Roger Maris & Mark McGwire Highland Mint Fine Silver Limited Edition Commemorative Medallion W/ Box & COA

 Roger Maris & Mark McGwire Highland Mint Fine Silver Limited Edition Commemorative Medallion W/ Box & COA

Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985) was an American professional baseball player. He was a Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder for 12 seasons and on four teams, from 1957 through 1968. Maris set an MLB record by hitting 61 home runs during the 1961 season for the New York Yankees, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 home runs in 1927. This record was challenged by then baseball commissioner Ford Frick, who said that Maris needed to break the record in 154 games instead of the current schedule of 162 games.

Maris began his professional career in 1953, and he reached the major leagues in 1957 with the Cleveland Indians. He was traded to the Kansas City Athletics during the 1958 season, and to the Yankees after the 1959 season. He ended his career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967 and 1968. Maris was an American League (AL) All-Star from 1959 through 1962, an AL Most Valuable Player in 1960 and 1961, and an AL Gold Glove outfielder in 1960.

Maris appeared in seven World Series, five as a member of the Yankees and two with the Cardinals. His accomplishment of 61 home runs in a season came back to the forefront in 1998, when the home run record was broken by Mark McGwire and later that same year by Sammy Sosa.

Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963), nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball player currently serving as hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers. As a first baseman, McGwire played in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals between 1986 and 2001.

For his career, McGwire averaged a home run once every 10.61 at bats, the best at bats per home run ratio in baseball history (Babe Ruth is second at 11.76). McGwire also holds the distinction of being the fastest player to hit 500 home runs, in only 5,487 at-bats. In 1987, he broke the single-season home run record forrookies, with 49. In 1998, McGwire and Sammy Sosa achieved national fame for their home run-hitting prowess in pursuit of Roger Maris' single season home run record; McGwire broke the record and hit 70 home runs that year. Barry Bonds now holds the record, after hitting 73 home runs during the 2001 season. In 2010, McGwire publicly admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during a large portion of his career.

The Roger Maris and Mark McGwire Commemprative Medallion has been produced to the highest standards of Minting tradition. It is made from Fine Silver of .999 purity. To ensure long life and lasting beauty we suggest that it remain in the capsule in which it was delivered. Fingerprints and explosure to the atmosphere can cause the beautiful finish to tarnish.

Each one-troy ounce .999 pure silver medallion includes the player's likeness, name, uniform number and facsimile signature on one side, as well as his name and statistics, licensing information and serial number on the reverse. The individually numbered medallions and their certificates of authenticity are packaged in hard plastic capsules and velour jewelry boxes, which can be used as a stand.

The Highland Mint  is a full service mint that was established in the early 1980's. With state-of-the-art facilities housed in a 45,000 square foot building in Melbourne, Florida, their complete services allow them to take any job from start to finish. In-house abilities include layout and design, sculpting and die making, processing of precious and non-precious metals, stock tooling of different shapes and sizes, minting, framing, mat cutting, laser etching plus packaging and fulfillment services.