European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Collector s Corner . Minting olympic coins by . Cloudier tin United slates is miming a $5 Gold Coin find a i w Silver Dollar to commemorate american a Irti ii Jiten designed by  la Jones the c Hoof sculptor and engraver of the . Mini Fri item Nike it goddess of Victory in .1 Crown of Ulivi i Ives in the obverse of . Hit reverse carries  Jovine s stylized olympic be and the Fivi a Ink Symbol of it Gami s. Wit i tic letters Usa within the lop three circles. The Din weighs h.359 Grams. It is 10 percent Gold with it.2 percent Silver. The balance is Copper. The s5 Gold i1 1 " bears the mint Mark a for the Wesl Point Bullion depository. As Many As 1 Milinn of the Coin May be minted. Tin Silver Dollar s obverse designed by Patricia Phi a Muiir shows the olympic Torch my lady Liberty s lurch merging into a single flame. Olive   the edges. The reverse designed by Shirl j. Winter n . Mint sculptor and engraver carries the five olympic rings Wilk the letters Usa Naovu Thorn linked by Olive branches. Tin Silver Dollar weighs 26.73 Grams. Ii is 90 percent Silver 10" percent Copper. Proof Silver dollars struck multiple times with Spur  Hies have an a mint Mark for san i  i. Uncirculated coins Neinl con Lilion coins liken directly from the press have a a mini  for Denver. As Many at 10 million of the from kill the . Olympic tiler Dollar and Good Pittoff it of Well Ger nun 10-Nttrk Coin. Silver dollars May be minted. Send orders for the Silver or Gold coins to . Mint 19i1s . Olympic coins . Box 8s2s, Philadelphia a. 19162-0025. Uncirculated Silver dollars sell for $27. Proof Silver dollars sell for $29. Uncirculated $5 Gold coins sell or $225. Proof Gold coins sell for $235. Sets a Sliver Dollar and a $5 Gold piece sell for $250 uncirculated and $260 proof. The coins encased in Clear plastic Are packaged in Burgundy velvet presentation cases. Each tomes with a certificate of authenticity. The . Olympic committee receives a portion of the Purchase Price of every Coin $35 for each Gold Coin sold $7 for Ench Silver Coin. West Germany will offer a 10-Mark Coin in Honor of philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer 1780 1860. His name and face and the years of his birth and death arc on the obverse on the reverse is ,1 stylized German Eagle. The coins will be sold for Finice value beginning june i at Banks in West Germany. Banks usually will limit purchases to one Coin per customer. The coins will lie about 4.0 percent Silver. Some s.35 million of hem will be minted. Don t forget to Mark your Calendar for the Heidelberg stamp and Coin club s two shows ibis year june 5 and oct. 1 j at the elementary school in Patrick Henry Village. Hours arc 9 . To 5 . Looking for Antiques London s the place to go ii known simply As the fair a 10-Day event at Grosvenor i Louse on Park Lane. An admission ticket 9 pounds or about $16 allows visitors to browse among the treasures in the great room of the Cross nor House. Bui those who Are thinking of buying had better have plenty of Money on Kami for this fair is a far cry irom the bargain Hunting opportunities of the Street markets. The Grosvenor House Antiques fair june 9-10, is the sort where you can pick up a sol of Gold English egg spoons or an Ibsh cd Iury harpsichord. I i s one reason London has become the Antiques Mecca of the world. There s something for everyone no matter what the taste or the pocket whether it s found in the antique shops in the Street markets and covered arcades or at the City s famous fairs. In recent years growing numbers of one Day antique fairs have been held at various hotels and Halls. But the top of the line remains the Milliday and often International fairs the Blue bloods the Quality shows where if one purchases an article one can be assured of its authenticity because it has gone through a rigorous veiling that is an evaluation before being put on display and sold. And it is in Lune that the Quality shows burst upon the scene stalling Lune 3-12 with the Fine Art and Antiques fair at Olympia a Greal exhibition Hall on Hammersmith Road. The show will be closed june ii to allow items that have been sold to be removed and other items to be displayed in their place some 325 dealers will display their wares spread through the 10,000 Square Yards of space and 2 5,000 visitors arc expected. The admission charge will be 12 pounds about s21.so on Une 3, preview Day ind 4 pounds about $7,25 thereafter. At one Lime the fair used to say that the cheapest item could be found for five pounds about s9 thai has now been doubled to 1d pounds. As for the highest Price 50,000 pounds about $50,000usually for a painting or a Fine piece of furniture. If $90,000 for 3 single item seems a bit Rich the Grosvenor House event can make it seem like Small change. Last year an inlaid Cabinet sold there for 1,2 million pounds about $2.6 million. At the Grosvenor House it s rare to find anything priced Al less than 100 pounds about $160. The Grosvenor House fair is very much a a Riligh affair. All the 90 dealers Are from the British Isles and have showrooms in London most arc members of the British antique dealers association. Every item is vetted for authenticity with the  calling on the services of 125 specialists from museums and auction houses who serve on is committees covering Silver furniture icons paintings antiquarian books and bindings clocks Glast jewelry Oriental works of Art prints scientific instruments tapestries and carpets. Everything must beat least 100 years old to qualify. Opening Day will Start Ullh a private viewing. Tickets arc available that Day Only through participating Antiques dealers. General admission is 9 pounds about $16. Virtually next door to the Grosvenor is the Dorchester hotel where the seventh International ceramics fair and seminar one of London s specially fairs will run june 10-13. The ceramics fair has no exclusive invitation lists or High priced preview Day. Nor is there any age requirement for articles the emphasis being on Quality rather than Antiquity. The fair concentrates on porcelain poll try Glass and enamels and does mate certain that every article is closely vetted. Other leading antique fairs put on lectures in conjunction with their event but the International ceramics fair and seminar As the name implies places a Grealer than average emphasis on its lecture series. Throughout the four Day event 23 museum curators and other specialists will speak general admission is 5 pounds Aboul $9with lecture tickets costing 7 pounds about s12.&0. Daily fair hours Are 11 .-8 . Another Papular event is the Chelsea Antiques fair which was held in March at Chelsea old town Hall in London s colourful King s Road. Fortunately the air repeats self at the same location sept. 13 24. The Chelsea is Small but prestigious with Only 40 dealers ii expects to Lake in 10,000 visitors Over the 12-Day exhibit. An admission fee of 3,5 pounds about $6.30 includes a color Catalon. The theme of the Chelsea is furniture and since it has set a dateline of 1ji30,1 hat Means georgian and Regency. Along Wilh the furniture Are Hie furnishings everything that can be used in the Home from brass candlesticks to papier mache Lea caddies. The dateline on Silver and ceramics is 1851 on paintings jewelry and carpels it is 1sb7. Now in its ninth year the West London Antiques fair is put on twice a year in january and August in Kensington town Hall. This year s summer event Wilt be aug. 18-21, with 08 stands of furniture All pre-18 70. The rest of the items must to ill least 100 years old. This fair Loans toward the decorative English country look. Admission is 3 pounds about $5.50. November brings the City of London Antiques fair at the barbican the massive Concrete music and exhibition Hall in the Eastern Section of the City. A big fair Wilh 140 stands exhibiting from nov 22 27, it has Sci a furniture dateline of 1850. In combination Ullh the Antiques fair will be the City of London International Art fair with 100 dealers in Wale colors and oils. Works of Art can be modern or 191 h Century. A 5-Pound admission fee Aboul $9 covers both the Antiques and Art events. Other specially fairs in London this year include antique map and print fair june 20-21 and sept. 11-12, Bonne Nylon House Southampton Road antiquarian Book fair,june21-23, Park Lane hotel Piccadilly London antique dealers fair,scp1. 6-11, cafe Royal Regent Street decorative Antiques and textiles fair sept. 14-17, cafe Royal and Park Lane hotel Antiques pair oct. 5-10, Piccadilly. 24 or Loti a to zone Mif 19, ims