Chicagoland Mint Issues "1998 Yankees World Series Champs" Coin.ELK GROVE VILLAGE Elk Grove Village, village (1990 pop. 33,429), Cook and Du Page counties, NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago; inc. 1956. With a population of c.100 at the time of its establishment on open farmland, the village has grown dramatically and steadily, largely because of its , Ill.--(BW SportsWire)--Oct. 22, 1998--Enviromint of Elk Grove Village, has been licensed by MLB MLB Major League Baseball MLB Minor League Baseball MLB Middle Linebacker (football) MLB Motor Life Boat MLB Matt Leblanc (actor) MLB Mother Love Bone (band) to mint a limited Edition of 10,000 pure silver "World Series Champions" coins. Also a 24-karat select coin with a limited edition of 1,998. The front of the coin will display the words "1998 World Series Champions" and the Official New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Yankees' Logo. The reverse will display the Official World Series Logo with the words "Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. ." A certificate of authenticity A Certificate of Authenticity (COA) is a seal or small sticker on a proprietary computer program, t-shirt, jersey, or any other memorabilia item, especially in the world of computers and sports, which is designed to demonstrate that the item is authentic. accompanies each coin. The silver "World Series Champions" coin retails for $34.95 and the 24-karat select coin retails for $49.95 in a black gift box. Enviromint has also issued 1,000 framed matched-numbered sets which include one coin in bronze, one in silver and one in 24-karat select, all framed in an acrylic holder. This set retails for $125.00. For the serious collector, Enviromint has issued only 250 boxed matched-numbered sets which contain 3 Full Color Enameled coins including one "Most Wins in a Season" coin, one "American League American League (AL) One of the two associations of professional baseball teams in the U.S. and Canada designated as major leagues; the other is the National League (NL). Champs" coin and one "World Series Champions" coin. This set retails for $159.95. In Enviromint's 14-year minting history a total of over 1,500 different sports medallions have been issued for baseball, basketball, hockey, auto racing and football. Out of that number, more than 500 are either sold out or no longer available. At Enviromint there is never a second edition, because once an issue is sold out that Commemorative is retired from production. Coins are available to consumers by calling: 888-MINT-126. Media Note: If you would like more information or a complete list of our medallions, please contact Gina Schultz at (800) 323-0830. |
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