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1996 Olympics Coins

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Hi, I was wondering about the collector value of 1996 Olympics coins. I see there are a lot for sale on ebay for sizable money, but precious few bidders. I have four uncirculated dollars - blind runner, gymnastics, track and field, and cycling; and two uncirc. halves - baseball and basketball. All in the original packaging and the halves still have the pins. Are these worth anything or are they just a nice souvenir of my trip to Atlanta?

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Tom
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Hi Tom and

I believe at this time, the coins are a nice keepsake of the 1996 Olympics.

I just bought a quartet of Commemorative Half Dollars from ebay (I will need them for my 7070 US Coin Type album). Your 1995 Atlanta Olympics for Baseball was one of them. I purchased the whole set for $36. I thought it was a good deal but I was the only bidder.

The 4 Commemorative Halfs:


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I believe at this time, the coins are a nice keepsake of the 1996 Olympics.

I suspected as much. Oh well. The reverses of some are starting to take on some nice toning; it'll be nice to see what they look like in another 14 years.


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I just bought a quartet of Commemorative Half Dollars from ebay (I will need them for my 7070 US Coin Type album). Your 1995 Atlanta Olympics for Baseball was one of them. I purchased the whole set for $36. I thought it was a good deal but I was the only bidder.


Nice group of coins! I have the Statue of Liberty also (actually, the proof set). Thanks for the input and the welcome!

Tom
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Looks like some of the olympic coins are worth more than others. Obviously due to mintage. I usually pick up Uncs instead of proofs due to the lower mintage. Nice group of Commems Moe! I especially like the eagles! I have about 6 each (proof and unc) of the Washington half and 4 of the statue of Liberty (3 in prestige sets). The mintage is pretty high on them so I don't expect to see much of an increase over time (Unless commemorative collecting really takes off). But on the upside...least the Washington half is silver!
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