madwest said:
It is purposely deceiving. The shysters out there argue that "silver" is a color as well as a metal. The coins are silver because of their color even though they have no silver in them - just like president or sac dollars are gold even though they have no gold in them.
There is no legitimate reason to put the term silver in the title, not once, but TWICE except to confuse the buyer. The seller knew exactly what he/she was doing. It is shameful and unexcusable greed. Defending such an unscrupulous act does nothing but add insult to OP's injury.
Not necessarily. Slang terms get thrown around so much they're generally considered as proper wording. For example, the USA does not have pennies, we have cents. Yet, most of us use the word penny to describe our American cent. No one is going to accuse anyone of fraud is someone is selling American "pennies" on eBay, even though there is technically no such thing. "Silver dollar" is the slang term for any "big" dollar coin, regardless of composition. I have been told by countless bank tellers that they have some "Silver Dollars". Every single time they have been clad Ikes. My parents and grandparents have always called Ikes silver dollars. Practically everyone I know that is old enough to remember Ikes in circulation called them silver dollars. When I was a kid, my mother owned and operated a beauty shop. One of her regular customers would give me a brand new shiny "silver dollar" for Christmas every year. It was, of course, a clad Ike.
Maybe the seller was trying to be a bit deceitful. Its possible. Its not 100% certain however. It plainly states in the description (twice) that the coins are clad and not silver. Another clue might have been the fact that a silver Ike is worth $13+, and these coins were selling for ~$2 each. Buyer beware.
