Determining Melt Value - ATB Silver Quarter

A bought a bunch of sets of ATB proof quarters when the mint was selling them for $32.95 I think it was. Right at melt anyway. I cracked them out and put them in 2x2s but am now thinking about just putting them in tubes for ease of storage.

2x2s are great for protection and display if you're adding these to your numismatic collection.

BIZ - where did you purchase your 2011 sets? Those seem like some very good deals and I would like to get my hands on some.

@ Trip: I get all of my 90% silver proof on e-Bay, and all of the designs have been appearing with predictable frequency. The majority of sellers have free or .99 shipping and I factor that into the bid. Right now my buy price is $7.50 per coin or $35.00/set. I avoid the OGP sets as they sell for $38-$43, competitive, but I can do better. The easiest coins to win at melt seem to be Glacier, Olympic & Chickasaw. Both Gettysburg & Vicksburg have been running about $8.50-$10.00 per the last couple of weeks, so I will wait until the fever dies down (if it ever does!). My point on the 2010 sets was they were cheaper this year than last, and still contain the same amount of silver the last time I looked! You might want to wait until the 2012s are released to get the 2011s, but down side to waiting is silver advancing $10 or $20 more by then.

One quick bidding note: I always found the auctions that started with a high price such as $4.99 easier to win at the price I was willing to pay than the .01 or .99 starting bids. More often than not I would win the coin at the start price, which was often lower than the final high bid on the .01/99 auctions.