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Six commemorative dollars were released in 1996, and the first four were issued to commemorate the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia. The second of these Olympic dollars honored the sport of rowing (men's rowing). The obverse of the coin features an image of four men pulling their oars in a coxless race. The reverse features an image of a stylized Olympic torch with the inscription "Atlanta 1996 Centennial Olympic Games."
There was a small production of 16,258 uncirculated coins produced by the Denver Mint, and 151,890 proof coins produced by the Philadelphia Mint. Because of the small mintages, the uncirculated dollars are difficult to find in MS70 condition. The Philadelphia Mint proof dollars are almost impossible to find in perfect PF70 condition. A PF70 graded coin is a key coin in the collection of Modern Commemorative dollars.
1996-P Ebay auction purchase, 02/21/2015, $59.00
1996-P Olympic Rowing Commemorative Silver Dollar. NGC PF69UCAM
Obverse design by Bart Forbes.
1996 Silver Average Closing Price: $5.20 | Year Open: $5.17 | Year Close: $4.80 | Annual Change -6.61%