Sorting thru Kennedy 1/2 Dollars

[mtldealer]

I am going to be sorting thru 10 boxes of Kennedy halves... any recomendations on which ones to pull out? I would really appreciate the input. Up till now I have been just taking out the PRE - 1970 coins.

[slickeast]

1970 are 40% and are NIFC

1987 is one of the lowest minted.

[creshka46]

Also, 2002 and beyond are NIFC, and any "S" mints. I don't know if there's any premium on them but I keep the best ones and am trying to fill up a book of just 2002 and beyond.

[mtldealer]

Also, 2002 and beyond are NIFC, and any "S" mints. I don't know if there's any premium on them but I keep the best ones and am trying to fill up a book of just 2002 and beyond.

I'm new to all this so this may sound silly... what does NIFC mean? And thank you for the info.

[tractorman]

Not Intended For Circulation

[mtldealer]

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"tractorman"]Not Intended For Circulation[/quote]
Thanks... does that mean I should be pulling all the "nifc" coins and putting them aside?

[Mercuryman]

[quote=
"tractorman"]Not Intended For Circulation

Thanks... does that mean I should be pulling all the "nifc" coins and putting them aside?[/quote]

If your lucky you can make some money off the bay collecting all the dates in BU condition and trying to sell them. I have some set aside but honestly have no idea who would buy them. I put a bag of $10 of BU NIFC halves up at auction for $12 and no one wanted them.

[Dave]

I wonder why, the mintage is so much lower on the 2002's and up vs many other coins we collect.

[mtldealer]

I have only sorted thru $1500 of the 1/2's - I sorted them by year. I still have $3000 more to go thru and $1000 more coming this week. I have to get a strategy for sorting the 1/2's other than just pulling the silver. Cause this is time consuming. Anyone want any 1/2's? I got buckets and buckets Which are the salable ones? I have seen the lower mintage ones being sold for a little of a premium. Help... I am a newbie in over my head 0:-)

[fasteddy]

easy as Sunday morning...just keep the silver and dump the rest....unless its a 1987...keep those but I dont know why....just so few of them I guess is the reason. When you say sorted by year do you mean you are date checking? many of them can just be edged checked...but a noob might want to date check until you are confident in identifying the silver clad edge. Good luck.

[slickeast]

When I first started I looked at the dates of each and every one. Now I just edge check and dump. The NIFC 2002 and up are not really worth the time to keep.

Since I was date checking in the beginning I was able to complete the Whitman folders for Kennedy halves. I cherry picked the best looking ones as I went. I will just pass these on to my daughter.

[spjegues]

easy as Sunday morning...just keep the silver and dump the rest....unless its a 1987...keep those but I dont know why....just so few of them I guess is the reason. When you say sorted by year do you mean you are date checking? many of them can just be edged checked...but a noob might want to date check until you are confident in identifying the silver clad edge. Good luck.

1987 were only released in mint sets . They were not released as regular issue. That is why people keep them even thought they do not command a big premium.