Olympic collection has become an important part of Olympic culture, history and art. The collection of modern Olympic commemorative coins has joined the ranks of Olympic collections since the first release of 195 1. At the same time, the good appreciation prospect of Olympic commemorative coins has attracted many investors to participate. At present, international gold and silver prices have hit record highs, while domestic investment income channels are not smooth. In view of this, Olympic gold and silver commemorative coins have become a very practical investment channel.

For example, 195 1, the value of Helsinki Olympic commemorative silver coins issued by Finland has increased from 18 euros at the time of issuance to 665 euros, which has more than tripled. The "high jump" silver coin in the commemorative coin of 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games issued by the United States was 49 euros when it was issued, and it increased to 186 euros in 2003, an increase of nearly four times. In 2003, the first silver coin in Athens Olympic Games commemorative coins issued by Greece rose from 70 euros at the time of issuance to 95 euros at present, and the gold coin rose from 499 euros at the time of issuance to 700 euros at present. The silver coins issued by China 200 1 to commemorate Beijing's successful Olympic bid also appreciated, from the issue price of 220 yuan to the latest market price of 1650 yuan. The precious metal commemorative coins for the 29th Olympic Games (1 group) were officially issued in September 2006. It has been warmly welcomed by the vast number of coin collectors and investors, and the market price has climbed all the way. Once listed, it rose from the issue price of 8300 yuan to 13000 yuan, and hovered between 12000 yuan and 13000 yuan for a long time. Olympic commemorative coins are the embodiment of monetary culture and collection value.

The issuance of Olympic currency has always been the legal tender of the issuing country. The variety and design of Olympic commemorative coins not only enrich the variety and content of coins, but also are welcomed by collectors because their casting materials are easy to preserve. By collecting Olympic commemorative coins, people can understand the knowledge and history of the Olympic movement and get artistic enjoyment from it. In addition, because the countries that issue commemorative coins have always attached great importance to the design and casting of Olympic commemorative coins, they have hired excellent designers to design them, and the national mint has also made great efforts to make them into exquisite works of art reflecting a country's history and culture, so they have high artistic value, collection value and investment value. Therefore, coin collectors and investors all over the world regard Olympic commemorative coins as the best products for collection and investment.

Precious metal commemorative coins for the 29th Olympic Games in China were issued in three groups from 2006 to 2008, and one group was issued every year. * * * 9 gold coins and 0/4 silver coins were issued. 1 group, 2 gold coins of 1/3 ounces and 4 silver coins of 1 ounce; The second group consists of 5 ounces of gold coins 1 piece, 2 gold coins 1/3 ounces, 1 kg of silver coins 1 piece, and 4 silver coins 1 ounce; The third group is 10 kg gold coin 1, 5 oz gold coin 1, 1 3 oz gold coin 2, 1 kg silver coin 1,1oz silver coin 4.

Olympic commemorative coins are not only an important carrier to show the image of China and the spirit of the Chinese nation, but also a platform to show the national coinage art and an excellent opportunity to show the world the level of coin manufacturing in China. The overall design of precious metal commemorative coins for the 29th Olympic Games embodies the Olympic spirit of "Faster, Higher and Stronger", expresses the concept of "Green Olympics, Hi-tech Olympics and People's Olympics" for the Beijing Olympic Games, expresses the unique image and spirit of China and Beijing around the theme slogan of "One World, One Dream" for the Beijing Olympic Games, carries forward the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation, has strong Beijing regional characteristics, and shows all countries in the world.

So far, two sets of precious metal commemorative coins for Beijing Olympic Games have been successfully issued. From the collection market, Olympic commemorative coins have played a positive role in promoting the brand and product image of China gold coins and promoting the sustained, healthy, stable and coordinated development of China gold coin industry. We believe that with the passage of time, the Beijing Olympic coins will be filled with the hopes of the country and the expectations of the people on the world coin-making stage, and will also make a brilliant contribution to the history of China's currency development.