$5 2000 Sydney Olympics Baseball Al-Bronze UNC
Issued in February 2000 this coin is the 27th in a 28 Coin Sydney 2000 Aluminium Bronze Specimen Collection produced jointly by the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra and the Perth Mint. The coin is presented sealed on a credit-card style pack.
The first time baseball officially appeared in the Olympic Games was in 1912 in Stockholm Sweden. It first appeared in the United States in 1846 having more directly evolved from the English game of rounders or cricket. It is the only sport in history to be included as an exhibition or demonstration sport seven times before finally achieving medal status at Barcelona Spain in 1992. It is now played in more than 120 countries and 88 years later follows sports such as basketball and cycling in opening the door to professionals.
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Issued in February 2000 this coin is the 27th in a 28 Coin Sydney 2000 Aluminium Bronze Specimen Collection produced jointly by the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra and the Perth Mint. The coin is presented sealed on a credit-card style pack.
The first time baseball officially appeared in the Olympic Games was in 1912 in Stockholm Sweden. It first appeared in the United States in 1846 having more directly evolved from the English game of rounders or cricket. It is the only sport in history to be included as an exhibition or demonstration sport seven times before finally achieving medal status at Barcelona Spain in 1992. It is now played in more than 120 countries and 88 years later follows sports such as basketball and cycling in opening the door to professionals.
