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1/2 Dollar National Baseball Hall of Fame
| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 2014 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The convex reverse presents a close-up view of a baseball, its raised red stitching rendered in precise relief curving across the upper and lower portions of the field in the characteristic figure-eight pattern associated with Major League Baseball. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs in two lines across the upper field, with the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM inscribed in smaller lettering beneath it. The denomination HALF DOLLAR appears in two lines across the lower right of the field, following the contour of the ball's surface. The mint mark appears at the lower left. Don Everhart's design cleverly uses the coin's convex shape to evoke the natural curvature of the baseball itself. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Authorized under the National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2012, this was the first curved coin ever struck by the United States Mint — a concave-convex form that had never before been produced at any U.S. federal facility. The engineering required entirely new dies and modified press equipment at the Philadelphia and San Francisco mints.
The half dollar's mintage was capped at 750,000 across all facilities. Surcharges from sales went directly to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, a funding mechanism built into the enabling legislation.