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I stumbled across 6 14X70 trailer homes that a guy wants torn down. I'll be scrapping all of the metals. I went in to one today to check it out and found a coin collection. My helper took half of them, but I have a bunch of nickels, dimes, and half dollars.. mostly 60's thru 70's. I have a bunch of the 1776-1976 half dollars.. i was wondering if they might be worth anything?
 
I dont know but thats pretty cool! I bet their atleast worth 5,10 and 50 cents. :hehe:
 
In reference to the 1776-1976 half dollars.

If it has no mint mark or a "D" above the dates, it's made of copper-nickel rather than silver and has no added value unless it is a proof coin or in a very high uncirculated grade.
If it's a 40% silver collector's coin in its Mint packaging, it could be worth about $3.00 as of 10/2009
Although the Bicentennial design was only used for one year on these Kennedy halves, the Mint actually produced them for two years -- 1975 & 1976 -- which is why there are no half dollars dated 1975. Over 520 million of these coins were made for circulation -- much higher than for any other year of this series. Therefore they are considered common.
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You'll have to look in a book. Make sure there's no double die or mistake coins before you coinstar 'em. The mint mark of 'S' can be worth a little more as well. Anything could be worth a fortune regardless of the date. Doubtful, but if someone was saving them.......
 
I collect bicentennial coins, I'd be willing to work something out on those, send me a pm with how many you have, and we'll talk.
 
i have two rolls of dimes from 1964.. they look to be about a 1.00 a piece in value

alien13 said:
I collect bicentennial coins, I'd be willing to work something out on those, send me a pm with how many you have, and we'll talk.
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PM sent.
 
64 half dollars would also be silver. You can tell by looking at the edge too, anything after 64 will have a two tone color edge, silver and a goldish/copper color, pre 64 will have only silver. You know why the ridges were originally put on the edges of coins? To keep people from shaving small amounts of silver from each coin.
 
I'd take them into a coin shop just for sh!ts and giggles, you might have something worth some money, I personally have a 2 silver dollars from the late 1800's and several silver dimes and quarters and a silver certificate $1 bill, not sure what it is all worth but I would have to say more then face value. I also have a couple 1oz silver pieces from the gold and silver mines my dad used to work at before they closed down, they are pretty cool too.
 
abadk9420 said:
I'd take them into a coin shop just for sh!ts and giggles, you might have something worth some money, I personally have a 2 silver dollars from the late 1800's and several silver dimes and quarters and a silver certificate $1 bill, not sure what it is all worth but I would have to say more then face value. I also have a couple 1oz silver pieces from the gold and silver mines my dad used to work at before they closed down, they are pretty cool too.
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Sorry, but most coin shop guys will pass right over a valuable piece and tell you it's worth very little in hopes that you'll sell it to them so they can make the big money off it. It's always worth the time to look up prices yourself. Just make sure you study the section on how to grade them. I have coins as old as 1772, a confederate 10$ bill, and many other bills from all over the world.
 
I guess my oldest coin is a silver half dollar from 1822. It's pretty cool to think of where the coin has been, who may have used it almost 200 years ago.
 
2revo1maxx said:
Sorry, but most coin shop guys will pass right over a valuable piece and tell you it's worth very little in hopes that you'll sell it to them so they can make the big money off it. It's always worth the time to look up prices yourself. Just make sure you study the section on how to grade them. I have coins as old as 1772, a confederate 10$ bill, and many other bills from all over the world.
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I guess it just matters how well you know the coin guy, I have gotten similar prices looking them up as what he has told me they are worth. But I do agree that would be good to look them up as well.
 

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