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Message:: [QUOTE="statequarterguy, post: 1898359, member: 21782"]True, this is a large mintage for commems, but extremely low for a U.S. Coin with a decent demand. The Buffalo Dollar, with a higher mintage is still doing well, although it has declined a little.  Other issues have not done as well. As for the modern commem series, many releases with lower mintages, that apparently had little demand when available from the mint, saw increased demand and prices, when low mintages were established.  If demand increases for the series, many mintages are low enough to see a related increase in price.  I for one, have collected the series from the beginning (only the lower mintage unc/matte proof versions) and I’m very happy with the returns – someday I’ll come up with an annualized rate of return.  As for future appreciation, I’m holding my collection, as many issues have very low mintages that could see moon prices with significant increased demand. Many current mint issues have decent long term rates of return. Contrary to the belief of many “Old Timers” in our hobby, not all mint products decline in value, some have a 20 to 30 years history of increased prices.  So, the mantra, “Wait to buy it for less”, simply is misguided advice for many issues.  It’s not like the 60’s, 70’s & 80’s when mintages were very high, today there are some true rarities, that have only gone up over the long term.[/QUOTE]