1995 S Olympic Basketball Half Dollar

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Your reply was split into its own topic for the proper attention.

Reference Topic: http://goccf.com/t/386256

Yeah, in hindsight I probably could have left it there.

Especially since you lost the clip cannot show us.

However, hopefully people will comment on whether or not the Mint or a third party sold it. Seeing as how the Mint sells Christmas ornaments, a money clip is not outside the realm of possibilities!

During these two years 95-96, the United States Mint would offer a sixteen coin program for the Atlanta Centennial Olympics, which included eight silver dollars in proof and uncirculated versions. In addition, there would be silver dollars issued under four other separate programs for the Civil War Battlefields, Special Olympics, National Community Service, and the Smithsonian Institution.

This massive large number of new issues forced some collectors to be more selective with their purchases, or in some cases abandon the pursuit of commemorative coins altogether. When the dust settled, a number of coins from this time frame ended up with extremely low mintages due to lackluster sales. Congress would respond to the situation by passing the Commemorative Coin Reform Act of 1996, which would impose a limit of only two commemorative coin programs per year going forward. As Commems mentioned, each of the 1995-96 Olympics clad half dollar designs was also incorporated into a money clip and didnt sell well either so they are uncommon to come across. Unfortunately rarity must come along with popularity/demand in order to have an increase in value.

I inadvertently didn't include the issue price for the 1995-S Basketball Half Dollar Money Clip in my original response. It sold for $24.95.