1976 Canadian Olympic Coin Complete Set

Displayed are a set of coins issued to commemoratethe Summer Olympics of 1976 in Montreal, each of these coins features a designof an event held during the games. These coins are categorized into seven series with each seriesconfigured into four coin sets (two five dollar coins and two ten dollar coins), also included is the $100 14-karat gold Olympic coin as shown in the pictures.The first true numismatic collection was the Olympic Five andTen Dollar coins for the 1976 Montreal Olympi...cs. Starting in February 1973 by the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) at the requestof the federal government, it was agreed that these coins would help financeand commemorate the 1976 Summer Olympics. This would signify the first time that the RCM issued coins with facevalues of $5 and $10. The seven series were constituted as follows:·        Series 1 - Geographic  ·        Series 2 - OlympicMotifs·        Series 3 - EarlyCanadian Sports ·        Series 4 - OlympicTrack and Field Sports ·        Series 5 - OlympicWater Sports ·        Series 6 - OlympicTeam and Body Contact Sports ·        Series 7 - Olympic SouvenirsAlso included is one $100 14 karat goldShipping is free and will be shipped USPS Medium Flat Rate

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