I dont know how else to explain it........

[thurmownator]

I don't know how else to explain it........

..........there must be folks out there who don't know about the 40%ers and only retrieve the 90%ers.

Went through my seventh box of halves of the year and had my 2nd best silver percentage effort; 78 silver's; or 7.8%. However, not a single 90%, all 78 were 40% (65Px5, 66Px4, 67X30, 68Dx15 and 69Dx24).

I'm not complaining at all, as it more than doubled my silver half find for the year, but have any of you had a similar experience ?

And to top it off, it also included an '03P & D and several BU early 70s.

 

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[Emperor Findus Cladius]

Re: I don't know how else to explain it........

It has been quite a few years, but I did have a similar experience. I bought a box from my bank, and without exaggeration almost HALF of the coins were 40% silver. I did not find one 90% in there, but I was also not complaining.

 

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Re: I don't know how else to explain it........

Is it a rush when you find a 90%? Never roll hunted before

 

[thurmownator]

Re: I don't know how else to explain it........

Gman0001 said it best on 06 Jan when he said "They were only issued in mint sets and proof sets, you could also buy rolls or bags of the 02-present half dollars directly from the mint (at a premium above face value). They were just never released by the mint for circulation."

 

[thurmownator]

Re: I don't know how else to explain it........

Eighth box of halves of the year brought me down (a bit) from my silver high of yesterday.

16 40%ers (66P, 67Px9, 68Dx2 & 69Dx4), a 64p, an 03P, 05P and my first proof...an 05S.

Still a great evening and with a cold rainy weekend forecast, some more CRHing and football watching will be in my forecast.

 

[Libralabsoldier]

Re: I don't know how else to explain it........

Eighth box of halves of the year brought me down (a bit) from my silver high of yesterday.

16 40%ers (66P, 67Px9, 68Dx2 & 69Dx4), a 64p, an 03P, 05P and my first proof...an 05S.

Still a great evening and with a cold rainy weekend forecast, some more CRHing and football watching will be in my forecast.

What years are 40%? I know that pre 64s are silver, because that is what I get from nickel rolls. I never hunted larger denominations.....

 

[thurmownator]

Re: I don't know how else to explain it........

40% (silver) halves are ones minted from '65 - '70; inclusive.

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