Over Priced?

I agree. They seem to just churn them out. Very few of the designs are outstanding. IMHO

They can be expensive, and not every one is pleasing. For those reasons I decided to only collect certain types/theme. I only grab the military commemorative coins, the rest I don't bother with.

I prefer the older half dollars but I continue to add the new proof dollars to my collection. I do not collect modern circulating coins just the silver and silver proof versions. There are many unappealing modern commemoratives that ultimately are only worth their weight in silver but some do come out and seem to gain value such as the 2001 American Buffalo. Poor designs or subjects coupled with high purchase costs may, and have reduced public appreciation of these coins.

The mint is producing too many varieties of an array of denominations with the collector in mind. The same happened in 1936 and again in 1995. The result was sales not meeting expectations and that created rarities. I will continue to add the new proof dollars to my collection until the price prevents me from acquiring them.

I really believe the reason people buy the commemoratives they are pumping out now is either they are competing in a registry set or the commemorative has some sort of significant memory or is going to fund something they feel strongly about. Like the Boy Scout Commem. or the MIA Commem. Even if I didn't like the design I would have bought one anyway just because of what the coin is commemorating

I agree they are overpriced, and also that the designs pale in comparison to older commemoratives. I don't know what it is, the older ones just look more sophisticated somehow, more like true works of art. This applies to regular coinage also, I absolutely HATE the obverse of the 2006 and later nickels, Jefferson just doesn't look right to me.

yes they are overpriced and yes they are overrated given the drop that shorty occurs after the rush!