Sell or Auction Your Silver 1968 Mexico City Olympics Medal for up to $12,500 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions
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Sell Your Silver 1968 Mexico City Olympics Medal
The 1968 Olympic Games were held in Mexico City, unifying over 5,500 athletes from 112 countries. At 7,350 feet above sea level, Mexico City has by far the highest altitude of any other city to host the Olympics. The thinner air of the high altitude was an advantage for non-endurance events and catastrophic for endurance events as athletes weren’t able to take in as much oxygen as they had during training. Due to the altitude situation, several new records were set for men’s shorter distance track events, including the very notable long jump record set by American Bob Beamon who jumped 8.90 meters.
We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions sold a silver medal from the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games for $11,942. Please see details below:
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.
The following are some additional Olympic medals we sold:
Bronze winner’s medal and badge from the XVI Olympiad, won by a member of the Bulgarian football team in Melbourne, Australia in 1956. The Bulgarian football team defeated India 3-0 in the Bronze medal game on 7 December 1956. Medal bears a relief of the goddess Victory to obverse, as she holds a winner’s crown in her right hand and a palm leaf in her left, accompanied by the inscription, ”XVIth / Olympiad / Melbourne 1956”. Reverse contains a relief of an Olympian carried through a crowd, the Olympic stadium in the background. Lot also includes the Olympic badge, attached to a purple ribbon with ”Football” printed in gold lettering. Medal measures 51 mm in diameter and weighs 63 grams. Slight fading to lettering on badge, otherwise near fine. Sold for $12,500.
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 1912 Summer Olympics, Held in Stockholm, Sweden
Bronze medal from the V Olympiad, won at the Olympic games in Stockholm, Sweden in 1912. Obverse of medal bears a relief of two female figures, placing a crown atop an athlete; the reverse is a relief of a herald proclaiming ”Ling”, the founder of the Swedish gym system, with ”Olympiska / Spelen / Stockholm 1912” written around edge. Housed in original green box, with ”III Pris” and the Olympic logo stamped in gold to lid. Medal measures 1.4” in diameter. Near fine. Sold for $12,500.
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