Roll of Old Silver Halves, Found Monday

[silverfinder]

One good roll out of six, but what a roll! Wow.

 

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[Jeffro]

Wow is right! Awesome find!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think Ill give up metal detecting and take up coin roll hunting.

 

[silvershark]

WOW. Congrats bro.

 

[Phillip_in_NM]

Fantastic! If they doesn't get your blood moving, nothing will!

Congratulations! Great find!!!

 

[Dimeman]

Nice bunch of silver!!

 

[bigtime400]

and to think.... I had to go through $25000 to find that..... Congrats! Just curious. Is that the paper roll it came in? Is there a story behind it?

 

[Michael Karr]

Super nice roll there,Thanks for showing it,,,,Mike 8)

 

[Smithrow1]

Great roll.

 

[prizm II]

Way to go!!!
That looks like the roll we all dream about, the roll that keeps us searching.

 

[Pennyworth]

They would have to revive me if I found a roll like that. Congratulations!!!

 

[TxTim]

Makes those skunks smell a little nicer!

 

[scotto]

Yeah I think I would have passed out. Good going!!!

 

[tw656]

Great Find! Please list the dates and mints!

 

[LJ]

That is totally awesome!!! What a roll!!! Kudos dude!!

 

[coinlover]

looks like someone cashed in grandpal's collection!

 

[bongo1962]

Thank you for giving us hope. Nice roll, hope mine is coming soon. Bongo

 

[silverfinder]

To All:

Thanks for your comments. All of the Walkers were from 1941-46. Two look older, being rather more worn than usual for these dates. The Franklins date from 1952-63. There are no "good" dates, as all, even those with mint marks, are considered common. More jaded individuals would scoff and note that all of these should be destined for the melt pot as junk silver, but hey, I'll take all the so-called junk silver that comes my way. Look - this roll was atypical. I haven't had this kind of luck in a dog's age. But persistence does pay off, obviously.

 

[silverfinder]

I forgot to mention that the paper roll you see in the photo was indeed the paper roll which contained the coins. It's obviously not that old. One can only speculate as to when the coins were rolled, and who rolled them. I remember opening a roll or two of halves last May which also contained a heavy sprinkling of Franklins and Walkers along with some clad halves. I rushed back into the bank, clamoring for more rolls, but the teller who sold me the rolls assured me that the bank had no more. "I ought to know," she said, "I rolled the coins myself." Of course, I was dying to ask her where the coins came from, but discretion overrode my impulse, and I refrained from doing so.

 

[silverfinder]

Post-Postscript: I should have clarified that there were no 1955 or 1956 Franklins in the roll. These two are fairly low mintage dates and are worth more than the others after 1949, especially the '55.