Netted an ounce!

jkbemdavis · Sep 27, 2018

Hey Friends,
I haven’t posted in a while because I have been skunked for several weeks and that just doesn’t make for fun posts. Having said that, it’s time to post again. This week I found three 90% ers. I started with a 1964 Kennedy in the third roll. The next 45 rolls were totally uneventful, until roll #48. That contained two fine looking edges and as the pics show they were 90% proofs. Happy hunting all!

amc rulz · Sep 28, 2018

Nice! Those modern 90% silver proof Kennedys are very difficult to find. In the $50k or so of halves I’ve searched, never have found one.

needler420 · Sep 28, 2018

Are those silver proofs or are they just gold plated? I got a 1972 I thought was a silver proof was just plated gold.

KingTotsalot · Sep 28, 2018

needler420 said:
Are those silver proofs or are they just gold plated? I got a 1972 I thought was a silver proof was just plated gold.

Gold plated halves are also gold on the edges from the plating. Those are real silver proofs. I had one in a recent hunt that was super white on the edge...so much so that I saw it when it dropped from the ripped roll. In all the coins that KT has searched He has only recovered a couple of these and they are obvious, with no gold tint at all!

Wolf-Dog · Sep 28, 2018

Congrats!

Love those silvers. :yes:

jkbemdavis · Sep 28, 2018

amc rulz said:
Nice! Those modern 90% silver proof Kennedys are very difficult to find. In the $50k or so of halves I’ve searched, never have found one.

Thanks Amc Rulz! They are definitely a neat find. I have searched approx. half the volume that you mention and have been fortunate enough to net three of that type. I'm sure it was a family dump of grandpas coins or something to that effect.

jkbemdavis · Sep 28, 2018

needler420 said:
Are those silver proofs or are they just gold plated? I got a 1972 I thought was a silver proof was just plated gold.

Hey Needler,
The S proofs come in clad and 90% silver. Fortunately these were the silver variety.

jkbemdavis · Sep 28, 2018

KingTotsalot said:
Gold plated halves are also gold on the edges from the plating. Those are real silver proofs. I had one in a recent hunt that was super white on the edge...so much so that I saw it when it dropped from the ripped roll. In all the coins that KT has searched He has only recovered a couple of these and they are obvious, with no gold tint at all!

Yes KT, they are elusive, but very nice and shiny when they show up... a welcome addition to the collection!
HH!

jkbemdavis · Sep 28, 2018

Wolf-Dog said:
Congrats! Love those silvers.

Thanks Wolf-Dog! HH!

amc rulz · Sep 28, 2018

needler420 said:
Are those silver proofs or are they just gold plated? I got a 1972 I thought was a silver proof was just plated gold.

As far as I know, no 1972 silver proof Kennedys minted. Just the clad S proof.

Princess · Oct 3, 2018

Great finds! I especially like the looks of proofs, and silver ones are even better. Congrats on another sweet hunt! :clapping:

GroundSweeper · Oct 4, 2018

Dang nice score!

jkbemdavis · Oct 5, 2018

Princess said:
Great finds! I especially like the looks of proofs, and silver ones are even better. Congrats on another sweet hunt!

Thanks Princess! I definitely like them too!

jkbemdavis · Oct 5, 2018

GroundSweeper said:
Dang nice score!

Thanks. I’d take a box like that any time.

Netted an ounce!

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