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1976 Montreal Olympics |
| Origin/Country: |
CANADA - 1968 TO DATE |
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| Item Description: |
S$5 1976 FENCING |
| Grade: |
NGC MS 69 |
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Owner Comments
Obverse: Elizabeth II, young bust right, small maple leaf below, date at right.
Reverse: Fencers repeating motif, denomination below, "Montreal" and date upper right, Olympic logo above. Designer: Shigeo Fukada
Mintage: 1,985,257, Pop 8/0
This is my first graded fencing coin, a slabbed purchased in May of 2013, and after most of the collection was acquired in raw state.
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1988 Seoul Olympics |
| Origin/Country: |
CHINA - COMMEMORATIVES |
| Design Description: |
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| Item Description: |
S5Y 1988 Fencing |
| Grade: |
NGC PF 68 ULTRA CAMEO |
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Owner Comments
Obverse: National emblem, date below.
Reverse: Woman foil fencer facing right, denomination below, Olympic year in legend.
Mintage: 20,000
Slabbed purchase from a Michigan ebay seller in October of 2015.
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1988 Seoul Olympics |
| Origin/Country: |
Panama |
| Design Description: |
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| Item Description: |
SILVER PF BALBOA 1988 FENCING #X 5a |
| Grade: |
PF Select |
Owner Comments
Although this one appears to be a official issue of Panama, it is not.
Obverse: National Arms, denomination below
Reverse: Two foil fencers, legend "XXIV JUEGOS OLIMPICOS DE VERANO" above, PANAMA and Olympic symbol below, legend "SEOUL 1988" below
Mintage: ~20,000
Composition: Silver (.999), 15g, 32mm, reeded edge
Purchased in April of 2013 from a dealer in Switzerland.
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1992 Barcelona Olympics |
| Origin/Country: |
CHINA - COMMEMORATIVES |
| Design Description: |
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| Item Description: |
S10Y 1993 FENCING OLYMPIC GAMES ANNIVERSARY |
| Grade: |
NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO |
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Owner Comments
Variety: Olympic Games Anniversary. In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, China fencer Wang Huifeng won silver in women's individual foil.
Obverse: National emblem, date 1993 below
Reverse: Woman foil fencer facing left, denomination below, curious cartoon of a fencer left
Mintage: 30,000
This was a slabbed purchase from a Shanghai Ebay seller in November of 2013.
Population in PF70UC: 15
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1992 Barcelona Olympics |
| Origin/Country: |
EGYPT - 1914 TO DATE |
| Design Description: |
S5P AH1412/1992 FENCING |
| Item Description: |
Silver G100PD AH1412//1992 FENCING |
| Grade: |
PCGS PF 69 Ultra Cameo |
| Research: |
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Owner Comments
Note: this is the silver £5 not the gold £100. PCGS# 747638
Obverse: Winged circle enclosing Arabic script, denomination and date above, "THE 25th OLYMPIC GAMES 1992" legend along bottom half of rim.
Reverse: Ancient Egyptian style picture of two men sparring with swords.
Mintage: 2999
The set of Egyptian commemoratives for the Barcelona Olympics featured modern sport designs or ancient-styled depictions depending on whether the sport had a historical context or not. Archery, wrestling, swimming and fencing (or at least non-lethal sparring with sword-like equipment) have certainly been practiced throughout the ages.
This was a slabbed purchase from Ebay in March of 2015
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1996 Atlanta Olympics |
| Origin/Country: |
Turks & Caicos Islands |
| Design Description: |
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| Item Description: |
SILVER PF 20 CROWNS 1995 FENCING KM# 193 |
| Grade: |
PF Select |
Owner Comments
Obverse: Elizabeth II bust with crown right, denomination below, date left
Reverse: 2 fencers, stylized olympic flame background, "ATLANTA" and olympic date below
Mintage: unlisted
Composition: Silver (.999), 31.035g
Purchased in January of 2016 from an eBay seller in Shanghai
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2004 Athens Olympics |
| Origin/Country: |
POLAND 1990 TO DATE |
| Design Description: |
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| Item Description: |
S10Z 2004MW FENCING |
| Grade: |
NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO |
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Owner Comments
Obverse: Crowned eagle with wings open, date below, and woman, denomination left
Reverse: 2 foil fencers in front of Parthenon, ATENY (ATHENS) and olympic date below
Mintage: 70,000, Pop 18/2
This was a slabbed purchase from Ebay in November of 2014.
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2008 Beijing Olympics |
| Origin/Country: |
Ghana |
| Design Description: |
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| Item Description: |
SILVER PF 500 SIKA 2007 FENCING |
| Grade: |
PF Select |
Owner Comments
This one does not appear to have "official" status as an issue from Ghana.
Obverse: National Arms, denomination below
Reverse: Two fencers, legend "FOR THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES" above, date below right.
Mintage: unlisted
Composition: Sterling Silver (.925), 26.1g, 40mm, reeded edge
Purchased in January of 2015 from an eBay seller in Germany.
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2012 London Olympics |
| Origin/Country: |
GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL |
| Design Description: |
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| Item Description: |
S50P 2011 G.britain FENCING |
| Grade: |
MS Select |
Owner Comments
Obverse: Elizabeth II bust with tiara right. Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse: 2 fencers, Olympic logo above, denomination below. Designer: Ruth Summerfield
Mintage: 30,000.
Composition: Sterling Sliver (.925), 8g, 27.3mm, smooth edge
This is the silver proof version. A CuNi version was minted for circulation. Purchased in April of 2013 from a eBay seller in San Marino.
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