5 Dollars Montréal Olympics, Water Polo

Part of the 28-coin series commissioned for the 1976 Montréal Games, these Olympic issues were sold in sets through a subscription program that generated significant revenue but also flooded the secondary market, suppressing collector premiums for decades. The .925 fine issues in the series command more attention; the .590 pieces — a non-standard fineness chosen to hit a specific bullion cost target during the silver price volatility of the early 1970s — tend to trade closer to melt.