90% silver taxes

Question

Hello I live in ohio and thought Currency coins and bullion was tax exempt but I was charged taxes on buying some 90% silver dimes. Can anyone explain this to me thanks.

shipscript · Answer

If the coins were listed in the wrong category, or if slabbed or in holders, they will be taxed. If you feel that sales tax was wrongly applied, you can contact eBay to request a refund. Scroll to the bottom of this help page, click the "Contact Us" option and type "agent" into the chat. You may need to answer more questions before again typing "agent".

https://www.ebay.com/help/buying/paying-items/paying-tax-ebay-purchases?id=4771

This is how one coin vendor describes Ohio sales tax.

Taxes must be collected on:

Paper Currency
Copper Products
Non-coin Precious Metal products not considered Investment Bullion meaning Gold products with a purity less than .995 fine, any Silver products with a purity less than .999 fine, any Platinum products with a purity less than .9995 fine, any Palladium products with a purity less than .9995 fine.
Coin products not considered Investment Coin products meaning coins made of Gold, Silver, Platinum, or Palladium if the Gold, Silver, Platinum, or Palladium content is less than 50%.

Taxable Products In Ohio

The following definitions apply to products on which these taxes must be collected in Ohio:

Accessory Items. Items such as holders, tubes, or coin flips.
Processed Items. Precious Metals that have been processed by third parties into items valued on more than their Precious Metal content, such as jewelry, statues or colorized coins.
Paper Currency. Legal tender no longer in circulation in the form of paper bills.