Sell or Auction Your Bronze 1952 Helsinki Olympics Medal for up to $12,500 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions
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Sell Your Bronze 1952 Helsinki Olympics Medal
The 1952 Summer Olympic games were held in Helsinki, Finland. Several countries made their Olympic debut at these games including the Soviet Union, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Israel, Thailand, and Indonesia. Eight world records were broken at the 1952 games, the most to occur at the Olympics until the 2008 summer games in Beijing.
We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions sold two bronze medals from the 1952 games for as high as $12,500. Please see details below:
Bronze medal from the XV Olympiad, won at the Olympic games in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Medal was won by a member of the Finnish men’s gymnastics team, who were awarded the bronze medal in the team competition that year. Medal’s obverse bears a relief of the goddess Victory as she holds a winner’s crown in her right hand and a palm leaf in her left, accompanied by the inscription, ”XV / Olympiad / Helsinki / 1952”. Reverse contains a relief of an Olympian carried through a crowd, the Olympic stadium in the background. Measures 2” in diameter. Very good to near fine. Sold for $12,500.
Bronze Medal From the 1952 Summer Olympics, Held in Helsinki, Finland
Bronze medal from the XV Olympiad, won at the Olympic games in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Medal’s obverse bears a relief of the goddess Victory as she holds a winner’s crown in her right hand and a palm leaf in her left, accompanied by the inscription, “XV / Olympiad / Helsinki / 1952”. Reverse contains a relief of an Olympian carried through a crowd, the Olympic stadium in the background. Housed in original blue box with Olympic rings in gilt to top and blue felt to inside. Measures 2″ in diameter. Weighs 70 grams or 2.5 oz. Near fine. Sold for $2,800.
The following are some additional Olympic medals we have sold:
Bronze Medal From the 1920 Summer Olympics, Held in Antwerp, Belgium
Games of the VII Olympiad bronze medal, won by light-heavyweight boxer Harold Franks of Great Britain at the games in Antwerp, Belgium in 1920. Medal bears Josue Dupon’s design of an Olympic athlete, inscribed “3me prix VIIe Olympiade Anvers 1920”. Measures 2.5″ in diameter. Weighs 82 grams or just under 3 ounces. Near fine. Housed in original box, with autograph inscription signed by Harold Franks affixed underneath, “From Harold Franks My Love”. Sold for $14,743.
Bronze Medal From the 1948 Summer Olympics, Held in London, England
Bronze medal from the XIV Olympiad, won at the Olympic games in London, England in 1948. Medal’s obverse bears a relief of the goddess Victory as she holds a winner’s crown in her right hand and a palm leaf in her left, accompanied by the inscription, ”XIVth / Olympiad / London 1948”. Reverse bears a relief of an Olympian carried through a crowd, the Olympic stadium in the background. Measures 2” in diameter. Very good with some tarnishing. Sold for $12,500.
Silver Medal From the 1968 Summer Olympics, Held in Mexico City, Mexico — Awarded for the Gymnastics Vault Event
Silver medal from the XIX Olympiad, won in the Gymnastics Vault competition by Erika Zuchold at the Olympic games in Mexico City, Mexico in 1968. Medal bears a relief of the goddess Victory as she holds a winner’s crown in her right hand and a palm leaf in her left, accompanied by the inscription, ”XIX OLIMPIADA / MEXICO / 1968”. Verso features the relief of an Olympian being carried through a crowd with the Olympic stadium in the background. Medal is attached to original ruby silk ribbon. Also included is the IOC winner pin which was awarded to Zuchold in the 1990s. In her career, Zuchold won 4 silver medals and one bronze medal for East Germany and was the first woman to ever complete the flick-flack element on the balance beam. Comes with official medal certificate from the Olympic committee, measuring 12″ x 12″. Medal measures 2.25″ and weighs 124 g. or 4.4 ounces. Slight tarnishing, minor scuffing, overall very good condition. Sold for $11,942.
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