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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treehugger, post: 1326690, member: 28451&quot;]I have some commemoratives, but collect them only if I like the theme and design.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the commemorative arena, it seems if you want to improve demand for the coins by collectors, they have to be made relevant and interesting.&nbsp;&nbsp; Congress and the Mint have been pretty uninspired in this regard over time.&nbsp;&nbsp; Do we really need to keep pumping out commemorative coins with dead politicians and the war theme on them?&nbsp;&nbsp; Is that really all that is important in this country?&nbsp;&nbsp; What about the many other people who have made this country better?&nbsp;&nbsp; Musicians, entertainers, athletes, scientists, businesspeople, etc.?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m just tired of the really uninteresting themes the coins represent and I don&#039;t think I&#039;m alone.&nbsp;&nbsp; If the Mint and Congress would think outside of the box for a change and try to be a little creative, they might actually come up with ideas that collectors would find appealing.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Jackie Robinson is probably the only athlete ever to be on a modern U. S. commemorative coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; Why is that so?&nbsp;&nbsp; Call me crazy, but I just can&#039;t see the commemoratives of 2011 (or 2012, 2013 and 2014) ever generating much demand, given their themes.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m not saying what they represent isn&#039;t unimportant; I&#039;m saying the horse is dead, so let&#039;s move on.</p><p><br /></p><p>From a price appreciation perspective, most commemoratives are not a very good bet at all.&nbsp;&nbsp; My guess is that situation won&#039;t be improving in the foreseeable future.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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