How Much is a Gold Medal Really Worth?

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3-02-2010 @ 10:13AM

Cooper said...

Interesting. If these numbers are correct, a Gold Medal actually has more silver in it than a Silver Medal. . . (Rigel - are you sure the silver medal isn't actually 509g of copper covered by 41g of silver?)

$3.00 for a Bronze sounds cheap - but try buying one for $3.00. . .

3-02-2010 @ 2:46PM

k said...

A gold medal is made of silver! No wonder the Olympics are such a farce.

3-02-2010 @ 9:58PM

epirher said...

the silver metal is an alloy of silver and copper.....like sterling silver it is 92% pure silver plus another metal (usually copper)to give it strength . it's not one metal covered by another.

3-02-2010 @ 11:02PM

Cooper said...

@Epirher: I don't know. The article says 509g Cu and 41g Ag. That's a long way from 92% pure silver. . .

3-03-2010 @ 2:45PM

John said...

Of course the Olympic Medal is worth far more than the metal it contains. It's the human achievement that gives boththe medal and the metal it contains their value. There is no other commpelling reason why one metal should be worth more than another.

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