Folks, 15.55 grams of .999 silver.....

[bill from lachine]

Folks,

Did a sports field hunt this a.m. and managed a bit of coffee money and near the end this commemorative ingot for the 1976 Montreal Olympics.....I get a kick out of the odd ball finds and this one fits the bill.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

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[Westfront]

Very cool find Bill! Thats something you don't see everyday for sure!

 

[sutphin]

DANG THATS NEAT ........

 

[The Urban Prospector]

Awesome!

 

[Mackaydon]

Took me a moment to understand 15.55 grams.
Got it; 1/2 troy ounce.
Interesting find, Bill.
Don......

 

[bill from lachine]

Don,

They were issued in a set of three and replicated the stamps of the same series....odds are some of the proceeds from the sale went to help fund the athletes training costs.

Regards + HH

Bill

Took me a moment to understand 15.55 grams.
Got it; 1/2 troy ounce.
Interesting find, Bill.
Don......

 

[Mackaydon]

Some history:
Quote:
Olympic Stamp Sculptures

The tradition of creating works of art to honor and commemorate the Games is as old as the Games themselves. Canada in its own way maintained that tradition, for never before had any postal administration authorized the reproduction of an Olympic postage stamp in precious metal.

The Olympic stamp sculptures represented the creative collaboration of some of Canada's leading artists and craftsmen. In all, five exquisite series were minted: the first four reproduced series I through IV of the Olympic action stamps, and the fifth and final series commemorated the official ceremonies. It depicted the opening ceremony, the Olympic Flame and the medal ceremony.

To protect their rarity as collectors' items, the stamp sculptures were available to subscribers for a limited time only. They could be purchased individually in gold, silver, or bronze; in sets of three stamps of each metal; or in a combination set of one stamp of each metal.

The sizes and weights of the stamp sculptures were as follows:

1st issue — dimensions: 24 x 40 x 1.5 mm; 24 kt gold, 2.25 Troy oz; .999 fine silver, 1.5 Troy oz; bronze, 1.5 Troy oz.

2nd issue — dimensions: 30 x 36 x 1.5 mm; gold, 2.25 Troy oz; silver and bronze, 1.5 Troy oz each.

3rd, 4th and 5th issues — dimensions: 30 x 36 x 1.5 mm. Each gold stamp contained 23.33 grams in 24 kt. Silver stamps and bronze stamps
weighed 15.55 grams.

The Olympic stamp sculptures were extremely well received by the public and much acclaimed by collectors. But on December 31, 1976, despite continuing orders, Canada Post was obliged by law to withdraw them from sale.

Source: http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/...1976v1p1.pdf

Scroll to page 74 here for official announcement of the issues:
http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v1p1.pdf
Don....

 

[bill from lachine]

Don,

Thanks for the background info.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[qaela4]

Great find, the real question is WHO would be carrying that around with them instead of leaving it home in their collection?

 

[jewelerguy]

very nice!

 

[bill from lachine]

Well it was in a primary school yard sports field.....I'm thinking some kid brought it to school to show off and probably lost it.

Regards + HH

Bill

Great find, the real question is WHO would be carrying that around with them instead of leaving it home in their collection?

 

[Loco-Digger]

Cool piece. Bet that kid is still wondering where that thing is.

 

[OBN]

That's a nice chunk of Silver!!

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

Well that's just an awesome find...never saw one of them great job Bill!

 

[coryg]

That's a cool find

 

[pepperj]

Nice pull Bill, sort of remember them being advertised but never thought of getting one out of the dirt. Congrats

 

[Joe hunter]

Very nice bet that rang up pretty clear

 

[mnixon]

that thing prolly did blow ya ears off .... um im thinkin it's from womens fencing ?

 

[basque-man]

That is something we don't see everyday! Great find!