1995-P Olympic Cycling Commemorative Silver Dollar Proof

Low-Mintage 1995 Olympic Cycling Silver Dollar Proof

The 1995 Olympic Cycling Silver Dollar was one of sixteen coins issued to commemorate the 1996 Summer Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia. The coins were released over the course of two years, from 1995 to 1996, and included clad half dollars, silver dollars, and $5 gold coins. This Cycling Dollar Proof coin struck at the “Mother Mint” in Philadelphia in highly pure 90% fine silver had among the lowest mintages of any of them, at just 118,795.

Designs Worthy Of The Olympics

Designed by John Mercanti the U.S. Mint’s 12th Chief Engraver, the obverse features three cyclists in the center, surrounded by inscriptions XXVI OLYMPIAD, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, 1995, and the Olympic rings with USA above. A giant in the numismatic world, Mercanti worked at the U.S. Mint from 1974 until his retirement in late 2010. He has produced more coin and medal designs than any person in U.S. Mint history. The coin’s reverse was designed by William Krawczewicz and shows two clasped hands beneath the Olympic torch and rings. Inscriptions include UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, ATLANTA, and ONE DOLLAR. Krawczewicz, a bank note designer for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C., worked on the redesigns of the $10, $20, and $50 bills. Besides bank notes, he designed the Maryland quarter, President George W. Bush’s official medal, a World Cup soccer coin, the James Madison Silver Dollar, and three Olympic coins for the 1996 summer games in Atlanta. Of Krawczewicz, it was said that “No one makes more money than Bill Krawczewicz!”

About The 1996 Summer Games In Atlanta

The United States finished with the most gold medals (44) as well as the most silver medals (32) of any country that competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Officially hailed as The Games of the XXVI Olympiad, the games were kicked off by the poignant appearance of Mohammed Ali lighting the Olympic Cauldron during the opening ceremonies. The Atlanta Games marked the centennial of the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, the inaugural edition of the modern Olympic Games, and were also the first Summer Olympics since 1924 to be held in a different year than the Winter Olympics.

Act Fast Before Limited Supply Is Gone

As the 30th anniversary of the 1996 Summer Olympics approaches, the timing couldn’t be better to secure this coin. The coin’s stunning proof finish, the result of hand-selected planchets, polished dies and multiple strikes that produced beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields is sure to inject a “Wow” factor to any coin collection. Don’t wait, add this scarce Olympic Silver Dollar Proof to your collection today before our limited supply is all gone!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• TRIBUTE TO THE 1996 SUMMER OLYMPICS – This coin was one of sixteen coins issued to commemorate the 1996 Summer Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia. The obverse features three men cycling in the center of the coin, and the reverse portrays two hands clasped beneath a modernistic rendition of the Olympic torch.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – Each 1995-P Olympic Cycling Commemorative Silver Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 26.73 grams of highly pure 90% fine silver and measures 38.1 mm in diameter.
• UNITED STATES LEGAL TENDER – These 1995-P Olympic Cycling Commemorative Silver Dollars were $1 legal tender in the United States.
• GORGEOUS PROOF CONDITION – Your 1995-P Olympic Cycling Commemorative Silver Dollar comes in gorgeous Proof condition with frosted details rising over mirror-like fields.
• LOW LIMITED MINTAGE – The 1995-P Olympic Cycling Commemorative Silver Dollar Proof is limited to a one-year-only mintage of just 118,795 coins, one of the lowest mintages of modern silver dollar commemorative proofs ever.

Don’t miss adding this scarce 1995-P Olympic Cycling Commemorative Silver Dollar Proof to your collection. One of the lowest mintages of modern silver dollar commemorative proofs ever only limited quantities are available so secure yours now!