Need advice on today's find

[silveraddict]

I went into a bank and asked for halves. The teller tells me that 2 hours earlier a little old lady brought in $500.00 in halves that she said were in her storage locker for decades.
The teller said that she had to ask a bank employee to help bring them in.
High hopes at this time.
Told the teller I would take them all.
This is what I got.
(25) unopened MWR 1973D $20.00 shot gun rolls.
Every ender that I can see the date is 1973D.
I opened one roll and they are all 1973 D Uncirculated?
How good of a score is this?

 

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[Clad2Silver]

1973-D halves aren't worth a heck of a lot even in mint condition. Would be difficult to get anything more than face for this lot.

 

[CJ9]

Id keep a few of the best ones and dump the rest

 

[Megalodon]

Not worth the grading fee. If it makes you feel better, maybe run them past your local coin shop to see if you might get a small premium over face value, before dumping them.

 

[smokeythecat]

No big errors that year, unfortunately.

 

[mountainman 2]

You said she brought in $500 worth. What were the results of the other $250?

 

[mountainman 2]

Never mind, I just noticed that they were $20 rolls.

 

[silveraddict]

You said she brought in $500 worth. What were the results of the other $250?

These are $20.00 Shotgun rolls.

 

[enamel7]

There are some doubled dies for that year and mint.

 

[TxAg]

That is weird that somebody would have saved that many 1973-D Kennedys! Unfortunately, they made a lot of them (83,171,400). I'd pull a few of the best ones for my kids and grandkids albums, save a roll for myself, and let the others go. Maybe a local coin dealer would be interested in some rolls for a slight premium? Might be worth asking.

 

[Diver_Down]

There are some doubled dies for that year and mint.

Kennedy Half Dollar Doubled Dies 1971-1994

 

[Diver_Down]

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/crazy-value-of-kennedy-half-dollar-varieties-1973-d-fs-101.263144/

 

[Diver_Down]

You are sitting on a time capsule of '73 D's. We are hunters. Some hunts are easy. Some take a bit more work. Get out your loupe and start the hunt.

 

[port ewen ace]

look for cracks & greasers. just did a $25 UNC roll of GW dollars--- got 4 with cracks from different OBV & REV dies. all had edge lettering

 

[1235CE]

C'mon folks, surely we can offer better advice than "crack 'em open and hope for the best"....smh…..DO NOT OPEN THEM, you know what they are and yes, as common of a date as they are they will carry quite a premium as OBW (original bank wrapped) rolls.... as a HARD core OBW roll collector, you DO NOT see these....hardly ever.....the "uniqueness" of them being $20 rolls alone will command a premium....add onto that the allure to someone being the first one to touch these almost 50 year old rolls will make them sell for $35 each, minimum...…open them and enjoy looking at the (now face value) coins if you choose but my suggestion is to list them (ideally one by one) on that auction site as I would love to see you double your money.

HH all!

Greg