Some Sought After Commemoratives

Alright, heres the dilemma, but I'm sure its easy to solve.

After studying up a bit on commemorative coins using my handy RedBook, I've came to a couple conclusions on the direction I want my collection to take.

The first one is I definitely prefer the early commemorative coins over the modern ones. Their are a few modern commem's I like, I even own the beautiful 2008 bald eagle, but nothing I really want to spend any money on to collect. And their are a lot of nice early commemorative, but only three certain ones that I would like to have in my collection.

The first one would be the stone mountain commemorative. Its relatively cheap, attractive, and I've actually been to stone mountain. Climbed on top of it and all that jazz. So I think that would be a nice one to have.

The second one would be the oregon trail commemorative. Such a beautiful coin. A coin that I think would appeal to not only fellow collectors but people who have no acquaintance with the hobby at all. Just a really nice design is why I would want it in my collection.

The third one is the maine centennial. Its not the most attractive design, but I have a strong heritage with the state of maine. Both of my parents are from there, %90 of my extended family lives there, and having been to the state many many times it is one of the most beautiful places in the country in my opinion.

So heres the problem.....how to get ahold of these coins? My local coin shop has one Colombian half but thats it, and I was put on a waiting list that they have when they go to shows and in case they have anything come in, but that was three months ago. My town only has one coin show a year, everything else is over a three hour drive away. I've had really bad experiences with ebay in the past so thats not going to happen with such expensive items. I've already posted two threads in the "BUY" section of this forum with no luck.

The only thing I can see is an online shop, but even that is a chore. Many I have come across don't have any early commemeratives at all let alone these coins. AMPEX has two maine centennials in stock but am I over paying at $100 for an AU piece. Is it going to be a mistake if I don't buy these pieces in UNC. condition?

Maybe you guys have some advice.

Thanks