Hall Of Fame Curved Coins

Everyone is aware that every organization big enough to get a coin at this point has millions right? None of the modern ones actually "need" the money so that argument is effective arguing to eliminate the modern series or just have an entire series of cancer coins/dieting children/wounded vets/homeless ect. Worthy causes but the most depressing series ever. I could dismantle the entire series if we're going to be making worthy necessity arguments.

Honestly how many times do I need to repeat myself, baseball does fund the hof. They didn't stop because of this coin yet it keeps getting repeated over and over that they should do something they already do. At least be factually accurate when being critical.

Sorry, I do not believe that the Base Hall of Fame and Major League Baseball are separate. They are the same organization.

Though, I am sure for legal reasons, a lawyer did create a new organization.

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, files like a duck, it is a duck.

That is what I said. MLB should pay to support the HOF. If they won't, the HOF should close its doors.

Illustration:



http://www.wired.com/design/2014/03...-domed-coin/

So, the question is - @ $56 (shipped), is the silver proof version
of this coin a worthwhile investment (# of 400,000 minted)?
Because of the 1st ever of the doming feature, that is.
Gold out of my league (pun intended) & personally, would not consider the clad version either as collectable, really.

I was referring to the 80's astronomical gold coin mintage numbers where 30,000 gold commemorative coins looks to be the normal mintage and where we had a few years with over 300,000 in gold commemorative coins struck in a single year back in the 80's compared to the latest trend of only around 6,000 minted the last few years.

Just me, but if these HOF gold coins sell off with the 50k limit being reached when the mintage numbers have been 5000-6000 the last few years I'm passing on it because too many have it. Unusually high mintage numbers equal lower premiums, just look at the regular 80s gold coins.

I would rather place the money in the upcoming gold US Marshall coin or gold Twain with the expectation of lower mintage numbers that have been the trend the last few years. With the premium on the 5oz collector pucks being so low with the subscription rate this year I might just take the money and put into more silver next year.

But I'll just watch the mintage numbers and decide later in the year for this gold commemorative. My thinking is, I'd rather have a Jackie Robinson in the drawer than a Statue of Liberty gold commemorative.

I buy the new releases as they come out, usually within a day or two of their release. Their authorized maximum mintages and/or their potential popularity do not factor into my buying decisions. I'm a commemorative collector and enjoy keeping my clad, silver and gold sets current. As I've stated numerous times here on CCF, I believe the modern US commemorative coins should be "collected" not "invested in." Just MHO!

I do think, however, that there is a chance for the gold coins â€" even if they sell out â€" to show and sustain an increased value in the secondary market. I could be wrong, of course, but the level of "ink" that the coins have gotten in the mainstream press should result in higher sales than the most recent gold commemoratives and could impact lasting demand.

Yes, I got the "introductory pricing" offer in the male Saturday but I'm not at all happy with the costs. The dollar and half-dollar coins are priced more than three times what I was hoping for when I first heard of the items being made by the mint. I am going to pass.