The $5 gold coin for the Negro Leagues Baseball commemorative coin program features an obverse with a portrait of league founder Rube Foster wearing a cap along with his signature on the lower right side. This side was designed by Laurie Musser and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill.
The reverse features the tipping of one’s hat – a gesture of respect in baseball and was designed by Donna Weaver and sculpted by Eric David Custer.
Each $5 gold coin included a $35 surcharge to help fund educational and outreach programs at the National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.
Sales opened on January 7 and first week sales were 739 for the uncirculated and 891 for the Proof.
Initial prices were $664 for the uncirculated gold (Buy on eBay) and $674 for the Proof gold (Buy on eBay).
Prices varied each week based on the average price of gold and were increased by $5 after the pre-order period ended.
By June 12 they reached 1,156 and 1,357 plus another 2,194 in the three-coin Proof set, making a total of 3,551 Proof coins by then.
Coin Specifications
- Designer: Laurie Musser (obverse), Donna Weaver (reverse)
- Weight: 8.3590 grams
- Composition: 90% gold, 10% copper
- Diameter: 21.6 mm (.850 inches)
- Maximum mintage: 50,000
2022-W Uncirculated Negro Leagues Baseball $5 Gold coin:
- Original price: varied
- Final mintage: TBD
2022-W Proof Negro Leagues Baseball $5 Gold coin:
- Original price: varied
- Final mintage: TBD
