PR: "National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins in 2014"
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I find it a bit odd funding the Baseball Hall of Fame with my purchase of a baseball commem. coin from the Mint.
Also, not sure about the concave/convex design....what say you?
National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins in 2014
by Mike Unser on July 13, 2012
Commemorative coins honoring the National Baseball Hall of Fame are coming in 2014.
2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative
coins have been approved by the Senate and the House
Introduced on July 14, 2011 by Rep. Richard L. Hanna [R-NY24], the National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act passed in the House on October 26, 2011 and an amended version was just approved in the Senate on Thursday, July 12, 2012. After reconciling, the last major step before the Act becomes law is winning the signature of the President. That is expected in a matter of weeks.
Numbered H.R. 2527, the Act instructs the Treasury Secretary and thereby the U.S. Mint to strike up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 silver dollars and 750,000 clad half-dollars to commemorate the National Baseball Hall of Fame during its 75th anniversary in 2014. The senate amended the original version’s 2015 issue year to 2014. Collector proof and uncirculated qualities are authorized.
Two unique provisions are within the legislation. H.R. 2527 calls for a judged competition to select proposed obverse designs for the commemorative coins and it also states that the $5 gold coin and silver dollar should have concave and convex shapes to resemble a baseball.
The newly passed legislation suggests convex andconcave shapes similar to the 2009 International
Year of Astronomy coins. The French Mint images above show the gold coin and its shape.
The shape would be similar to the 2009 International Year of Astronomy coins issued by Monnaie de Paris, the French Mint.
Obverse designs must be emblematic of the game of baseball while reverses must depict a baseball similar to those used by Major League Baseball. Designs created will get reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (CCAC). The Treasury Secretary is charged with selecting from the final proposals after consulting with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA).
As is standard for modern American commemorative coins, the bill includes surcharge language. In this case, sales of each coin offered by the U.S. Mint would include surcharges in the amounts of $35 for each $5 gold coin, $10 per silver dollar and $5 for each clad half-dollar. Collected funds would be paid to the nonprofit National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located in Cooperstown, N.Y., to help finance its operations.
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Also, not sure about the concave/convex design....what say you?
National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins in 2014
by Mike Unser on July 13, 2012
Commemorative coins honoring the National Baseball Hall of Fame are coming in 2014.
2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative
coins have been approved by the Senate and the House
Introduced on July 14, 2011 by Rep. Richard L. Hanna [R-NY24], the National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act passed in the House on October 26, 2011 and an amended version was just approved in the Senate on Thursday, July 12, 2012. After reconciling, the last major step before the Act becomes law is winning the signature of the President. That is expected in a matter of weeks.
Numbered H.R. 2527, the Act instructs the Treasury Secretary and thereby the U.S. Mint to strike up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 silver dollars and 750,000 clad half-dollars to commemorate the National Baseball Hall of Fame during its 75th anniversary in 2014. The senate amended the original version’s 2015 issue year to 2014. Collector proof and uncirculated qualities are authorized.
Two unique provisions are within the legislation. H.R. 2527 calls for a judged competition to select proposed obverse designs for the commemorative coins and it also states that the $5 gold coin and silver dollar should have concave and convex shapes to resemble a baseball.
The newly passed legislation suggests convex andconcave shapes similar to the 2009 International
Year of Astronomy coins. The French Mint images above show the gold coin and its shape.
The shape would be similar to the 2009 International Year of Astronomy coins issued by Monnaie de Paris, the French Mint.
Obverse designs must be emblematic of the game of baseball while reverses must depict a baseball similar to those used by Major League Baseball. Designs created will get reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (CCAC). The Treasury Secretary is charged with selecting from the final proposals after consulting with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA).
As is standard for modern American commemorative coins, the bill includes surcharge language. In this case, sales of each coin offered by the U.S. Mint would include surcharges in the amounts of $35 for each $5 gold coin, $10 per silver dollar and $5 for each clad half-dollar. Collected funds would be paid to the nonprofit National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located in Cooperstown, N.Y., to help finance its operations.
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So the House of Representatives thinks this looks like a baseball? Makes sense when you consider what they think looks like a budget.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
<< <i>I don't like the idea of issuing a coin for this celebration. >>
I wonder if one could correlate the relative usefulness/legacy of a congressional session with the level of dignity of its commemorative coin program? Cause this thing is without dignity of any kind. And I'm thinking the 1936 Congress was not one to brag on either.
Looks like there is nothing Congress won't authorize the mint to manufacture now a days.
What's next? An NFL HOF commemorative coin shaped like a football?
next
chuck-e-cheese tokens will have mintmarks
<< <i>What, MLB HOF, commemorative coins, srsly, are you freaking kidding me?
Looks like there is nothing Congress won't authorize the mint to manufacture now a days.
What's next? An NFL HOF commemorative coin shaped like a football? >>
Nah, NHL HOF--they've got the pucks ready to go!
I wonder if new slabs will be needed for these.
<< <i>Certainly there is something better to commemorate in 2014. >>
What about the centennial of Babe Ruth becoming a Major League Baseball player?
The bi-centennial of the ending of the War of 1812 might be interesting.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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<< <i>Certainly there is something better to commemorate in 2014. >>
Something with a military theme, perhaps?