5 Dollars Montréal Olympics, Kingston and Sailboats

One of 28 silver coins issued across four series to fund the 1976 Montréal Games, this piece belongs to the sailing series tied to Kingston, Ontario, where the Olympic regatta events were held on Lake Ontario. The Canadian government used coin sales — aggressively marketed internationally — as a partial financing mechanism for Games that ultimately ran roughly $1.5 billion over budget regardless.

The .460 fineness is notably low for a commemorative silver issue, a deliberate decision to keep production costs down while still qualifying the series as silver coinage.