as well.

The one on the left has got to be a proof. Its finish is "mirror" like as opposed to the others. The others have a normal luster to them. I'm not sure how the mint produced their silver clad sets. HH. Bryan H.

So, with that said, is the mint proof, or deep cameo a 90%'er? I am still a little confused, Everthing I have read says that those Bicentennial proofs are 40% but those edges in those pics sure look 90% to me (could just be the pic I guess)?

I really thought they looked 90% to me. But all the literature that I have come across there is no mention of them minting a 90% 1776-1976 s bicentennial. So everything leads me to believe they are only 40% silver. Also, thanks for all the good info on this topic hombre. HH. Bryan H.

 

[MIhunter]

As I posted in another thread, I just found another 1976 S Copper/Nickel Proof and 1976 S Silver Clad. This brings my total to 2 each.
There were no 90% 1976 halves made. You can't tell the difference betwenn a 40% and a 90% half or whole dollar. The 40% coins have a copper core and are surrounded by 80% silver and 20% copper. That is the part you see, and I doubt anyone can tell the difference between 80% and 90% silver coin by sight.

 

[FIRE310]

As I posted in another thread, I just found another 1976 S Copper/Nickel Proof and 1976 S Silver Clad. This brings my total to 2 each.
There were no 90% 1976 halves made. You can't tell the difference betwenn a 40% and a 90% half or whole dollar. The 40% coins have a copper core and are surrounded by 80% silver and 20% copper. That is the part you see, and I doubt anyone can tell the difference between 80% and 90% silver coin by sight.

I'd beg to differ with you. I can tell you a 40%'er vs a 90%'er all day just on edge searching. A normal use 90%'er sticks out like a sore thumb. I date check every half as I've had many 40%'ers that look like a normal clad.

 

[CladMaster]

I have only found one 1976S 40%er in 4 years of searching halves.

 

[madwest]

Found one in teller's tray today. She almost acted like she wanted to keep it, but didn't. The story and the PICs are here: http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,414800.0.html