Commems for Negro Leagues Kick Off New Year of U.S. Mint Issues
Left image: Obverse designs of the proof silver dollar (left) and Jackie Robinson silver medal included in a set. Right image: Reverse designs of the silver dollar (left), $5 gold coin (right) and half dollar (bottom) included in a three-coin proof set. (All images courtesy United States Mint.)
Jan. 6 will be a busy day for the United States Mint. Marking the first day of new issues for 2022, it will release a total of nine coins, all from the commemorative coin program honoring Negro Leagues Baseball.
Options available to collectors are:
Negro Leagues Baseball $5 gold proof coin.
• Proof silver dollar coin and Jackie Robinson silver medal set
• Proof silver dollar with privy mark
• Uncirculated clad half dollar
The three-coin proof set includes a gold coin, silver dollar and half dollar. The coin and medal set includes a silver dollar and a Jackie Robinson silver medal that carries the same design as the Jackie Robinson Congressional Gold Medal produced by the Mint in 2003 to honor Robinson as a baseball great, civil rights leader and political activist.
For full product descriptions and pricing, visit catalog.usmint.gov.
