As an American pastime, Baseball first emerged as a distinct sport from a wide range of originally European ball-and-bat sports in the 18th century, and it rose to general popularity during the 19th century, especially after the mid-1850s when a craze swept the New York metropolitan area and caught worldwide attention. Since then, it has become popular in countries across North America, the Caribbean, and Central America, and has even seen an ascension to prominence in countries like Iraq and Afghanistan, but it’s in America that its reign at the apex of the sporting world is truly assured, paired with a storied past and an almost mythic cultural standing. This legacy is celebrated by the 2023 Republic of Palau Baseball 1/2 Gram Gold Coin, now available from Provident Metals.

Highlights:

• Arrives in a secure plastic capsule!
• Issued as part of the Golden Highlights series!
• Low mintage of just 15,000 coins worldwide!
• Contains 1/2 Gram, .016075 Troy oz, of .9999 pure gold.
• $1 face value backed by the Republic of Palau.
• Obverse side features Palau’s coat of arms.
• Reverse side is a shaped representation of a baseball.

The 2023 Republic of Palau Baseball Gold Coin features the kind of shaped design and silk finish characteristic of a product of the Coin Investment Trust’s proprietary SmartMinting technology. It comes in a secure plastic capsule, and each shipment is fully insured against even the most remote possibility of damage or loss.

Obverse & Reverse

A shaped sculpture of a baseball — rendered in an understated and graceful style and a gorgeous silk finish — comprises the coin’s reverse side. Its obverse side features the Republic of Palau’s “RAINBOW’S END” coat of arms. Above it is an inscription above that verifies the country of origin, and below is the inscription “1$.”

History

The Golden Highlights series of collectibles has become hugely popular since this partnership between the Coin Investment Trust and the Republic of Palau began in 2007. Creating shaped golden coins designed with a timeless quality in mind that obviates the need for specific years of issue, the collection celebrates a wide range of subject matter from sports to toys, everyday pastimes and objects to creatures of fantasy, and many other cultural touchstones, they sport restrained and flawless designs and beautiful silk-finish quality made possible by proprietary SmartMinting technology. Baseball is the focus of one of the latest entries in a series that now spans almost four dozen releases.

Ordering

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