Maybe I'll play a little hardball with the registry

Good article in this weeks Numismatic News that went into detail on the scheduled 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin program. The program will have 3 designs , $1 silver, clad half-dollar and $5 Gold. I buy/collect but 1 modern coin issue, the $5 Gold Commemoratives in Unc. so I will definitely be watching for this release. Last time a baseball related $5 commemorative was released was in 1997 for Jackie Robinson and the UNC $5 was not popular with only 5,174 issued. Today it is one of the key Unc $5 issues.

My biggest conundrum is always whether to keep in the original mint packing or submit for grading. Case in point, I purchased this year's $5 MacArthur gold in Unc but have yet to submit, not sure if and when I will do so.

This new issue will commemorate 75 years of the baseball Hall of Fame being open to the public. Coin designs are not yet finalized, so I will be watching for final selection.

Thanks for reading.

Happy collecting !

Rich