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Today I was going through a box of halves and found a 1893 World's Columbian Exposition half dollar. Was a pretty cool find

that is a great find

Guess it is a lucky night of 1sts for me; I just found a 1960 Canadian half dollar in another box I picked up.

Pennysaved wrote:Today I was going through a box of halves and found a 1893 World's Columbian Exposition half dollar. Was a pretty cool find

Hmmm, must've been the ones that got dumped into circulation when the fair ended when the creditors didn't get paid. But in the banking system for over 117 years??

I doubt it has circulated all that time.

Someone probably just turned in Aunt Gertrude's coin collection at one of the local banks.

geez you guys have me more jealous by the day. I cant get large numbers of halves or any other denomination of coins. i might have to stop reading some of these threads..... lol.....

Pennysaved wrote:I doubt it has circulated all that time.

Someone probably just turned in Aunt Gertrude's coin collection at one of the local banks.

Lemme have my own fantasies you meanie!!

Pennysaved wrote:
Someone probably just turned in Aunt Gertrude's coin collection at one of the local banks.

NO!! Frank and Joe would never do that!

Wish someone would dump someone's Barber collection; I'm waiting for that day

1893 Columbian is a neat coin. Nice find.

So cool, when I was a kid the local 5 and dime sold coins. One there that I always wanted was the Columbus commemorative half dollar. I think it is an impressive coin.

What is that coin worth?

NDFarmer wrote:What is that coin worth?

I found them selling online between $15 and $29 dollars. Depending on condition of course. But a find like that in circulation has a value that money can't really buy.