I wouldn't call any price out of line. Think about it, anything over face or melt value or any coin is kinda silly. All of us pay outrageous prices on our coins in that manner. I paid nearly 5 figures for a silver dollar once, I would be considered pretty silly too. Outrageous? Not necessarily. Out of line and a bad deal? Certainly. Why is this cause of such outrage when $16 million for $1500 worth of gold is worth it? I know my argument is silly, just food for thought. Some people like to collect coins since they are "hard assets". When you are scravenging for food, or WWIII is going on, why would anyone want a silver quarter?
