U.S. Mint: National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Half-Dollar Clad Coin (Proof)

U.S. Mint: National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Half-Dollar Clad Coin (Proof) (obverse) (Source: U.S. Mint)

U.S. Mint: National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Half-Dollar Clad Coin (Proof) (reverse)

U.S. Mint: National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Half-Dollar Clad Coin (Proof) (obverse)

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U.S. Mint: National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Half-Dollar Clad Coin (Proof) (Certificate of Authenticity)

U.S. Mint: National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Half-Dollar Clad Coin (Proof) (specs)

U.S. Mint: National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Half-Dollar Clad Coin (Proof) (Certificate of Authenticity)

U.S. Mint: National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Half-Dollar Clad Coin (Proof)

 

2026: Box #24 – Non-Apollo 11 U.S. Mint Coins

 

Clad Half-Dollar Proof:

257,607 (Authorized mintage: 750,000 across all clad options)

 

Clad Half-Dollar Uncirculated:

147,556 (Authorized mintage: 750,000 across all clad options)

 

Young Collectors Set (Clad):

29,683 (Authorized mintage: 750,000 across all clad options)

 

Total Sales of Clad Options:

434,846 (Authorized mintage: 750,000 across all product options)

 

October 2014

 

2026-Box #24-Non-Apollo 11 US Coins

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Background

The U.S. Mint released the National Baseball Hall of Fame Half Dollar Clad Coin as part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Program in 2014. It celebrates the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 75th anniversary. The program included a $5 gold coin, $1 silver coin, and a half dollar clad coin with the same obverse and reverse designs. A public design competition decided the common obverse.

 

Curved, Not Flat

The National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins have a shape such that the obverse is concave, and the reverse is convex. These were the first curved coins ever minted by the U.S. Mint. However, the Mint did produce a curved Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Famer Roberto Walker Clemente in 1973.

The National Baseball Commemorative Coin Act specifically refers to modeling the coins after the convex/concave 2009 International Year of Astronomy Coins minted and issued by the Monnaie de Paris (French Mint). The United States Mint’s National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins were also closely modeled after the Royal Australian Mint’s Southern Cross curved coins.

Research and development on the curved National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins is unprecedented in recent U.S. Mint history. It covered height of relief limitations; milling, turning and grinding operations; coinability issues; laser frosting and proof polishing; and proof, uncirculated and clad test strikes.

During the planning phase for the minting and production of its first-ever curved coins, the Mint received valuable technical insight from the Royal Australian and Perth Mints.

 

Characteristics

The obverse (heads) design depicts a glove that, combined with the baseball design featured on the reverse, exemplifies the most basic elements of our national pastime or a simple game of catch in the backyard or at the local sandlot. The glove design also highlights the unique concavity of the coin.

The reverse (tails) design of each coin depicts a baseball similar to those used in Major League Baseball®.

 

Obverse Inscriptions

• LIBERTY
• IN GOD WE TRUST
• 2014

 

Reverse Inscriptions

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• E PLURIBUS UNUM
• HALF DOLLAR

 

Mint and Mint Mark

• San Francisco

 

Specifications

• Denomination: Half-Dollar
• Quality: Proof
• Composition: 8.33% nickel, balance copper
• Diameter: 1.205 inches (± 0.005) 30.61 mm (± 0.127)
• Weight: 11.34 grams
• Edge: Reeded
• Overall Height: 0.123 inch (± 0.010)
• Mintage Limit: 750,000 (across all options)
• Mint Mark: S
• Mintage Limit: 750,000 across all clad product options

 

U.S. Mint Article about the National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins

U.S. Mint: National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Half-Dollar Clad Coin (Proof)