was this a good score?

[GA-Silver]

Went to the local flea market yesterday. I bought what I thin is a silver commerative coin. It is a George Washnington coin dated from 1982. It says "half dollar" on the reverse, with old George on horseback n the front. It is the same size as a half dollar......I am pretty sure its silver....am I correct in my thinking?

[GA-Silver]

Oh.......I forgot to tell I bought it for $4.

[scrapman1077]

picture?

[GA-Silver]

Sorry, camera is kaput.....

[rsk1963]

there was a commemorative of G.W. in 1982 90% you probably did real good.

[theshoenlebens]

I'm no expert but the coin should be .36169 ASW. I have a couple and they are neat. Don't know if these where ever made with a differrent configuration but I don't think so. Good buy I think

[jacer333]

Yep, from your description it seems to check out as a nice pickup!

[GA-Silver]

Thanks for all int info guys!

[BlackOut]

Great score for 4!

[Chief]

Very nice!

[Sheba]

Good pickup for 4 bucks. Congrats. The GW 1982 Comm. is very common as a numismatic item .... but sure worth $4.00 as when they were minted I think they cost $10.00 per coin. They represented the start up of the .50 commenoratives after a long break from the earlier series (the really expensive nes ). The GW was minted in 'S' and 'P' I think. Someone with more knowledge can correct me. These are, as I said, super common, and even in red book or other coin catalogs have a numismatic value of around $7.50 or so. But the silver makes them desirable at that price you paid.

[GA-Silver]

I done a little research and found one on the 'net that had an accompany postage stamp that came with the coin in what looks like a cardboard and clear plastic display. The back of the card said it was 90% silver.............

[JobIII]

I've been buying them at melt, you can sell them in the mid-teens if they are in great shape.

[Treetop]

definitely 90%, so you did good.