Author Topic: 1941 half dollar.. (Read 637 times)

hazed- · « **on:** June 24, 2003, 07:26:46 PM »

found a 1941 half dollar coin in an old pile of coins my uncle had saved and noticed it had the two faces of the coin upside down to one another.are all your coins like this or just the old 1940s ones? I havent got any to compare it to

cool old coin. I also have a 1647 8 reales coin from the 'La Capitana' ship wreck. ('pieces of 8' like the pirates talk about

) I bought it in Las vegas after a sizable win and its my official 'gambling coin'

anyhow just thought id ask.

ra · « **Reply #1 on:** June 24, 2003, 08:22:17 PM »

All our coins are like that. Go to a coin collector site to find out how much that one is worth.

ra

hazed- · « **Reply #2 on:** June 24, 2003, 08:52:55 PM »

wow didnt think it would be worth anything. Its a walking liberty coin and although its in good condition its clearly a used coin.I had a look at the pricing and it would seem it goes from a poor condition $25 to a perfect rare 1941-s worth $20,000 !

theres 3 types shown and they are

1941 half dollar (bet this is what i got lol)
1941-d half dollar
1941-s half dollar

whatever these mean i dont know but it would seem its worth at least $50(for normal 1941) to $200 (if its the 1941-s)as this coin would be classed as very good to fine in condition id say

amazing what we can find in the proverbial attic!. You know i think theres a jug of old coins at my grandmothers house we used to play with as kids.I'll bet theres a few rare ones in there

hazed- · « **Reply #3 on:** June 24, 2003, 09:14:55 PM »

Hey just found two 1964 Kennedy half dollars. One in almost mint condition and the other absolutely clean and shiny as new!

according to a price guide they are also valuable coins. If im reading the price guide right a 1964-d is worth $1000 in this condition: "Virtually as struck with minor imperfections, very well struck" whereas if its slightly less in condition it drops to as little as $40 in this condition: "Few minor marks/hairlines not in focal areas, good strike" which is only a single grade lower.

You guys had better go rustle through those old coins!

now lemme see:

I got a 1920 english half penny.......

8 x sixpence coins from 1951 to 1966

A greek or perhaps russian coin from 1960...

Raubvogel · « **Reply #4 on:** June 24, 2003, 09:24:34 PM »

I think the "d' and "s" refer to mint marks. If memory serves me they are usually above or below the year on the coin.

Coin collecting is gay.

Hawklore · « **Reply #5 on:** June 24, 2003, 09:40:21 PM »

"Glad to see you finaly came outta the closet Raubvogel."

RightF00T · « **Reply #6 on:** June 24, 2003, 10:41:00 PM »

Hazed the D, and S mark the mint they were made at.

D- Delaware
S-Sacremento

and there is one other but I cant think of it.

MrBill · « **Reply #7 on:** June 24, 2003, 11:07:50 PM »

Unless they moved the mints since I last checked ...
D is Denver
S is San Francisco
At one time a lot of people thought that the d on the Kennedy half dollar stood for Dallas. never was a mint in Dallas afaik.

for more info
http://usmint.gov/about_the_mint/index.cfm?action=mint_facilities

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2003, 12:08:02 AM »

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Originally posted by RightF00T
Hazed the D, and S mark the mint they were made at.

D- Delaware
S-Sacremento

and there is one other but I cant think of it.

There was one in Carson City when the Comstock was producing silver...

And coin collecting is not gay as long as you are collecting for quantity, not quality.

RightF00T · « **Reply #9 on:** June 25, 2003, 12:42:34 AM »

MrBill is right. I'm not sure how I mixed both of them up.

Engine · « **Reply #10 on:** June 25, 2003, 12:01:42 PM »

Are coins from one mint more valuable than the other?

ra · « **Reply #11 on:** June 25, 2003, 12:31:56 PM »

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Originally posted by Engine
Are coins from one mint more valuable than the other?

It depends on the coin. Rarity is what makes a coin valuable, so if a coin was struck more at S than at D, the D coins will be more valuable. In the 1941 half-dollar above, it looks like the S coin is more valuable.

ra

midnight Target · « **Reply #12 on:** June 25, 2003, 12:48:13 PM »

IIRC 's' coins tend to be more rare.

john9001 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 25, 2003, 03:13:57 PM »

i have two 1971 Ike dollars that are worth face value

hazed- · « **Reply #14 on:** July 24, 2003, 07:25:40 AM »

Anyone found any in their old jars yet? I want to see wha the biggest value find is

beat my $50 to $200 value 1941 one