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PCGS Number: 896943
Coin Date: 2022-W
Denomination (Short): G$5
Denomination (Long): Gold $5
Variety: Negro Leagues Baseball
Desg: PR
Mint Mark: W
Composition: 90% gold, 10% copper
Mintage: 1,534
Strike Type: Proof
Coinage Type: Modern Commemorative
Coinage Years: 2022
Mint Location: West Point
Diameter: 21.6
Fineness: 0.9
Weight (Grams): 8.36
Weight (Ounces): 0.2418
Edge: Reeded
Obverse Description: Features a portrait of player, manager and executive, Andrew "Rube" Foster with his signature. Foster established the Negro National League in a meeting held at the Paseo YMCA in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1920. Inscriptions are "NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL," "IN GOD WE TRUST," "2022," and "LIBERTY."
Reverse Description: Depicts the gesture of tipping one's cap, an important sign of respect for players. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "THEIR LEGACY PLAYS ON," "$5," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM."
General Notes: The Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Coins are being minted in honor of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Negro National League, a professional baseball league formed in response to African-American players being banned from the major leagues. Public Law 116-209, which authorized the commemorative coin program, requires the coins to be emblematic of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and its mission to promote tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.
PCGS #: 896943