U.S. mint creating first curved coin in honor of MLB Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary

http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1720557

NO advertising intended! Just to show what the coin will look like. 2 of our son's are avid coin collector's, and they thought it was pretty cool, especially being Baseball enthusiasts! 

That is where I found the story in the dailynews... how funny...

yeah my son will like those coins too.I will too.its a must have item...

When someone says 'hey lets flip a coin I am going to pull that one gold coin out..

and let the umpire flip it for 'home or away team dugouts'....ha ha ha

 

Can I drill a hole in it and put it on a gold chain for some Bling Bling..

 

ttyl

Joe

 

Anyone with experience in purchasing $5 uncirculated or proof gold coins know about how much they will sell for?  I see at the mint.dot.gov site the prices aren't available yet.  Just wondering.....wondering mostly if the half dollars will fit my wallet better?

Sometimes the commemorative coins are hot and they sell very quickly.  This will be the 1st US coin minted that is not flat, it might be more appealing to collectors and sell out quickly. IMO it's a must have for fans of the game! If you really want it you may want to check the website for on-sale dates and times.

The $5 gold coin weighs ~0.3oz of 90% gold, so the gold content alone is $360.  I have no idea how they'll price it, but I'm sure they get a hefty premium on top of the gold content.  It wouldn't surprise me if it were priced at $1000.

Could be around $1000 or $1500 --maybe

more info here   http://www.usmint.gov/batterup/?action=curvedcoin

• 50,000 $5 gold coins
• 400,000 $1 silver coins
• 750,000 half-dollar clad coins

 

These coins are being issued in recognition and celebration of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, which celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2014.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame Coins are scheduled to go on sale at noon on March 27, 2014.

Prices for the coins will include surcharges of $35 for each gold coin, $10 for each silver coin, and $5 for each half-dollar, which are authorized to be paid to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, an independent not-for-profit educational institution, to help fund its operations.

 Ok, so I am putting my tent and sleep bag out by my computer in the living room so I dont miss this sale on 3/27 @ 12 noon...hope they dont run out of coins by 12:15... 

Hope I am the 1st in line....ha ha ha..  still wonder what the gold coin will go for..

 

good luck to all collectors,

Joe

 

 

These will make for some sweet checker pieces...

Only the king and queen should be gold....

Here is the price of a starter  checker set....

	Gold Coin	$424.75
	Uncirculated $5 Gold	$419.75
	Proof Silver Dollar	$51.95
	Uncirculated Silver Dollar	$47.95
	Proof Clad Half-Dollar	$19.95
	Uncirculated Clad Half-Dollar	$18.95

 

I dont see any Gold coins in my furture...I will play without the king & queen...

I will have to find a sugar mama to buy me the gold coins.

The "waiting room" has a long wait....!

 

Are you in the door yet, jlaro?

 I hate shopping on the interent... all those long lines...ha ha 

yeah.. Keewart  I had to wait too... 1st 5 minutes then it went to 15 minutes...

what onto another page to the web site then it said 2 hours... close that one and waited...

10 more minutes.... got my items into the cart and the page wold not load..

  But I got the silver dollar and two half dollar coins...next time the ump said says lets flip a coin for 'HOME & AWAY' I pull that coin out of my pocket...

 

 It should make a good conversation piece around the yard... 

I can BS about how a hard ball hit me in the pocket and bent my coin...lmao..

 I almost push the button for the gold coin.. but then said wait .... that is the price of a Easton Mako BBCOR bat... my son would be pissed if I got that gold coin...

so I saved money and got him the bat... and me to flip my coin while I watch him play...

Heads you win , tails you win...

Joe

 

I purchased several for my boys (ok, and one for me). The one I purchased has already sold on eBay at 3X+ the cost.

I'm in the wrong business.

Why folks would go to eBay first when they can purchase right from the site is beyond me.

Yeah, but no chance you can sell the Mako for more next year than you bought it for this year.