2020-W $5 Gold Basketball Hall of Fame NGC MS69 First Releases

U.S. Mint’s Basketball Gold Coin 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 Gold Half Eagle available in this offer was struck at the West Point Mint in 8.359 grams of highly pure 90% fine gold. Plus, each comes graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in near-perfect Mint State-69 (MS69) condition, a distinction that means these almost-flawless coins will showcase impressive full strikes and indistinguishable imperfections – well above and beyond the quality of the vast majority of coins in the series. In addition, NGC has certified that these gold Half Eagles are First Releases (FR) coins, a designation that means they were received by NGC or an NGC-approved depository within the first 30 days of their release.

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 Gold Half Eagle in either proof or uncirculated condition has been set at 50,000. Struck to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Hall, the unique dome-shaped 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Gold Coin 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.

STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE GOLD – Each 2020-W Basketball Hall of Fame Gold Half Eagle was struck at the West Point Mint in 8.359 grams of highly pure 90% fine gold and measures 21.59 mm in diameter.

LEGAL TENDER U.S. COMMEMORATIVE – These United States 2020-W Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Gold Half Eagles are $5 legal tender.

NEAR-PERFECT UNCIRCULATED CONDITION – Your 2020-W Basketball Hall of Fame Gold Half Eagle has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) in near-perfect Mint State-69 (MS69) condition.

KEY FIRST RELEASES CERTIFICATION – NGC has certified that your Basketball Hall of Fame Gold Half Eagle is a First Releases (FR) coin, meaning that it was among the first struck by the mint and was verified within the first 30 days of issue.

LIMITED EDITION RELEASE – The maximum mintage for the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Gold $5 Coin in either proof or uncirculated condition has been set at 50,000.

Don’t miss your shot; secure the 2020-W Basketball Hall of Fame Gold Half Eagle today!