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Half Dollars - Do "s" Proofs have silver content?

Postby Deathwish_DW » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:25 pm

I don't really deal with proofs much, but I've found conflicting information so pardon my ignorance.

Do "S" proof half dollars have any silver content?
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Re: Half Dollars - Do "s" Proofs have silver content?

Postby AGCoinHunter » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:36 pm

Yes and no. There are clad varities made from 1971 to 1992 issued in proof sets. From 1992 till current there have been Silver S proofs and S clad proofs. They are decernable by looking at the edges. The Silver S proofs are 90% so they will have no copper on the edge. The clad S proof will appear copper.


This link lists the different varities until 2000

http://www.coinfacts.com/half_dollars/k ... llars.html
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Re: Half Dollars - Do "s" Proofs have silver content?

Postby Deathwish_DW » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:55 pm

Ahha! Thank you very much!
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Re: Half Dollars - Do "s" Proofs have silver content?

Postby CardsNCoins » Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:07 pm

I'm pretty sure that 1976 has a 40% silver S as well.
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Re: Half Dollars - Do "s" Proofs have silver content?

Postby AGCoinHunter » Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:10 pm

CardsNCoins wrote:I'm pretty sure that 1976 has a 40% silver S as well.


Yep, your correct CC, I forgot to mention that one.
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Re: Half Dollars - Do "s" Proofs have silver content?

Postby 999Ni » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:41 pm

I just actually received my first kennedy silver proof in the mail today. I'm gonna try to get one for each year starting 1992. Some years from the 90's are a bit pricey tho. But there are a lot of years that are not that much over spot. For instance.....the one I got today was $15 w/free ship. (ebay) & circulated '64 kennedy's are going for more than that shipped! So why not a nice silver proof? :mrgreen:
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Re: Half Dollars - Do "s" Proofs have silver content?

Postby Treetop » Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:07 pm

999Ni wrote:I just actually received my first kennedy silver proof in the mail today. I'm gonna try to get one for each year starting 1992. Some years from the 90's are a bit pricey tho. But there are a lot of years that are not that much over spot. For instance.....the one I got today was $15 w/free ship. (ebay) & circulated '64 kennedy's are going for more than that shipped! So why not a nice silver proof? :mrgreen:


Let me know the best price you find for the 1999. I should be able to beat it and keep us both happy. Ive got a few others as well, but the 99 is a key date I think.
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Re: Half Dollars - Do "s" Proofs have silver content?

Postby 999Ni » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:20 pm

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Re: Half Dollars - Do "s" Proofs have silver content?

Postby HPMBTT » Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:46 am

CardsNCoins wrote:I'm pretty sure that 1976 has a 40% silver S as well.


yes, it does. I own one. :) I found one while sorting back in December. That was the day I found a boatload of silver, plus proofs for the first time. :D Although I did have to carefully look at the books to make sure what it was.
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