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Valued Member
United States
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Hi all. I was in an antique shop the other day and saw a 3 coin mint set of the S mint Bicentennial Quarter, Half and Ike dollar in original Mint Plastic Package. It was listed at $25. Are these silver or clad? Is $25 a good price for these? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I bought a set last year from the "local" coin dealer for my type set. They were silver & if I remember correctly I paid $13. Silver has gone up since then so they may be more now, but probably not that much more. I can't remember if the 3 coin set came in clad also.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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25 dollars is a little high if you ask me, I bought mine for my 7070 album for about 9 bucks and I believe they are silver also but still that price is high
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Moderator
 United States
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The three-coin sets were silver. The clad proofs were only available in the regular six-coin proof set.
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Valued Member
 United States
105 Posts |
Thanks for getting back to me, you say they are silver? are thay pure or fine silver, or 90%? Just trying to figure out the melt value with todays silver price. Thanks all!
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Valued Member
United States
105 Posts |
Just to answer my own question, from looking at the Coin Facts page here on CoinCommunity, looks like the set may be 40% silver. At the current price of $16.88 troy oz for silver, that makes the melt value of the 3 coin set right at about $9.03. So I agree, $25 is a little steep. I wonder if I can make the guy an offer, I really like the set...
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Moderator
United States
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You are correct, they are 40% Silver. Prices of completed ebay auctions appear to run in the $13~$17 range. I'd say with shipping, you can easily get the set for bit less than $20, so use that information to make him an offer! |
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Valued Member
United States
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If you do like the set and the antique dealer won't budge on the price, check with local coin shops and save the shipping. I picked up a set a month or two ago for eleven dollars.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I own 2 sets. The first one I got for I think $8 about 6 years ago. And it is just the 3 coins in the folder. The second set I bought was $15 last year, and it has the 3 coins in the folder with the folder set in a styrofoam tray inside a cardboard box. I would assume this is how they were originally shipped from the mint.
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It is a 40% silver set and $15 is a good price for the UNC.
I like the case/holder that the proofs come in and would go $20 on it.
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks for the info and replys guys. I offered to make a deal but they do not except best offers, so I guess no deal...  . I ended up getting something else anyway.. |
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United States
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Maybe when you go back in a few months, he'll still have it and will take the offer then!
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Posted 05/13/2008 9:46 pm
