Where are the 1970 Halfs?

[CW3(ret) US Army]

I've been CRH for over a year & have gone thru some 300,000 coins. I've yet to find a 1970. I've talked with other CRHs in my MD club & they haven't found any either. Even reading the totals of CardsNCoins & DB23, with all the good results they are getting. They haven't posted finding any either. I have a theory that the 1970 halfs never made it East of the Mississippi River. Anyone else have any ideas?

 

[ivan salis]

limited numbers to begin with used for making mint "collections"( they were in mint sets only --a mint set has to get broken up to put a 1970 half in the wild) - which makes em a hard find --finding bens and walkers are hard too and they made lots of them

 

[That Canadian Guy]

The 1970 half dollar was not produced for circulation. Only 2,150,000 were minted in Denver and only 2,632,810 in San Francisco. They were only available from the mint in sets I believe. Others can tell you more about this. The 1970 half is what is referred to as NIFC (not intended for circulation).

 

[db23]

I've been CRH for over a year & have gone thru some 300,000 coins. I've yet to find a 1970. I've talked with other CRHs in my MD club & they haven't found any either. Even reading the totals of CardsNCoins & DB23, with all the good results they are getting. They haven't posted finding any either. I have a theory that the 1970 halfs never made it East of the Mississippi River. Anyone else have any ideas?

I've found like 6-7 since March, including 2 in November. Pretty sure CNC also recently posted a 1970 find.

 

[Piledriver]

I've found two. And they ain't for sale for a very long time.

Keep on Rollin' !

 

[CardsNCoins]

.......Pretty sure CNC also recently posted a 1970 find.

I have found only 2 in 2011, and like db23 mentioned, one of them was just a few weeks ago.

 

[db23]

Upon further review, I have found 6 this year. One is missing from the picture because I gave it to another forum member in exchange for some coin comparitor parts... The one all the way to the left is the only S that I've found, the others are all D.

 

[baddbluff]

Found a '70d in October. Pulled it from a CWR.

Very fun to find... Gotta get lucky tho... Not too many in circulation.

HH
BB

 

[jethro1469]

I've found only 2 '70D's over the past couple of years.

 

[ArkieBassMan]

I have found 3 lifetime I think. 2 D's and 1 S if I remember correctly.

If you really want one, I have seen 1970 mint sets selling on eBay in the $7-$9 range.

 

[madwest]

I have two (both are 'D') - neither were finds.

The first is still in the mint set as it was given to me.

The second one I got in trade - for some coin sorter parts.

 

[JJTheisen]

I am stationed up on the North East coast myself and have found 3-4 in the last 3 months. When I was in Texas, however, I never found any. I usually put them away from the rest of my coins, as they don't really qualify as junk silver to me, even though they fall in that category.

HH
JJ

 

[47thelement]

It's a thrill to find just cause they are sort of rare. But really are they? You're talking a $10 coin. I'll take a walker or ben anyway

 

[Immy]

Years of casino slot searching and I never found one...until I got into boxes, then one finally showed itself (70-D). They are indeed toughies.

Things I've found more frequently than 1970 halves:

* Silver proof halves from the 60s (1968-S & 1969-S)

* Pre-1930 Mercs (1928 & 1929-S)

* V nickels (1899, 1906, 1912)

* Barber silver (1908-D quarter, 1906-O half)

* 19th Century coinage (1898 IH cent, 1899 V nickel)

Hang in there, you'll get one.

 

[ivan salis]

every time you see a 1970 half in the "wild" a mint set has died. --its the only way they get loose and is the reason they are so hard to find

 

[ivan salis]

everytime you see a 1970 half in the "wild' a 1970 mint set has died --since they only came in mint sets , a mint set has to be broken up to get one "loose" into the wild --thats why its a tough find --few people want to break up a mint set.

 

[AGCoinHunter]

In 2 1/2 years I have found 2 of them. Not many floating around.

 

[usandthem]

I have two of the 70d's. One I bought in a set that also contained the 1970s small date cent. That set had two highly sought after coins. I think I gave about $65 for the set. The penny is worth almost that much.