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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 1841959, member: 4910&quot;]I went to a local coin show recently and found these items in a dealer&#039;s coin box,</p><p>marked for $18 each.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not a big fan of the Olympics, but the coins looked nice so I bought them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both are from Austria, and commemorate the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Krause catalog states that the coins are 36mm, silver 0.640, ASW: 0.4924oz,</p><p>and should weigh 23.9300gm.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of mine has a weight that is close but the other weighs significantly more.</p><p>Is it a catalog error or something else?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_austria_sh1_olympics_1976_emblem.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Austria 100 Schillings 1976 Winter Olympics Innsbruck - Emblem (KM-2926)</p><p>Weight: 23.87gm (close)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_austria_sh1_olympics_1976_building.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Austria 100 Schillings 1976 Winter Olympics Innsbruck - Building (KM-2927)</p><p>Weight: 24.21gm (not so close)</p><p>The eagle on the reverse looks almost like an Aztec deity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Innsbruck also hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_austria_s50_1964_olympics.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Austria 50 Schillings 1964 Winter Olympics Innsbruck (KM-2896)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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