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Old 10-20-2009, 01:36 PM
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Default How about Half Dollars
Like the silver dollar thread that is growing (and has some fantastic pics); how about your best half dollar finds? So far, I only have a few Kennedy halves, but then again, what should I expect from working the sand and wood chips and not hitting the old parks (yet!)? I

If you have some great Walking Liberty or Barber or Franklin finds....share if you have the time....apparently I have extra time considering that it's about to start snowing again...
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Old 10-20-2009, 02:29 PM
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Heres two I found this year, One at my local park & one in a plowed field.




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Default A dug half and a coinstar find
Found the walker in July at a "hunted out" park. Found the Kennedy in the reject tray of a coinstar.
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Default i have found 4 but i'll post the best two
the first is a 1901
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and the walker that i found inside of a pocket watch earlier this year
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What happended to this country, our coins used to be so wonderful, and now they are just do ugly. I bet if coins today looked like they used to we wouldn't be in the ression we are in now. I know I would love to have coins like that in my pocket. Nice coins guys, I hope that I can add to this post one day. Maybe today, I just got my ace250 and have to try it out on something. Nothing better than a new detector and finding a nice half dollar with it.
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Heres one I found about a year ago in my yard. Havn't been lucky since though!
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Over the years I have dug 19 silver half dollars but most were before I got into computers & pics heavily - so I dont have any pics. Been a while since I got one, maybe 10 years, Steve in so az
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I have only found 4 so far. 3 came from house yards, and 1 came from an apartment yard. I don't even think I've found more than a dime in any public location.
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You didnt even mention bust halfs!!!! These are my 10 year old sons from last year
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Here are mine ... both from this year ...



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These older coins are indeed works of art. Thanks for sharing!
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Detected at 5" Sept. 2009, Linwood New Jersey
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I hope this worked, and I believe I am the First To post a Ben Franklin.
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I will have to wait till the "How about Quarter Dollars" thread before I can post a photo
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I will have to wait till the "How about Quarter Dollars" thread before I can post a photo
How'd you come across that New Foundland 50 cent piece in your avatar? That's a neat coin!
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None for me yet, grats to all who have!
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The three that I've found so far.
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Good stuff people!
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Default my best half dollar
Got this last year , its a very nice 1898o barber half , books for up to 6oo.00
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Dayvo - That Barber is fantastic! Do you have a story to go along with it?
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