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 $5 gold coin

• Proof half dollar

• Proof silver dollar

• Proof silver dollar coin and Jackie Robinson silver medal set

• Proof silver dollar with privy mark

• Three-coin proof set

• Uncirculated clad half dollar

• Uncirculated $5 gold coin

• Uncirculated silver 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.

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