Might be time to sell some silver soon...

I agree about the commems. What puzzles me even more is when the first spouse gold goes for a discount even though those are .999 and fractional (1/2 oz).

As far as the silver, I think you will see better offers. I did not try this but I have seen junk silver go for more than silver still in the proof set. So it sometimes makes sense to break it out of the mint plastic and just bring it in a tube. I believe the dealers go off of proof set bid (with a discount) rather than silver melt. Again it does not make sense to me but for some reason that happens.

 

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Yeah, proof sets take up more space (as you've observed) than five generic 90% quarters in a tube. From the dealers' POV, I imagine a silver quarter proof set is five 90% quarters that require extra labor (cracking out) to maximize their liquidity.

 

Extra labor, OH my! good lord count me out!!