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| Home / US Coins / Coin Sets-Proof, Mint and Commems US CoinsCoin Sets-Proof, Mint and Commems1988 Seoul Olympic Commemorative 2 Coin Proof Set
The 1988 Olympic silver dollar commemorates the U.S. participatioon in the Seoul Olympiad. Its size and weight are identical to other silver dollars. Design of the obverse is by Patricia Lewis Verani. The reverse is by Mint Sculptor Engraver Sherl Joseph Winter. It is .90 fine silver and .8594 troy ounces The 1988 $5 gold Olympic coin was designed by Elizabeth Jones, Chief Sculptor and Engraver of the U.S. Mint. Theobverse features Nike, goddess of Victory, wearing a crown of oliveleaves. The reverse features Marcel Jovine's stylized Olympic flame,evoking the spectacle of the Games and the renewal of the Olympic spiritevery four years. It is .90 fine gold, and .2687 troy ounces.
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