1996-S Olympic Soccer Commemorative Half-Dollar Proof

Olympic Soccer Commemorative Half Dollar

The Women’s Soccer competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta was a watershed moment in athletics. Women’s soccer was added to the Olympic Games for the first time ever that year and while it was only an eight-team competition, it was a rousing success. The United States fielded a star-studded roster, including Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, Michelle Akers, Julie Foudy, and Kristine Lilly. The championship game saw Team USA defeat China 2-1 in front of a crowd of 76,489 spectators at the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium—the largest crowd ever to watch a women’s sporting event!

Low Mintage Coin Has Been A Big Hit

As part of the lead-up to the Olympics, the U.S. Mint issued this Olympic Soccer Clad Half Dollar to support the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games and the programs of the United States Olympic Committee. The coin’s exciting obverse shows a pair of women playing soccer as if anticipating Team USA’s success in the games. The reverse features a design of the mark of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. The mark highlights key symbols: the Olympic Flame, the Olympic Torch, the Olympic Rings, a Greek column, and a “100” to mark the Centennial of the modern Olympic Games.

Gorgeous Proof Version From The San Francisco Mint

The 1996 Olympic Soccer Commemorative Half-Dollar was struck by the San Francisco Mint in both Proof and Uncirculated versions. Here you can secure the Proof version that was expertly crafted from hand-selected planchets, polished dies, and multiple strikes to produce beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields. Just 112,412 of these one-year-only Proof coins were struck and can be difficult to find today three decades since the XXVI Olympiad was held in Atlanta. Start or add to your collection today, but hurry, we have only limited quantities available!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• SOCCER AT THE 1996 ATLANTA OLYMPICS – This coin was part of the U.S. Mint’s series of coins released from 1995 to 1996 in anticipation of the XXVI Olympiad to be held in Atlanta. This 1996-dated coin featured soccer and depicted a pair of women playing the game on the obverse while the reverse design features the mark of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games.
• UNITED STATES LEGAL TENDER – These 1996 Olympic Soccer Commemorative Half-Dollars were struck at the San Francisco Mint and are 50 cents legal tender.
• GORGEOUS PROOF CONDITION – Your 1996-S Olympic Soccer Commemorative Half-Dollar will come in gorgeous Proof condition with beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields.
• LOW, ONE-YEAR-ONLY MINTAGE – The one-year-only limited mintage for the 1996-S Olympic Soccer Commemorative Half-Dollar Proof was just 112,412.

The 1996-S Olympic Soccer Commemorative Half-Dollar Proof is a coin that really scores! Just 112,412 of these one-year-only coins were struck as America prepared to host the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta. Make it part of your collection today!