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Pricing common silver quarters and dimes

I'm a currency guy who has a neighbor looking to sell silver coins. There's about $200 in face value silver coinage--circulated Roosevelt dimes and Washington quarters; no scarce dates. I would not expect that a dealer would pay full melt value for the coins; what percentage of melt value is a reasonable expectation? Thanks in advance.

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    jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 42,104 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They should be 19-20x

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    steve_richardsonsteve_richardson Posts: 305 ✭✭✭✭

    Also, if they have the time and energy, they can try to sell them online… I’d try the buy/sell/trade section of this forum, or one of the many Facebook groups devoted to “constitutional silver”. I’d expect that they might even get a bit above melt value on one of those groups. All depends on whether they want to deal with the extra hassle.

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    delistampsdelistamps Posts: 723 ✭✭✭

    Thanks to both of you.

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    Glen2022Glen2022 Posts: 1,005 ✭✭✭✭

    You might also try the precious metals thread as many who frequent that are interested in precious metals.

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    Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,926 ✭✭✭✭✭

    21x face

    Dave

    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
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    Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 9,874 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 4, 2025 7:15PM

    A local shop pays BV less say 10pct / varies on inventory needs, market conditions. The coins are then sorted for material they can sell higher than just melt plus.

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    mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 7,054 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Shop around for a buyer who will pay you the most. One buyer is paying 20x. Another one is paying 22x. Which buyer are you going to sell to?

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