What Is the State of the Market of Early US Commemoratives?

I have the impression that the market for Early Commemoratives has been in decline for the last several years.
But I am finding seller asking prices are higher than Coin World values.
That means to me sellers are asking for more than retail.

Has the Early Commemoratives market revived?

 

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No.

It is flat as a pancake.

 

Early commemoratives market? I remember reading something about it an ancient history book.

On a more informative note, my observations are that even the commems that I saw as stalwarts seem to gather dust.

 

I first became interested in the Classic Commems more than 15 years ago. Unless you are able to put together a set in MS67 or higher, their values will continue to remain stagnant.

Chris

 

Monty Python-Dead Parrot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218

"That is one dead parrot." Halloo, polly!!!

"The only reason it was sitting on its perch in the first place is that it was nailed there." "It's passed on! It has ceased to be. It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed it to its perch it would be pushing up the daisies! It's rung down the curtain, joined the choir invisible! This is an ex-parrot!"

 

I have a Greysheet from April 2016 and I just gathered info on a few Classic U.S. Commemoratives from Heritage.

The results:

 

Overall yes the market is down for them, but like everything else it just depends. The really nice ones and the really well toned ones are doing much better than the common low/mid grade ones. Some designs are also doing better than others.

 

Thanks, all.

Pretty much as I thought.
So I still don't understand why sellers are asking so much for them.
As far as I can tell they want MORE than retail on eBay.

 

A lot of sellers do on eBay. But shop around with some good dealers and you can pick them up well below retail.

 

The odd situation for me seems to be the retail and the wholesale is about the same.

In other words, I can't make a living selling them.

Or buying them for that matter.

 

Nor can I. Once in a while I can find a monster toner and send it in to Heritage and come out OK, but even that is a crap shoot.

Kind regards,

George

 

ask @green18

 

The prices are flat until I go to buy........

 

Could be worse. Could be modern.

 

Amen to that

 

Except for the 2001 Proof and Mint State Buffalo Silver Dollar Commemorative.