1976 XXI OLYMPICS SILVER COMMERATIVE COIN COLLECTION

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1976 MONTREAL , CANADA CANADIAN OLYMPIC STERLING SILVER COIN SET. INITIAL START PRICE IS $100.00US BELOW SPOT SILVER MELT VALUE!!!!! 24 HOUR AUCTION--ONE DAY ONLY!!! COMPLETE SERIES OF 28 BRILLIANT, UNCIRCULATED OLYMPIC COMMEMORATIVE COINS WITH ORIGINAL MINT PACKAGING, DOCUMENTATION AND BEAUTUFUL, UNDAMAGED, VIRTUALLY UNTOUCHED CUSTOM WOODEN BOX. Complete Set of All Fourteen $5 Coins and All Fourteen $10 Coins For your bidding pleasure is this 28 piece gem brilliant, uncirculated Royal Canadian Mint Olympic Coin Set. Released over a period of three years, the coins in this stunning set are minted in .925 fine sterling silver. This set features all seven series of four (4) coins each having two (2), $5 coins and (2), $10 coins making a total of 14, $5 coins and 14, $10 coins. Minted and dated from 1973 to 1976, the coins are sealed in ultrasonically welded clear styrene crystal capsules integrated into the original mint packaging as shown in the picture. To commemorate Canada 's selection to host the Olympics, The Royal Canadian Mint was authorized to strike all 28 sterling silver legal tender coins. The full set was to be issued in seven 4-coin series. Each series is the work of an individual designer or a design team, but contains elements common to the program as a whole, i.e. the obverse design of the uncrowned likeness of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second and the uniform lettering. The seven series designated themes are: I. Geographic II. Olympic Motifs III. Early Canadian Sports IV. Olympic Track and Field Events V. Olympic Water Sports VI. Olympic Team and Body Contact Sports VII. Olympic Souvenir Issue Montreal Olympic Coins, 1973-1976 Below are the original mintage figures pulled from a Google search on 4/24/2011---The pictures above are from the same search. the black 4-Coin Case is what individual sets were sold as. Below I discuss the merits of how many full wood box sets are truly left out of the original mint figures. Denominations: $5, $10; Composition: 92.5% silver; Issued: A program of scheduled release beginning in 1973 and ending in 1976. This set is by far one of the best known Royal Canadian Mint issues. It was extensively promoted both in Canada and abroad as a commemoration of the Montreal Olympic Games held in 1976. The set was extremely popular at its issue and many thousands of sets were voraciously ordered by the collecting public. The sets consists of 28 coins, 14 of $5 and 14 of $10, arranged in 7 series of 4 coins each (2 x $5 and 2 x $10). The sets were released in various forms of packaging ranging from single coin slabs to full hinged boxes to walnut cabinets with sliding trays. The coins depict different events of the Olympic games, held at venues all around Montreal and eastern Canada.A few errors are known, including incorrect date and also coins struck in nickel instead of silver. All errors are rare in this set. The BU coins in the sets have a rather sandblasted appearance, and the proofs have the full mirror surfaces with cameo details, leading to pleasing contrast in most coins. As is the case with most scheduled release sets, the later releases are quite a bit scarcer than the earlier ones. This is due to some of the collecting public for one reason or another not completing their sets. This is particularly true of the proof issue series VI and VII. Prices subject to change in accord with the markets and without notice. Please consider these prices as a close indicator of pricing for estimation purposes only. All bullion items purchased with credit cards incur a 3% surcharge. Please see J&M's daily rates for these coins on our Bullion Coins and Bars website, updated M-F ( ). Please note that this catalogue is used as both an ordering tool and the only online reference list of its kind. We do not always have every item available in every grade, nor do we have every older coin or ... read more

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