# 105 - Gold in Olympics

in steemsilvergold •  7 years ago 

In 1988 the XV Olympic Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The RCM minted, among other coins, this gold $100 honoring the Games.

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It weights 13.34g with 7.78g of gold and 5.56g of silver, in Proof finish. The mintage was 145,175 coins with issue price of CAN$255.00.

The reverse depicts a hand carrying the Olympic Torch. The flame represents the Rocky Mountains.

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The scratches are on the capsule, not on the coin.

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Friend, can you explain how/why there is silver & gold in the same coin?

Also please check your discord :)

At that time RCM usually minted gold coins with 90% gold and 10% copper. However, and I don't know why, some of the gold coins used this gold/silver proportion. For example, the whole series of 12 coins commemorating the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
I will go there.

Oh learned something new today - thank you

I left you a message on discord.

That a really great coins specially love the packaging when it comes to coins and how they present it, nice one buddy

These packaging make the price steeper...

That's a really nice coin. Like @john-robert said, odd to see a coin with Gold and Silver. Thanks for sharing another beautiful coin.

Very cool looking Olympic coin! I wish they would go back to all amateurs in the Olympics

Is there any amateur sport that is played worldwide?

I find it odd that a coin isn't 999 gold. Jewelry is often a combination of gold and silver but I guess coins can be too.

Please see my reply to @john-robert.