New US Mint Negro League Coins

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Schlesinj

I may have misheard or read, but I believe this could make the museum around $6 million.

That is awesome. Huge as one might say.

I was on the fence but knowing its supporting the museum pushed me clearly into being a buyer.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

That is awesome. Huge as one might say.

I was on the fence but knowing its supporting the museum pushed me clearly into being a buyer.

Careful it may lead you into vintage coins.

[Shoeless Moe]

popping up on Ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...Desc=0&_sop=10


https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...acat=0&_sop=10

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

popping up on Ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...Desc=0&_sop=10


https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...acat=0&_sop=10

The US Mint prices are a fraction of what people are trying to gouge on ebay lol.

[Fred]

Those are pretty cool.

I'm all about melt weight for gold/silver. The approximate gold content/value for the $5 gold piece is about $400 (melt weight) assuming $1800/ounce for gold. At $674 for the coin, it's not too bad. The $5 coin would be at melt weight value if gold ever reached about $3000/ounce.

Aesthetically, that Rube Foster is fantastic.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Fred

Those are pretty cool.

I'm all about melt weight for gold/silver. The approximate gold content/value for the $5 gold piece is about $400 (melt weight) assuming $1800/ounce for gold. At $674 for the coin, it's not too bad. The $5 coin would be at melt weight value if gold ever reached about $3000/ounce.

Aesthetically, that Rube Foster is fantastic.

I only own one modern commemorative and collect vintage coins otherwise, but the US Mint consistently puts out great looking coins IMO.

[Hankphenom]

Only because at one time I collected all things Walter Johnson did I become aware of a "parallel universe" of coins--many 100% silver--of all-time great baseball players that have been issued over the past few decades. I call it a parallel universe because, other than the examples I would snag from time to time on Ebay or at shows, I literally never saw them before and never after. I don't know what explains their scarcity, perhaps there is just zero demand and therefore no market for them, but I've always thought they were way cool and make a nifty little sub-collection.

[LincolnVT]

Agreed. I collect gold coins and wish the $5 piece also had "fine gold" " or ".900" written somewhere on the coin. That said, these 22k pieces are cool.

Originally Posted by Fred

Those are pretty cool.

I'm all about melt weight for gold/silver. The approximate gold content/value for the $5 gold piece is about $400 (melt weight) assuming $1800/ounce for gold. At $674 for the coin, it's not too bad. The $5 coin would be at melt weight value if gold ever reached about $3000/ounce.

Aesthetically, that Rube Foster is fantastic.