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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
United States
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I like the idea of a convex/concave coin. Glad the mint is mixing things up. I'm a buyer of the coins because of that and I like the idea of giving a few dollars to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Really interested in the designs but I really like how the mint and the Baseball HOF are involving the public in these coins. Wonder if there will be commercials for the coins during the World Series or at the beginning of next year's baseball season? Just started putting some money on the side so I can buy 2 proof sets. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Im still on the fence about the convex part. I really want to like it being a huge baseball fan and baseball coins dont come around very often from the mint and this will probably be the last one for quite some time. Theres only a handful of things I could even think about that would be possible for some more and they would be long shots
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Valued Member
United States
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It would be interesting to see how one of these convex coins will wear when carried as a pocketpiece. What kind of holder will them come in from the mint?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1080 Posts |
The convex doesn't bother me, but the surcharge that goes to the Baseball Hall of Fame does. Using these coins as fundraisers is what killed the commemorative program in the 30's. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Piece of crap won't fit in my new Dansco album for half dollar commemoratives now. Maybe we can get a scratch and sniff Rodeo coin from the mint next year.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
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Quote:The convex doesn't bother me, but the surcharge that goes to the Baseball Hall of Fame does. Using these coins as fundraisers is what killed the commemorative program in the 30's. Every US commemorative coin sold generates money for its sponsor through the surcharges that are collected - the Baseball Hall of Fame coins are no different. Regarding the classic commemorative coins... It wasn't really the fact that the coins were being used as fundraisers that "killed" the early program, it was more the fact that Congress authorized far too many issues â€" some of dubious merit â€" and several dealers manipulated the market in the name of personal profits. The secondary market for the coins became highly speculative and collectors were being abused (mostly by dealers). If more control had been exercised during the 1930s, the series would likely have continued on rather than being stopped. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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@allranger: And how is it you know this? The coins won't be released until next year!
Maybe the half-dollar will fit fine if it is placed lower or higher in the opening than is usual. Without any relief to be concerned about on the concave side (obverse) of the coin, that side can be pushed to the very bottom (or top) of the opening â€" no need to position the coin in the middle of the opening's vertical height.
If the concave side is positioned at the top or bottom of the opening, it might be that the height of the convex side (reverse) will still fit within the depth of the opening.
I don't know this for sure, but it seems at least a possibility.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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United States
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Thank you for the follow-up.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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With the low mintage, interesting.
Thanks again Commems.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I must say I'm pleasantly surprised by the images. I'm still skeptical of the rounded coin but it does look good so far
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When the whole idea was announced I too thought it was going to be gimmicky. But after the final selection was released on the Mint's website, I was impressed with the design.
I think this coin set will bring higher mintage figures than the 2013 & 2012 commemoratives.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well it would appear that the mint is expecting big demand for the Baseball HOF coin. This article says that the coin will be made to order, like the San Fran. and West Point Eagle sets. I wonder if the Mint is going to keep it to a 30 day ordering window also. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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How that author can call order fulfillment more efficient when they mint to order is beyond me. Both of the ASE sets have been a complete disaster in terms of getting orders filled in a timely manner. You'd have people still waiting in October and November for the sets they ordered in June. If they're smart they'll try and play on the baseball season for the first order date like spring training or opening day. Hopefully they learned some lessons from the last two sets they did that way. |
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