Description
Why add the 2022 Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Silver Dollar Proof Coin PCGS PR69 FS to your collection?
Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) experts evaluated and graded this 2022 Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Silver Dollar Coin at the second highest level, Proof 69 (PR69) and also awarded it their First Strikes (FS) designation. This gorgeous mirror proof half dollar was issued as part of the United States Mint’s 2022 commemorative series honoring the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Negro National League, a professional baseball league that allowed African American to play during a time when other major leagues banned them from playing.
- This example displays the coveted First Strikes (FS) designation on the label.
- The Philadelphia branch of the U.S. Mint struck this issue to proof quality.
- This coin weighs .859 troy ounces.
- Each coin was struck on a .999 fine silver blank.
- The coin is legal tender and bears $1 face value.
Negro Leagues Silver Dollar Design
Obverse: The obverse of the coin features one of the most dramatic moments in a baseball game: the fraction of a moment after a pitch has been thrown. The image of pitcher from the Negro Leagues is surrounded by baseball stitching.
Reverse: The reverse design features “the flip side” of this obverse pitch. The design shows that pitch hurtling toward a crowded home plate in the moment where anything can happen.
Brilliant PR69 FS Coin
Coins that qualify for the First Strikes (FS) designation are graded and encapsulated for future generations within the first 30 days of release. Proof 69 is a grade on the Sheldon Numismatic Grading Scale that indicates that the coin is generally in excellent condition. This grade is the second highest on the scale. Examples in this grade have spectacular mint luster and beguiling eye appeal. Coins in this condition tend to have been struck very well, have strong design details and feature brilliant, original surfaces.
