Coins & medal-coins commemorating baseball & softball.

Here's a section that will be of interest,especially to the U.S. members.It is about the coins & medal-coins that commemorate both baseball & softball.

The U.S. 1997 silver Proof $1 medal-coin commemorating Jackie Robinson has been depicted.I know about the Hutt River medal-coins,especially the one depicting Albert Spalding.The Hutt River medal-coins are of interest to me,as Hutt River is a British Commonwealth state.Their listing in Krause's 'Unusual World Coins' are a real mess,& should be overhauled & recatalogued.

Aidan.

 

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There are also US Olympic coins about baseball.

 

Frank,in what year(s) & denomination(s)? I wouldn't be too surprised if Cuba has issued a medal-coin commemorating baseball.

Aidan.

 

1993 Republic of Liberia $10 Nolan Ryan's 7 Career No Hitters :smile

 

Steve,isn't Liberia one of those funny countries that issues commemorative medal-coins that are commemorating subjects that have absolutely no connection with Liberia at all?

Aidan.

 

Yes Aidan they issue coins & I am once again going to ask you at what shop can you spend a medal? coins I can spend and you know it so please stop using that ridiculouse term in refference to Legal Tender Coinage, all you are doing is confusing any new collector who might read these forums.

 

Steve,have you read the thread called 'Definition of what is a coin'? You will find some answers there.

Aidan.

 

Aiden:

1992 Olympic commemorative for baseball. $1 coin
1995 S 100th anniv of Olympics 1/2 dollar

 

Frank,can you please post some photos if possible?

Aidan.

 

1992 Baseball:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1992-PROOF-COMM...ryZ41107QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

1995 s 1/2 dollar

http://cgi.ebay.com/1995-US-Olympic...goryZ522QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I hope that this helps.

 

Frank,that's a very nice U.S. silver $1 medal-coin depicting a pitcher.It is a pity that the U.S. hasn't had anything depicting either a batter or a full diamond.

Can you please look in Krause to see if Cuba has had anything commemorating baseball or softball?

I know that at least 1 of Hutt River's medal-coins shows a diamond with all the bases loaded.

Aidan.

 

Aiden:
The 1995 1/2 is of a batter.
Sorry, But I don't have a Krause.

 

Guess what? Aidan doesn't define what a coin is or isn't. Don't buy Aidan's authoritative and narrow-minded bull**** people.

 

DJC:
What are you talking about!?!

If we had to define terms with every post we'd be here all day with each one.
The fun of dealing with other collectors is making certain assumptions, like, they know what a coin is.


He says "Hutt River's medal-coins"
This alludes to the questionable status of the piece.

If he is narrow minded, then so am I, and proud of it.

 

Aidan, could you please inform the numismatically uneducated masses, such as myself, as to what constitutes a "medal-coin"?

 

09S-V.D.B,here's a link; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal-coins .

Aidan.

 

At what shop can they be spent? That's kind of funy since I can hardly find anyone that will take a real half dollar anymore. And the new baby size dollars gets me a lot of dirty looks at some places. I've had to many people tell me they will not take a $2 bill since there is no such thing. If I ever tried to spend a commemorative anything I'd probably be thrown out of the place or be arrested for trying to spend kids money.

 

As well might be Carl but you can legaly spend a Legal tender coin, mo matter what it is made from otherwise it would not be legal tender, if the person spending it is willing to take the loss you can spend bullion that is legal tender LOL.
Aidan can not explain his little term other than the Wiki bit that he wrote himself! I have asked him time & time again to give me factual refferences to this term and its usage and he can not all he does is waffle on about nothing. Is it in any of the Coin Catalouges that you know of? We have young collectors using this forum and they see something as missleading as that term!!

 

Steve,I've told you time & time again,Jerome Remick was the guy who first used the term 'medal-coin' in his catalogue called 'Coins of the British Commonwealth,1649-1971'.It is also mentioned in some early editions of Krause.

Who has found more baseball-related & softball-related medal-coins?

Aidan.