The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was founded in 1959 to honor and celebrate basketball's greatest moments and people. Learn more about the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Coin Program.
Prices for the coins include surcharges of $35 for each gold coin, $10 for each silver coin, and $5 for each half dollar clad coin. The law authorized the surcharges to be paid to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to fund an endowment to enable increased operations and educational programming.
The obverse (heads) design features three players reaching for the ball in unison, reflecting how the sport of basketball has brought together diverse people around the world through a simple, universal, and unifying athletic experience. Their arms are slightly elongated to emphasize the full exertion of physical and mental energy required to excel in this sport. The rim and net are subtle background design elements complementing the three players.
The reverse (tails) design depicts a basketball about to pass through the net.