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Silver Half Dollars See High Mint Output Despite Copper-Nickel Interest
The Mint pushes abundant production of scarce silver half dollars at the Denver Mint despite Treasury preference for copper-nickel rounds to conserve silver. November output reached 18.65 million coins, about 20 percent of the $100 million ceiling, with concerns about their circulating return and hoarding amid rising silver value.
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