2020-D Basketball Hall of Fame Half-Dollar NGC MS70 First Day of Issue

U.S. Mint’s Basketball Half Dollar Is a Slam Dunk!

From the time the first game was played with peach baskets nailed to the walls at either end of a gymnasium to today’s high-flying, rim-rattling dunks, basketball has evolved from an activity played at a lone YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts to a multi-billion dollar global sport played by some of the world’s greatest athletes. To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020, the United States Mint released its Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Program that features a series of curved coins depicting a trio of players on one side and a detailed basketball going through a basket on the domed reverse side.

Like the Baseball Hall of Fame series that came before it, the curved nature of this coin serves to accentuate the look of a round ball. Its domed basketball reverse is so detailed you can see the hundreds of little “pebbles” that dot the surface just like a real basketball. You’ll almost feel like palming this “rock” and jacking up a three-pointer!

Each Basketball Hall of Fame Clad Half-Dollar available in this offer was struck at the Denver Mint and comes graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in flawless Mint State-70 (MS70) condition, a distinction that means these perfectly-graded coins will have ZERO imperfections – showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended. In addition, NGC has certified that these half-dollars are First Day of Issue (FDI) coins, a designation that means they were received by NGC or an NGC-approved depository by the release date or on the business day within 24 hours of the official release date.

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame opened in 1959 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Within its inaugural class was its namesake Dr. James Naismith, who invented the sport in 1891 to give some of his young men at the Springfield YMCA something to do during the cold New England winter. At that time the game was called “Basket Ball” and soon caught on across the country. Today, more than 175 people have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame including legends like George Mikan, Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlin, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Michael Jordan.

The maximum mintage for the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Half-Dollar in either proof or uncirculated condition has been set at 750,000. Struck to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Hall, the unique dome-shaped 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Half-Dollar belongs in everyone’s collection. Secure yours now!

A CURVED TRIBUTE TO THE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME – This coin is part of the U.S. Mint’s 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Program that celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame with a collection of curved coins that features a trio of players on the obverse and a detailed basketball going through a basket on the domed reverse side.

LEGAL TENDER U.S. COMMEMORATIVE – These 2020-D Basketball Hall of Fame Clad Half-Dollars were struck by the Denver Mint. Each is 50 cents legal tender and measures 30.61 mm in diameter.

PERFECT UNCIRCULATED CONDITION – Your 2020-D Basketball Hall of Fame Clad Half-Dollar has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) in perfect Mint State-70 (MS70) condition.

KEY FIRST DAY OF ISSUE CERTIFICATION – NGC has certified that your Basketball Hall of Fame Clad Half-Dollar is a First Day of Issue (FDI) coin, independent authentication that your coin was released by the mint during the premier day of the series’ issue.

LIMITED EDITION RELEASE – The maximum mintage for the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Half-Dollar in either proof or uncirculated condition has been set at 750,000.

Don’t miss your shot; secure the 2020-D Basketball Hall of Fame Half-Dollar today!