2020 US Quarter Silver Proof Set - How Much Do These Sell For Normally?

Other than extended die life and quality mentioned in the article linked above, I believe that 99.9% silver is easier to source than 90%.

The mint jacked the prices in 2020 when they were having silver supply issues. As typical, prices did not fall once supplies came back.

@Bump11 I believe this is the silver set. If they are not they are being returned, because that is what the seller advertised them as.

The package matches, the regular proof set is red. They used to be the opposite, but apparently they switched that as well.

@Bump111 I just can't understand that price point. It is more than 3x it's intrinsic value. A 300% premium has to kill sales.

These aren't really a stacking coin, they are numismatic product , this isn't something you should be stacking. For stacking you are looking for the lowest premium, so you should be getting silver rounds, constitutional silver or bars.

As I understand it, they get 600-800 90% strikes from a die pair, and they get 1800 die strikes from a die pair using .999 instead.
Also, they have 80x shutowns for maintenance a day with 90% blanks, and only have 20x shutdowns a day for maintenance with .999 blanks.
there is slightly less customer returns and slightly less damage loss due to hazed strikes with .999 blanks.
overall the mint did an analysis and determined they would have savings and increase production by using .999 blanks.

there was also that there is a ready made supply of .999 that everyone uses around the world while 90% is sort of a special order now a days.

all around savings for them to use .999 instead of the 90%, not necessarily savings on the blanks though, on operations- time and wear and tear.

the 2015 law that mandated "not less than 90%" made 40% silver or 35% silver impossible without an act of congress to make that so. but they had the option to go to .999% because of it and so they did.

And I'd say if the price is right for the 2019 silver proof quarters ( it was in 2020 when they increased the prices) you could stack them. Still too expensive for stacking though, proof coins usually are.

Also, if the mintages are much lower why are we worried about conserving dies?

Why does it suddenly make a 300% mark up reasonable?

I really, and truly wish I could understand why people don't boycott these products.

Value is determined by the secondary market, not the mint.

I mean, look at all those low mintage coins from the 70's made by the Franklin mint. I stack them, and cheap, all time.