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2022-W Negro Leagues Baseball Gold $5 MS Values
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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.
This coin is made of 90% gold, 10% copper and has a current melt value of $1,158.17
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," "$5," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM."
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
West Point
Mintage:
1,507
Coinage Type:
Modern Commemorative
Coinage Years:
2022
Composition:
90% gold, 10% copper
Mint Mark:
W
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Negro Leagues Baseball
Physical Characteristics
Fineness:
0.9
Weight:
8.36 gr
Weight:
0.2688 oz
Precious Metal Weight:
0.2418 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
21.6 mm
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
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