Canada 2016 Basketball 125th Anniv of Invention 1Oz $25 Silver Proof Convex Coin
125th ANNIVERSARY OF THE INVENTION OF BASKETBALL. This outstanding colored convex-shaped coin proudly celebrates the 125th anniversary of a team sport that was invented by a Canadian and has since taken the world by storm, becoming one of the most popular sports in North America! The coin's unusual curvature offers the perfect canvas for recreating the rounded appearance of a basketball. Outstanding attention to detail is evidenced by the engraved textural elements that make it feel like you're holding a small basketball in the palm of your hand! This is RCM's first-ever colored convex-shaped coin!
To keep athletes moving indoors during the cold winter months, James Naismith of Almonte, Ontario, invented basketball as a team-based game of skillful passing while teaching Physical Education at the International Young Men's Christian Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. Points would be scored by throwing a soccer ball into the peach baskets mounted to the balconies on either end of the gym - although someone would need to climb up a ladder to retrieve the ball since open-ended nets were only introduced in 1913. After its debut on December 21, 1891, the game was a hit and the first players who participated in those early games-including ten students from Quebec-introduced basketball to athletes and students elsewhere. In Canada, the sport's popularity is evidenced by the early success of a women's team known as the Edmonton Commercial Graduates (Grads), who reigned supreme between 1915 and 1940 as four-time world champions. By the 1930s, the sport had already spread to over 50 countries. Basketball's status as a sport was cemented when it became an official Olympic event during the 1936 Games in Berlin, where its inventor was on-hand to present the silver medal to the Windsor Ford V8s of Windsor, Ontario.Over 450 million people of all ages and skill level play basketball, which has become one of the world's fastest-growing sports. THE COIN IS IN PERFECT MINT CONDITION AND COMES IN. ALL ORIGINAL MINT PACKAGING WITH COA #64.
Interesting facts about the game. · Far from the high scores of today's matches, the first ever basketball game ended in a 1-0 score. · The first women's game was played in 1893.
· The dimples on a basketball were introduced to provide players with a better grip on the ball. · The backboard was a necessary addition during the sport's early days - it prevented spectators from interfering in the game by reaching over to handle the ball! · Dribbling was only permitted after a 1901 rule change, which allowed a single bounce but prohibited a player from shooting the ball afterwards. Continuous dribbling came in 1909 but another rule change in 1927 outlawed dribbling once again-the rule was abolished two weeks later.The ball itself has a fascinating history: while basketball was initially played with a soccer ball, the first original ball design was introduced in 1894 and was made from brown leather strips laced together-a far cry from the bouncing manufactured basketballs of today! Over time, ball designs evolved with the game as the focus moved from passing to dribbling; eventually, the basketball acquired its iconic bright orange appearance that fills the colorful background on your coin's reverse, where the eye-catching curvature is itself an innovative feat of engineering. PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS! FOR CUSTOMERS IN UNITED STATES.
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