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Rare Olympic Collectibles and Memorabilia for Auction | Nate D. Sanders

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Scarce Olympic Collectibles and Memorabilia Sold at Nate D. Sanders Auctions

The Olympics hold a special place in our culture as the games unite over 200 teams from various countries and territories across the globe with the ultimate goal of promoting world peace. Olympic collectibles are among the most coveted sports memorabilia on the market. We’ve had the honor at Nate D. Sanders Auctions to sell some very special Olympic items including gold medals and rare relay torches. For a glimpse into some items we’ve sold, please see below:

Summer Olympic Torches

The remarkable Olympic torch ceremony began with the 1936 Summer Games hosted in Berlin, Germany. We’ve sold a variety of Summer Olympic torches ranging from the 1936 Berlin Games to the 1960 Rome Games. Please click here to learn more and view some of our realized prices.

Photo collage consisting of four different Olympic torches from summer Games including the 1936 Berlin Games and 1960 Rome Games.
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Winter Olympic Torches

The Olympic torches are designed to repel the effects of wind and rain while torchbearers carry a flame originating from Athens, Greece to the city hosting the current year’s Games. Some of the winter Olympic torches we’ve sold are among the more designs, which include the 1968 Games in Grenoble and the 1994 Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Please click here to learn more.

Photo collage consisting of four different Olympic torches from winter Games including the 1968 Games in Grenoble, France and 1994 Games in Lillehammer.
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Gold Olympic Medals

The tradition of awarding Olympic winners a gold, silver and bronze medal began at the 1904 Summer Games hosted in St. Louis, Missouri. The medals from 1904 were designed by New York City jewellers Dieges & Clust, who are also remembered for creating other iconic sports awards. Please click here to see some of our gold Olympic medal sales.

Photo collage consisting of four different gold medals from the years 1906, 1912, 1928 and 1932.
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Silver Olympic Medals

The International Olympic Committee regulates that silver medals must be comprised of 92.5% silver, which amounts to 525 grams of pure silver. We’ve sold some silver medals originating from some very memorable games including the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin. Please click here to see some highlights from our silver Olympic medal sales.

Photo collage consisting of four different silver medals from the years 1920, 1936, 1972 and 1976.
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Bronze Olympic Medals

Prior to the 1904 Games that implemented the three-medal format we use today, the Olympics awarded winners with a silver medal and runners-up received a copper medal. The International Olympics Committee has retroactively converted the silver and copper medals to gold and silver and additionally awarded a bronze medal to those who finished in third place. To learn about some of our bronze medal sales, please click here.

Photo collage consisting of four different bronze medals from the years 1920, 1948, 1952 and 1956.
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Thanks for taking a peek at some of our Olympic prices realized! Please let us know if you’d like a free appraisal of your Olympic collectibles. Our current auction can be found at natedsanders.com.