sorry,another question

[bomber]

ok,talk to me like i'm slow tell me what i should be looking for exactly when i open a roll of halves.and why do some coins(1/2s)have the letter(can't remember what its called) and some don't.

 

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[buscadero]

Ok, Bomber: First of all, Any-.50-minted-BEFORE-1965-IS-90% SILVER! Then, From-1965-to-1970,-They-are-all-40% Silver! Now-Comes-
the-hard-part. In-1976,-The-San-Francisco-Mint-put-out-40% Silver-.50! On-the-front,above-the Date,-is-a-small s! We-continue-on-to-
1992S! From-1992-to-2006,-ALL-S-Marked-.50-ARE-90%SILVER-PROOFS! Got-It? There are also some error coins, but I didn't want to make
it too difficult! Remember what I taught you! We may have a Snap Quiz at any time!!! Just Kidding! Hope it helped!

Prof. Joe 8)

 

[bomber]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,makup exam?

 

[Immy]

Actually (more fun confusion!) not all proofs after 1992 are silver. There are both silver and regular clad proofs from those years.

 

[buscadero]

You didn't catch that, did you Bomber? Actually, I was Testing you! Sorry, No A today!
Immy is Right, I forgot that there were 2 Types of Proofs since 1992!



Thanks, Immy! Joe

 

[Immy]

I blame the Mint's for all this confusion! I mean what is this...anyway?

Love your avatar Buscadero!

 

[bomber]

what have i gotten myself into,i thought working my dfx was was tricky

 

[buscadero]

To make it easy, Just Keep any .50 1970 or before & Buy a Red Book to Check the Others!

Joe

 

[bazinga]

Also, all 1987 halves were only sold in mint and proof sets, including the P&D mints.

 

[Postalrevnant]

Bomber,

A good website to check out that tells you many facts about all pre 2000 coins. Seems they have not updated the site since 2000.

www.coinfacts.com

They tell which are silver, how many were made...etc. Lists practically all coins minted by U.S. Up till 2000.

The website has certainly helped me out a ton.

Postalrevnant