United States

1 Dollar (Seoul Olympiad)

United States · Silver

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The 1988 Seoul Olympiad Silver Dollar

In 1988, the U.S. Mint struck a silver dollar that asked Americans to buy a piece of the Olympics. Every coin carried a built-in surcharge that went straight to training Team USA for the Seoul Games. The art said it plainly: the Statue of Liberty's torch and the Olympic torch, two hands, one rising flame.

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Patricia Lewis Verani

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Catalogue

Issuer: United States
Metal: Silver

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