Series III: Early Canadian Sports, includes coins #9 through #12. A $10 Lacrosse coin, a $10 Cycling coin, a $5 Canoeing coin and a $5 Rowing coin, each sealed in a heavy Lucite plastic holder and housed in a velvet-lined official Canadian Mint display and boxed in a Canadian Mint box inserted into sleeve and with certificate of authenticity.
Uncirculated coins are struck from Sterling Silver blanks by the Royal Canadian Mint and are in mint condition. Under the Olympic (1976) Act the number of coins minted in this series is limited. They will not be minted again. Each coin contains 92.5% silver. The $5 coins are 38 mm in diameter with a fine silver content of .723 Troy oz. The $10 coins are 45 mm in diameter with a fine silver content is 1.44 Troy oz.
