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✅ 2022 Negro Leagues Baseball Proof Five-Dollar Gold Coin 22CH FREE SHIPPING

$ 395.83

Availability: 41 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Strike Type: Proof
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • Certification: U.S. Mint
  • Year: 2022
  • Mint Location: West Point
  • Denomination:

    Description


    Negro Leagues Baseball 2022 Proof Five-Dollar Gold Commemorative Coin - 22CH
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    IN HAND - READY TO SHIP.
    DESCRIPTION
    The Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Coins are being minted in honor of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Negro National League, a professional baseball league formed in response to African-American players being banned from the major leagues. Public Law 116-209, which authorized the commemorative coin program, requires the coins to be emblematic of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and its mission to promote tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.
    Obverse: Features a portrait of player, manager and executive, Andrew “Rube” Foster with his signature. Foster established the Negro National League in a meeting held at the Paseo YMCA in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1920. Inscriptions are “NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” “2022,” and “LIBERTY.”
    Reverse: Depicts the gesture of tipping one’s cap, an important sign of respect for players. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “THEIR LEGACY PLAYS ON,” “,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”
    Surcharges in the amount of for each gold coin sold are authorized to be paid to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum for educational and outreach programs and exhibits.
    SPECIFICATIONS
    Denomination:
    Five Dollars
    Finish:
    Proof
    Composition:
    90% Gold, 6% Silver, Balance Copper
    Weight:
    0.243 troy oz.
    Diameter:
    0.850 inch/21.60 mm
    Edge:
    Reeded
    Mint and Mint Mark:
    West Point - W
    Privy Mark:
    N/A