Where are all the fifty cent pieces?

Factual Questions
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I have not seen a solid half dollar in many moons. Where are they all?

“I’m the best there is Fats. Even if you beat me, I’m still the best.”
(Paul Newman in The Hustler)

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Where are all the fiftey cent pieces?

The polocks married them!

Sorry, old joke. Don’t mean to offend the Poles, thats just the way I heard it.

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In Vegas.

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heh heh I guess I asked for that one.

“I’m the best there is Fats. Even if you beat me, I’m still the best.”
(Paul Newman in The Hustler)

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This is another question that Cecil the Great has already addressed.

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_024.html

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People have been collecting them. You may come across one every once in a while and if you do you should keep it. The same with thw Susan B. dollars. I haven’t seen one of those in a while. I heard on the news this morning that all the new dollar coins they made are being kept by people collecting them and they can’t get them into circulation because of that.

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<cheap shot>Hmmm… maybe cheap guys are keeping them to avoid paying an extra 50 cents in a tip…</cheap shot>

I wish people wouldn’t collect them, cuz I want to collect them!!

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Well, I have one of 'em in my wallet. Bicentennial piece, too! I don’t know why I keep it in there. It sure doesn’t work for any good luck.

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<cheap shot>Hmmm… maybe cheap guys are keeping them to avoid paying an extra 50 cents in a tip…</cheap shot>

Ouch! Inside joke folks…

“I’m the best there is Fats. Even if you beat me, I’m still the best.”
(Paul Newman in The Hustler)

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Is that a half-dollar in your wallet or are you feelin’ lucky?

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Will someone que me in on the Polish joke?

12

Fifty cent piece (of ass)?

Hey, she’s still twice as good as a two-bit whore.

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jeezz markxxx

hehe ursa

“I’m the best there is Fats. Even if you beat me, I’m still the best.”
(Paul Newman in The Hustler)

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“I am not a two-bit whore!” she said as she hit him with her bag of quarters.

and the stars o’erhead were dancing heel to toe

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