Is this silver or just a mint marketing scam?

[Nickelless]

I just saw this on eBay. These aren't really silver, are they?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0641951470

[wagsthadog]

Hi there-

Yep. The mint issues SILVER proof sets annually. Just like pre-65, the quarter(s), dime, and half are 90% silver in those sets. They are official US Mint products, not like Franklin mint or some other nonsense.

Price is too high, though.

JMO wags

[slvrbck]

I believe the mintmark on those coins is "S". I found a bicentenial quarter in circulation once that was 90% w/ an S. dumb kids. I believe they are all issued as proofs. . .

[bman]

Price is too high, though.

Too high? the price is $29.95 and there is $1.85 face value in silver (at 16x thats $29.56) plus the Sac dollar, nickel and penny for another $1.06 if you just broke them out and spent them.