Yes, you can buy current silver proof sets & bullion coins from the U.S. Mint.
If you are talking about a US coin, you have to go to the US mint website to buy silver coins. Banks don't sell silver coins. They don't distribute them either.
Silver coins can be purchased from a number of places in the US. You can purchase silver coins directly from the United States Mint, and most cities contain many stores for buying and selling silver and gold coins.
The only silver dollar coins being minted today are collectors items, either commemorative coins or US Silver Eagle bullion coins. You can buy them either directly through the US mint, or through your local coin dealer or buy them online on sites like eBay or Craigslist.
The US Mint did not issue any silver coins of any kind in 1980. If you have silver coins dated 1980, they are not US coins.
US Coins with no mint mark were minted at the US Mint's main facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The U.S. Mint did not issue a 1979 Silver Proof set. None of the coins contain any silver.
A 1985 proof contains no silver coins.
Are silver coins made by the US Mint. Quarters, Dimes, Half dollars and dollars struck for circulation dated 1964 and prior are 90% silver. Half dollars dated 1965-1970 are 40% silver. All US coins intended for circulation dated 1971 and later are not silver. The US has and does mint silver coins intended for collectors including the American Silver Eagle, since 1992 they have made a silver proof set and there have been many silver commemorative coins minted.
1964 all us coins stopped being produced with silver.
Sorry! The US mint never made solid silver coins.
Sorry the US mint does not strike $5.00 silver coins
This is a subjective answer. Many investors wish to own silver in case the nation's paper currency looks bad or is falling. In such a case, silver in the form of US mint coins will be the easiest type in order to buy a product or service.