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100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins Series: 1996-D Centennial Olympics (Tennis) Dollar Commemorative

We have talked a great deal about modern commemoratives gracing Whitman Publishing’s 100 Greatest United States Modern Coins list. More specifically, we have talked about a run of commemoratives stemming from the 1990s, including the next one we are about to break down. Authors Jeff Garrett and Scott Schechter will help us along with this fourth edition pick that was once deemed a dud and has since been deemed a treasure.

#88 – 1996-D Centennial Olympics (Tennis) Dollar Commemorative

If it is not obvious by now, this Olympic Tennis Dollar commemorative is one of a slew of commemoratives issued for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Including Proof and Uncirculated versions, there were 32 issues total. This program, along with several other years during...read more