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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;numist, post: 2763, member: 35&quot;]Wrong?, no.&nbsp; Mis-informed, maybe.&nbsp; In recent times, the U.S. Mint issues both silver proof sets and regular (clad) proof sets.&nbsp; What you see slabbed is simply a coin from either type of set being broken out of the set and sent in for certification by an individual or dealer.&nbsp; The dime, quarter and half that are listed as silver are indeed silver.&nbsp; The clad versions are the same makeup as our currently circulating coinage&nbsp; which is a &#039;sandwich&#039; composite of copper and nickel.&nbsp; </p><p>For more detailed information on this and other coin-related subjects, you might try to locate a Red Book (A Guide Book of United States Coins) by R.S. Yeoman.&nbsp; This book is issued yearly and contains very useful information.&nbsp; It also contains price guides, but they are usually a little off and most of the time out of date by the time the book is actually published.&nbsp; </p><p>Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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