Take a chance for a free gift from your local bank

[oldiesman]

Go to bank(s) where you have an account, and ask for Kennedy Half Dollars.    They may have some as people bring them in all the time, thinking they are only worth 50 cents.   Maybe they are, but maybe they aren't.    Employees usually are silent but will offer what they have in stock and sometimes you may get back a variety of coins containing valuable silver.   Make sure to ask if there's any around from ALL tellers in the bank because one teller may have some while another may not.   

These are the current melt values as of September 19, 2025:

1964 Kennedy Half Dollar (90% silver):   $15.50

1965-70 Kennedy Half Dollar (40% silver):    $6.32

1971-2001:   $0.50

[waysider]

Coins in circulated condition have significantly reduced value as collectables.

[oldiesman]

1 hour ago, waysider said:

Coins in circulated condition have significantly reduced value as collectables.

Of course...   what I do with these partial silver coins is go to a local coin dealer or coin show and cash them in for current silver melt value for the values listed above.