1995 (S) Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games Baseball Commemorative Half Dollar

Coin Details

Auction Record

$776 DCAM 09-25-2007 Goldberg Auctioneers

Description

The 1995 (S) Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games Baseball Commemorative Half Dollar is a commemorative half dollar struck at the San Francisco Mint. The U.S. Mint produced 164,605 examples. Part of the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games program, this half dollar celebrates baseball, which was a medal sport at the 1996 Games. The obverse features a batter at the plate with a catcher and umpire behind him, while the reverse displays the logo of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games on a depiction of a world map centered on the Atlantic Ocean. Designed by Edgar Z. Steever/T. James Ferrell. Struck in 75% copper, 25% nickel over a pure copper center, weighing 11.34 grams, 30.6 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #9710. The baseball half dollar is a crossover collectible popular with baseball memorabilia collectors as well as numismatists.