Done Thousands of Dollars in Halves
Milo3,
For about six months one of my two banks ordered me around $1000 in halves each week. I went through thousands and thousands of halves searching for silver, proofs, doubled dies, and other errors.
I never hit the mother load that your friend did, but I did have a few good boxes with decent silver. I think my best was one box containing 14 silver coins and a good number of proofs.
I have sold most all the silver I found, but I still have around 200 proofs (proofs include NIFCs). I also have a 1972 No-FG error half I do not plan on parting with.
Finally, the second bank said they could no longer order them. I am not sure why I was given the runaround. Earlier, the head teller told me it did not cost them any more to order the halves than to not order the halves. Also, I picked up the halves that bank two and deposited the halves at bank one (my local credit union).
Now, I am in the process of finding another bank that will order me halves. There are a lot of chains, with a lot of branches, in my area and I have a feeling at least one will help me out.
*** NIFCs are normally regarded as any half dollar issued after 2002. They were not mean for general circulation and were made for collectors.
Analyze the Anticipation!!!
AI
