Description
This listing is for one uncirculated new in box:
UNITED STATES MINT
NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
2014
LIMITED MINTAGE
PROOF HALF DOLLAR LEGAL TENDER COMMEMORATIVE COPPER-NICKEL CURVED COIN IN CLEAR CIRCULAR PROTECTIVE CAPSULE
WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
IN ORIGINAL MINT SLEEVE AND PRESENTATION BOX
Mintage Limit: 750,000 across all Half-Dollar options
SAN FRANCISCO (S) MINT
The 2014 Baseball coins are the first curved coins produced by the U.S. Mint.
This coin honors the 75 anniversary of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Description:
The 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Clad Proof Half-Dollar from the U.S.Mint at San Francisco celebrates the 75 anniversary of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and is part of the first curved coin program ever produced by the U.S. Mint.
Chosen after a nationwide competition, the design on the obverse (heads) is inspired by a well-loved and used baseball glove and inscribed with “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST” and “2014.”
The reverse (tails) depicts a baseball similar to those used by Major League Baseball Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “E PLURIBUS UNUM” and “HALF DOLLAR.”
Together, the glove and baseball designs of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Half-Dollar represent the fundamentals of the game, whether played in the backyard, local ball field or big league stadium.
The natural curves of the glove and baseball are captured in this unique, dome-shaped coin.
Since 1939, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has preserved the game’s history, honored its excellence and connected generations by fostering an appreciation of the historical development of baseball and its impact on our culture. As an independent, not-for-profit educational institution, the museum supports this mission by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting its collections for a global audience, as well as honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to our national pastime. Only the top 1% of major leaguers have been enshrined in “Cooperstown,” as it is affectionately known. Currently, the museum houses more than 40,000 three dimensional artifacts and 3 million library volumes, representing all aspects of our national pastime.
Specifications
Denomination: Half-Dollar
Composition: 8.33% Nickel, Balance Copper
Weight: 11.340 grams (±0.454)
Diameter: 1.205 inches (±0.005) or 30.61 mm (±0.127)
Overall Height: 0.123 inch (±0.010)
Edge: Reeded
Mint and Mint Mark: San Francisco – S
Mintage Limit: 750,000 across all Half-Dollar options
This United States Copper-Nickel Half Dollar Limited Mintage Commemorative Proof Coin makes a great collectible numismatic gift for yourself and/or someone you know.
