1984 Summer Olympics commemorative coins

United States Mint commemorative coins

In 1983 and 1984, the United States Mint issued a series of commemorative coins to commemorate the 1984 Summer Olympic games held in Los Angeles. These coins were authorized by Public Law 97-220.

Silver dollar

The first coin of the series was the 1983 silver dollar, which was the first commemorative dollar issued by the US Mint since the Grant Memorial gold dollar of 1922. Public Law 97-220 authorized 50,000,000 Los Angeles XXIII Olympiad dollars to be minted in 1983 and 1984. The obverse of the 1983 dollar features a discus thrower, while the reverse features an eagle. A total of 642,571 uncirculated 1983 dollars were minted at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints, plus 1,577,025 proof dollars minted at San Francisco.

The silver dollar was redesigned in 1984, featuring the gateway to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The designer of this coin was Robert Graham, who had also designed the gateway that appeared on the coin. A total of 451,304 uncirculated 1984 dollars were minted at the three mints, plus 1,801,210 proof dollars minted at San Francisco.

1983 silver dollar
1984 silver dollar

Gold eagle

A ten-dollar gold coin (a.k.a. Eagle) was released in 1984. This coin features male and female Olympic torch runners. Of the 2,000,000 coins authorized by Public Law 97-220, a total of 497,478 proof coins were minted at the four mints (a majority at the West Point Mint), and a further 75,886 uncirculated coins were minted at West Point.

1984 Olympic eagle

References

"Los Angeles Olympiad Discus Thrower Dollar | U.S. Mint". www.usmint.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
"1983 Olympic Silver Dollar". Retrieved 2019-05-03.
"1984 Olympic Silver Dollar". Retrieved 2019-05-03.
"1984 Olympic $10 Gold". Retrieved 2019-05-03.

v t e Coinage of the United States
Circulating	1¢ 5¢ 10¢ 25¢ 50¢ $1
Obsolete	1⁄2¢ 1¢ (Fugio) 1¢ (large size) 2¢ 3¢ (silver) 3¢ (nickel) 5¢ (silver) 20¢ $1 (gold) $2.5 $3 $5 $10 $20
Canceled	2¢ (billon) 2+1⁄2¢ 3¢ (bronze) $2 $4 $50 $100
Commemorative	1800s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Bullion	Silver Eagle (1986–present) Gold Eagle (1986–present) Platinum Eagle (1997–present) Gold Buffalo (2006–present) First Spouse (gold) (2007–2016; 2020) Palladium Eagle (2017–present) America the Beautiful silver bullion coins (2010–2021) American Liberty high relief gold coin (2015–present)
Special sets	Proof Set (1936–present) Mint Set (1947–present) Special Mint Set (1964–1967) Souvenir Set (1972–1998) Silver Proof Set (1976, 1992–present) Prestige Set (1983–1997)

v t e ← 1950s United States commemorative coins (1970s and 1980s) 1990s →
1976	United States Bicentennial coinage
1982	George Washington 250th Anniversary half dollar
1983	Los Angeles XXIII Olympiad dollar
1984	1984 Summer Olympics commemorative coins
1986	Statue of Liberty commemorative coins
1987	United States Constitution Bicentennial coins
1988	1988 Olympic commemorative coins 1988 Summer Olympics commemorative coins
1989	U.S. Congress Bicentennial commemorative coins

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