was between 650,000 and 1,480,000 of each Coin, depending on the Series. The 1952 Helsinki issue was 600,000, And the 1964 Innsbruck issue was 2,900,000. Nearly half a million collectors in the U.S. and Canada purchased Canadian Olympic Coins. Yet, the entire number of 1980 Olympic Coins available to North American collectors is only 20 percent of the Canadian Olympic Coins available in 1976. In the entire history of Olympic Coinage there has never been an issue quite Tike this one. These rare and beautiful Coins commemorate the first Olympic Games ever held in the USSR. They are the first Proof Quality Coins ever minted in the Soviet Union. They are legal tender in the USSR, backed for their full face value at the official rate of exchange by the Soviet Authorities. And because so few 1980 Olympic Coins will be available, their importance is even further enhanced. Certificate of Authenticity All Proof Quality 1980 Olympic Coins come with a signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity, which validates the Proof Quality of the Coins, their precious metal content and their identity as the Official 1980 Olympic Issue by authority of the Chief Manager of the Goznak Mints. Click here to return to the text.