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Did Someone Raid Dad’s Piggy Bank?

What would you do if you went to the bank and got a cache of half dollars that all came from the same bank customer and found that most of them were either 40 percent or 90 percent silver? Count your lucky stars, or try to find out who cashed them in so that you could return them to their rightful owner?

I found a thread on CoinTalk that considered this question. The original poster (OP) had gone to several banks asking for any half dollars. He had had no luck until he came to a bank where the teller told him she had $9.50 in half dollars.

“Obviously, I took them

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