The olympics are a popular theme in Canadian gold proof coins.

24 karat Gold 1976 Olympic Commemorative Covers US $1,725.00 (12 Bids) End Date: Friday Sep-03-2010 6:39:31 PDT Add to watch list

Canada $100 Gold Coin (14K) Montreal Olympics 1976 US $369.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-03-2010 8:24:14 PDT Add to watch list

2008 $75 Olympic 14k Gold Four Host First in Case & COA US $440.00 End Date: Friday Sep-03-2010 11:51:02 PDT Add to watch list

2010 CANADA (Olympic) 1oz .9999 GOLD MAPLE LEAFS US $1,588.00 End Date: Friday Sep-03-2010 17:13:45 PDT Add to watch list

2007 Olympic $75 14KT Gold Coin -RCMP US $340.00 (6 Bids) End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 17:07:23 PDT Add to watch list

2007 Olympic $75 14KT Gold Coin-Athletes Pride US $180.27 (4 Bids) End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 17:08:03 PDT Add to watch list

1976 Canada $100 Gold Coin (14K) Montreal Olympics 1976 US $251.00 (5 Bids) End Date: Sunday Sep-05-2010 20:30:14 PDT Add to watch list

1974 olympic siver set from canada ,mint. over 28 oz US $499.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Sep-06-2010 14:42:21 PDT Add to watch list

1976 CANADIAN OLYMPIC 14 KARAT GOLD $100 COIN - SEALED US $299.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Sep-07-2010 20:03:01 PDT Add to watch list

CANADA 1992 175 DOLLARS OLYMPIC SLABBED PF68 GOLD COIN US $674.95 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Sep-08-2010 8:59:29 PDT Add to watch list

1 OZ SILVER CANADIAN MAPLE LEAF 2010 OLYMPICS COIN US $35.00 End Date: Wednesday Sep-08-2010 13:12:24 PDT Add to watch list

CANADA $100 DOLLARS GOLD COIN, MONTREAL OLYMPICS 1976 US $449.00 End Date: Thursday Sep-09-2010 20:43:11 PDT Add to watch list

Canada, 175 Dollars 1992, olympics, Gold US $980.00 End Date: Saturday Sep-11-2010 3:46:00 PDT Add to watch list

*** Canadian Olympic $100 Gold Coin *** US $329.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Sep-12-2010 3:57:24 PDT Add to watch list

1992 $175 100TH ANNIV. OF OLYMPIC MOVEMENT GOLD COIN US $899.99 End Date: Tuesday Sep-14-2010 10:01:50 PDT Add to watch list

**2010**Vancouver Olympic 1oz 9999 Silver $5 HOCKEY US $33.27 End Date: Thursday Sep-16-2010 15:47:29 PDT Add to watch list

2007 $75 14KT Olympic Gold - Atheletes Pride US $475.24 End Date: Friday Sep-17-2010 17:41:50 PDT Add to watch list

2007 $75 14KT Olympic Gold - R.C.M.P-Ref#621567 US $475.24 End Date: Friday Sep-17-2010 17:42:13 PDT Add to watch list

2009 $75 14KT Olympic Gold - Moose - Ref# 621589 US $475.24 End Date: Friday Sep-17-2010 19:06:53 PDT Add to watch list

2007 $75 14KT Olympic Gold - Canada Geese - Ref# 621587 US $475.24 End Date: Friday Sep-17-2010 19:14:11 PDT Add to watch list

2008 $75 14KT Olympic Gold - Inukshuk - Ref# 621588 US $475.24 End Date: Friday Sep-17-2010 19:28:25 PDT Add to watch list

2010 Olympic $200 Gold Coin-First Canadian Olympic Gold US $1,047.53 End Date: Friday Sep-17-2010 19:29:47 PDT Add to watch list

CANADA $100 DOLLARS GOLD COIN, MONTREAL OLYMPICS 1976 US $399.00 End Date: Sunday Sep-19-2010 11:44:11 PDT Add to watch list

CANADA $100 GOLD COIN 14KT 1976 * OLYMPIC * US $370.72 End Date: Monday Sep-20-2010 1:09:29 PDT Add to watch list

CANADA - 1976 -100$ OLYMPIC GOLD COIN. US $379.99 End Date: Monday Sep-20-2010 2:23:58 PDT Add to watch list

CANADA $75 Gold Coloured Coin – Olympic Spirit (2009) US $499.99 End Date: Monday Sep-20-2010 14:11:16 PDT Add to watch list

5 oz pure gold 2010 $500 Gold coin Olympic winter games US $10,199.00 End Date: Tuesday Sep-21-2010 6:25:20 PDT Add to watch list

2007 $75 Olympic Games 14k Gold Canada Geese Coin US $399.00 End Date: Wednesday Sep-22-2010 10:20:39 PDT Add to watch list

CANADA $100 GOLD COIN 22KT 1976 * OLYMPIC * US $727.19 End Date: Wednesday Sep-22-2010 14:13:04 PDT Add to watch list

CANADA $75 GOLD COIN HOME OF THE 2010 OLYMPIC WINTER US $450.00 End Date: Thursday Sep-23-2010 13:44:50 PDT Add to watch list

CANADA $100.00 1/2 OZ GOLD PROOF COIN 22KT 1976 OLYMPIC US $665.00 End Date: Saturday Sep-25-2010 16:13:37 PDT Add to watch list

Cayman Islands $5 Olympic 1988 silver proof US $33.22 End Date: Saturday Oct-02-2010 7:30:56 PDT Add to watch list

1976 Canadian Gold 22kt coin Olympics Proof US $995.95 End Date: Saturday Oct-02-2010 9:16:12 PDT Add to watch list

CANADA $100 GOLD COIN 14K 1987 XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES US $375.48 End Date: Saturday Oct-02-2010 20:12:15 PDT Add to watch list

The Olympic Games take place every four years due to which the country that has the rights of hosting this spectacular event usually prints some type of commemorative coin. These coins that are usually made entirely of gold are termed ‘Olympic Coins’. Canada has been one of the leading countries of designing such Olympic coins. Although, the summer Olympics has only been held once in Canada, most numismatists agree that this was the event that led the Royal Canadian Mint to print the Olympic five and ten dollar coins in commemoration of these 1976 Olympic Games.

The Royal city of Vancouver has been awarded the rights to hold the 2010 winter Olympics and for this reason, the Royal Canadian Mint officially released the first coins dedicated to commemorative this prestigious event on 20th February 2008. This coin was an Olympic 25-cent coin that depicted a man snowboarding in front of the Maple Leaf. There were also one-ounce Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games Gold Maple Leaf coins which were released, that contained 99.99% pure Gold bore a $50 face value. These 99.99% pure Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Gold Maple Leaf coins will become the first bullion gold coins manufactured to commemorate the Olympic Games. The 2009 issue of this Olympic Maple Leaf Gold coin is the second out of a three year series that started in 2008 and will continue until 2010, just before the Winter Olympics start. Some of these coins feature the inscription ‘Vancouver 2010’ along with an imprint of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Other coins bear a new interpretation of “inukshuk,” a stone sculpture which is a direct reference to the Inuit people in the northern Canadian plains of ice and snow.

Although, The Royal Canadian Mint has allowed the release of these coins, it is not the first time they have been authorized to do so. To commemorate the centennial anniversary of the Olympic Games, The International Olympic Committee allowed for the issuing of a set of coins minted by Australia, Austria, France, Greece and Canada. The first set of three of these gold coins were minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in 1992.