# I just won a (very small) ''lottery!'' **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2002, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-won-a-very-small-lottery/134898 "2002-11-01T21:54:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2002, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-won-a-very-small-lottery/134898/1 "2002-11-01T21:54:07Z")
OK, I went to the bank to get a roll of half-dollars. The teller told me she had two, so I took one off her hands. As I was walking out the door, I was looking at what I got. Ya never know when you might get a bicentennial half, a mid-60s 40% silver, or–who knows–maybe a real silver half. I looked at the first coin-and whaddya know! It was a Walking Liberty half (1917-1947)! Neato! As were the 19 others in the roll! No rare mintages, and all were well-circulated (I’d give them all a solid “Good” rating–never got into all those “MS” numbers), but still a neat surprise. I showed some folks at work, and one person who seemed really interested asked “Which bank?” I told him–and also told him what the teller had told me: “I have two rolls.” Guess what? He also came back with a roll of Walking Liberty halves. He also said that the teller had quizzically told him, “These have been really popular today.” ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-won-a-very-small-lottery/134898/2 "2002-11-02T03:06:38Z")
I know nothing about coins, but you seem happy about this, so YAY! 🙂