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Poll Question
What do you guys prefer and why?
A regular Proof set or a Silver Proof Set?
I'm asking this because I can't decide what I want.
I plan on asking Santa Claus for a Mint set each year starting from this year on. and when I get a couple more bucks I can start going backwards to get all the years I've missed.
Edited by Sean1011
08/21/2008 6:01 pm
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I said Silver Proof set.
I collect both, but I break them apart and put the coins in my Dansco albums.
Since you did not have an option for both, and since you intend to get one or the other, I went with the one I would get if I only bought one. FWIW, I am getting the Silver set for my son, but not a clad set.
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Pillar of the Community
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i agree with jbuck get the silver proof set why because its silver  I buy both and break the clad up for sets but I keep the silver proof set together in the original packaging |
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Silver because they contain silver :)
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Regular Proof set through 2009 just to get the State & Territory Quarters. After 2009 fuggedaboudem.
Edited by FreezerBurn
08/21/2008 7:58 pm
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I said Silver because I buy Australian and the Silver Proofs from the Royal Australian Mint and the Perth Mint are so much nicer than the US proof Sets  rggoodie
aka Richard
"catch em doing something right"
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm not into collecting mint and proof sets. I opt to collect all the annotated Silver Proof Sets. nlp
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I said proof set. But I don't collect it as a set, they go into the albums of the series I collect.
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silver silver silver silver silver. did I mention silver. I actually get both but I prefer silver. But I have to agree sometimes that some are a waste of time and money. Most of my 80's proof sets were bought at the mint and are now not even worth what I paid for them. Thats why I say silver! It will always have the bullion value
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Ok, if I did get the silver set, which includes the State Quarters, about how much silver would I have in ounces? Any1 kno? |
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If my calculations are correct, then there is 1.35 troy ounces of silver in the Silver Proof set. Someone double-check my math here... it is Friday, after all! 1 Half Dollar at 12.5 grams. 5 Quarters at 6.3 grams each, 31.5 grams. 1 Dime at 2.5 grams 46.5 grams total, but only 90% of it is silver. Assuming 90% by weight, there are 41.85 grams of silver. 41.85 grams = 1.34550874 troy ounce |
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Ask for the silver from Santa (it costs more) then buy the regular yourself. And the regular one will most likely be easier to afford in the future.
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Quote:
Posted - Yesterday : 3:45:27 PM If my calculations are correct, then there is 1.35 troy ounces of silver in the Silver Proof set.
Someone double-check my math here... it is Friday, after all!
1 Half Dollar at 12.5 grams.
5 Quarters at 6.3 grams each, 31.5 grams.
1 Dime at 2.5 grams
46.5 grams total, but only 90% of it is silver.
Assuming 90% by weight, there are 41.85 grams of silver.
41.85 grams = 1.34550874 troy ounce Does everyone agree? |
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Yeah, I was wondering if I got it right or not!  |
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Personally, I think regular proofs are shinier, and can have a deeper mirror-like fields, but I still prefer silver proofs...since they are silver  I've got a weakness for things that are made of silver...and gold... |
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1 silver half = 12.5g X 0.90 = 11.25g of silver
5 silver qtrs = (5)6.25 X 0.9 = 28.125g of silver
1 silver dime = 2.5g X 0.90 = 2.25g of silver
So you have 41.625g of silver / 31.1g in a troy ounce
= 1.3384 troy ounces of silver.
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Posted 08/21/2008 5:45 pm
