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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 672534, member: 6229"]<font face="Arial">Are you a sports fan? Have a favorite team (baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, etc.)? College or Pro? Have a favorite player (including bowling, golf, billiards, tennis, volleyball, etc.)?</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Have you ever wondered, "What coin or coins is/are associated with sports (Not Olympic) and/or athletes?"</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">I have, so I did some research. It would take four or five posts just to present all the sports coin commemoratives and memorabilia available to numismatists, so I'm only going to acquaint you with one sport's coin venue (football).</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Some coins featuring football are struck as commemoratives honoring the college bowl games (Orange Bowl, Chik-Fil-A Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Rose Bowl, etc.).</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Others honor pro football's Super Bowl winners. Highland Mint, in Florida, has been given the rights to produce the coins used in the Coin Tosses (usually striking 5,000 pieces for fans and collectors). Sometimes a coin is struck commemorating a game with 1,000 or more given to the first 1,000 or more fans attending the game. After some games a special MVP coin is minted and in still other instances the stadium (ballpark), itself is honored. There are issues of coins featuring a Hall of Fame recipient along with his record-setting accomplishments.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">I will try to present you with photos of some of these Football coins.</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Here's Highland Mint's Coin Toss coin for Superbowl XLII (42). This one is bronze:</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.highlandmint.com/catalog.cfm?Action=ShowProduct&ProductID=1516" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.highlandmint.com/catalog.cfm?Action=ShowProduct&ProductID=1516" rel="nofollow">http://www.highlandmint.com/catalog.cfm?Action=ShowProduct&ProductID=1516</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Here's the Gold overlay specimen:</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.highlandmint.com/catalog.cfm?Action=ShowProduct&ProductID=1515" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.highlandmint.com/catalog.cfm?Action=ShowProduct&ProductID=1515" rel="nofollow">http://www.highlandmint.com/catalog.cfm?Action=ShowProduct&ProductID=1515</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Here's the two-toned coin (gold plated on a silver overlay medallion):</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.highlandmint.com/catalog.cfm?Action=ShowProduct&ProductID=1514" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.highlandmint.com/catalog.cfm?Action=ShowProduct&ProductID=1514" rel="nofollow">http://www.highlandmint.com/catalog.cfm?Action=ShowProduct&ProductID=1514</a></font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Who was the MVP in Super XLIII?</font></p><p><font face="Arial"> </font></p><p><font face="Arial">Here's a commemorative action photo of the MVP plus <font face="Times New Roman">a </font><font face="Arial">24KT Gold overlay Steelers Super Bowl XLIII Champions Coin and a 24KT Gold overlay Super Bowl XLIII Commemorative Coin!</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><br /></font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Times New Roman"></font><font face="Arial">http://store.profootballhof.com/Santonio-Holmes-Super-Bowl-XLIII-Mvp-Photomint.aspx</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Do you know which Cleveland Browns' player was Rookie of the Year in 1957? Take a look at this commemorative coin honoring 60 years of Browns' football:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.clevelandskyline.com/Cleveland_Browns_page_19.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.clevelandskyline.com/Cleveland_Browns_page_19.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.clevelandskyline.com/Cleveland_Browns_page_19.htm</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Do you know who Brett Favre is? Guess what? Here's a set of coins honoring several of Brett's football accomplishments:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.motormint.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2185" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.motormint.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2185" rel="nofollow">http://www.motormint.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2185</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Check out this "Final Days of Texas Stadium" Dallas Cowboys memorabilia coin: (click photo for enlargement):</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.sportswall.com/photo1793k.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sportswall.com/photo1793k.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.sportswall.com/photo1793k.html</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Two Coins in a Photo Mint package commemorate Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2729861" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2729861" rel="nofollow">http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2729861</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Here's the New York Giants' Super Bowl XLII Win in 2007 (over Arizona) bronze Coin:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.beaniebestbuy.com/HM/HM07SBBR.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.beaniebestbuy.com/HM/HM07SBBR.JPG" rel="nofollow">http://www.beaniebestbuy.com/HM/HM07SBBR.JPG</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Here's the Two Tone Coin:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.beaniebestbuy.com/HM/SB422TONE.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.beaniebestbuy.com/HM/SB422TONE.JPG" rel="nofollow">http://www.beaniebestbuy.com/HM/SB422TONE.JPG</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">This 24kt gold and color Coin ends this post::</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.beaniebestbuy.com/HM/SB42CH24.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.beaniebestbuy.com/HM/SB42CH24.JPG" rel="nofollow">http://www.beaniebestbuy.com/HM/SB42CH24.JPG</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Hope this opened a whole new venue of coin collecting for you...</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial">Clinker</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 672534, member: 6229"][FONT=Arial]Are you a sports fan? Have a favorite team (baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, etc.)? College or Pro? Have a favorite player (including bowling, golf, billiards, tennis, volleyball, etc.)? Have you ever wondered, "What coin or coins is/are associated with sports (Not Olympic) and/or athletes?" I have, so I did some research. It would take four or five posts just to present all the sports coin commemoratives and memorabilia available to numismatists, so I'm only going to acquaint you with one sport's coin venue (football). Some coins featuring football are struck as commemoratives honoring the college bowl games (Orange Bowl, Chik-Fil-A Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Rose Bowl, etc.). Others honor pro football's Super Bowl winners. Highland Mint, in Florida, has been given the rights to produce the coins used in the Coin Tosses (usually striking 5,000 pieces for fans and collectors). Sometimes a coin is struck commemorating a game with 1,000 or more given to the first 1,000 or more fans attending the game. After some games a special MVP coin is minted and in still other instances the stadium (ballpark), itself is honored. There are issues of coins featuring a Hall of Fame recipient along with his record-setting accomplishments. I will try to present you with photos of some of these Football coins. Here's Highland Mint's Coin Toss coin for Superbowl XLII (42). This one is bronze: [url]http://www.highlandmint.com/catalog.cfm?Action=ShowProduct&ProductID=1516[/url] Here's the Gold overlay specimen: [url]http://www.highlandmint.com/catalog.cfm?Action=ShowProduct&ProductID=1515[/url] Here's the two-toned coin (gold plated on a silver overlay medallion): [url]http://www.highlandmint.com/catalog.cfm?Action=ShowProduct&ProductID=1514[/url] Who was the MVP in Super XLIII? Here's a commemorative action photo of the MVP plus [FONT=Times New Roman]a [/FONT][FONT=Arial]24KT Gold overlay Steelers Super Bowl XLIII Champions Coin and a 24KT Gold overlay Super Bowl XLIII Commemorative Coin! [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][FONT=Arial]http://store.profootballhof.com/Santonio-Holmes-Super-Bowl-XLIII-Mvp-Photomint.aspx Do you know which Cleveland Browns' player was Rookie of the Year in 1957? Take a look at this commemorative coin honoring 60 years of Browns' football: [url]http://www.clevelandskyline.com/Cleveland_Browns_page_19.htm[/url] Do you know who Brett Favre is? Guess what? Here's a set of coins honoring several of Brett's football accomplishments: [url]http://www.motormint.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2185[/url] Check out this "Final Days of Texas Stadium" Dallas Cowboys memorabilia coin: (click photo for enlargement): [url]http://www.sportswall.com/photo1793k.html[/url] Two Coins in a Photo Mint package commemorate Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers: [url]http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2729861[/url] Here's the New York Giants' Super Bowl XLII Win in 2007 (over Arizona) bronze Coin: [url]http://www.beaniebestbuy.com/HM/HM07SBBR.JPG[/url] Here's the Two Tone Coin: [url]http://www.beaniebestbuy.com/HM/SB422TONE.JPG[/url] This 24kt gold and color Coin ends this post:: [url]http://www.beaniebestbuy.com/HM/SB42CH24.JPG[/url] Hope this opened a whole new venue of coin collecting for you... Clinker [/FONT][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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