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Highlights of Scarce Olympic Gold Medal Auction Sales | Nate D. Sanders

ByNate D Sanders

Gold Olympic Medal Sales at Nate D. Sanders Auctions

Though monumental world events such as the Great Depression, WWI, WWII and Olympic boycotts have taken place, the Olympics have remained a symbol of peace and unity to promote international goodwill. Coaches, athletes and spectators alike put aside their differences and participate in friendly competition. Here are some Olympic gold medal sales from various years:

1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics

The Summer Games of 1932 were held during the Great Depression. Several countries did not travel to compete and as result participation was the lowest it had been since 1904. We sold a gold medal from the Equestrian Team Event awarded to American Edwin Argo for $36,875.

Gold Olympic medal from Summer 1932. Measures about 5.5 cm in diameter. Front features goddess of victory holding a winner's crown paired with the text ''Xth Olympiad Los Angeles 1932''. The reverse pictures an Olympic winner being carried by a crowd.
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1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics

The 1928 Summer Olympic Games was a year of many firsts, including a lighting symbolic fire during the Games that was placed in the stadium and women participating in gymnastics and other athletic events. Another first this year was using the design of Italian sculptor and painter Giuseppe Cassioli’s for the Olympic medals that remained until 1972. We sold gold medal from these games for $14,079.

Gold Olympic medal from the 1928 Summer Games. Measures about 5.5 cm in diameter. Front features goddess of victory holding a winner's crown paired with the text ''IX Olympiad Amsterdam 1928''. The reverse pictures an Olympic winner being carried by a crowd.
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1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics

The summer Olympics of 1912 was the first year that all five continents were represented and was also the debut of women’s swimming, women’s diving and the modern pentathlon. This was also the year that the legendary Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon events by huge margins. We sold a gold medal from these memorable Games for $9,975.

Gold Olympic medal from summer of 1932. Front features two women placing a laurel crown on an athlete. Reverse pictures a herald announcing the opening of the Olympics along with the text "OLYMPISKA SPELEN STOCKHOLM 1912".
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1906 Athens Summer Olympics

The 1906 Games introduced several notable features of the Olympics that are still practiced today, such as the parade of nations and closing ceremony. This year’s medal was designed by French sculptor Jules-Clément Chaplain and features Zeus and the Acropolis as a reference to the Games held in Ancient Greece. We realized $9,500 for a gold medal from the 1906 Games.

Gold Olympic medal from Summer 1906 games. Features face of Zeus holding a globe with a winged victory figure standing atop it. Reverse bears acropolis with the text "1906 Olympic Games" in Greek.
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