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my bank never seems to have any half dollars in it, whether lose in the tellers drawers or rolls in storage. Today I stopped in at a different bank and to my surprise they had 1 roll of half dollars for $10. I bought the roll with limited expectations, but was surprised to find these 3 bad boys in the roll. The roll also had 3 bicentennial kennedys in it. Also none of the half dollars were older than 1974 in the roll.

great picture of some good looking coins..!!

Looks just like honest wear. When I'm lucky enough to find a 40 percenter, it's usually discolored, corroded or otherwise damaged. (Perhaps that's why they're still in circulation.) Nice find. Congrats.

Know Common Cents wrote:When I'm lucky enough to find a 40 percenter, it's usually discolored, corroded or otherwise damaged.

I was just rolling up my 40% halves yesterday and started setting aside those that looked to be too dirty or worn down as I went along. There weren't too many though. I always figured that most of the 40% halves were pulled from circulation before seeing too many years of use. But the uglier ones that seem to turn up out there, do they go for a steep discount from the spot silver price when it comes time to sell them?