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The E-Sylum: Volume 17, Number 40, September 28, 2014, Article 15

2012 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL COMES TO MARKET

It's rare for an Olympic medal to turn up on the collector market. A 2012 gold medal will soon be offered for sale. -Editor

2012 Olympic gold medal

A "howlingly rare" Olympic gold medal anonymously donated to a charity auction is likely to have belonged to an official, the organiser has said.

David James, of James & Sons Auctioneers, in Fakenham, Norfolk, said the medal was left in an envelope at a valuation event in Stowmarket, Suffolk.

But the 2012 medal, one of 4,700 made by the Royal Mint, has no inscription, unlike those given to winners.

Mr James said he had been told some "may have been given to the committee".

The medal was dropped off at the counter of a valuation day, in an envelope with the initials of the Royal British Legion written on it, earlier this month.

"As an auctioneer, I was keen to find out the provenance and after speaking to the Royal Mint I've found out that there may have been a small amount given to the Olympic committee.

"It is definitely genuine. It's howlingly rare so it's almost impossible to value. I hope it will make a lot of money."

A spokeswoman from the Royal Mint said it was contracted to manufacture medals for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games but not all were engraved.

Love that 'howlingly rare' description. Maybe it'll start turning up in U.S. auction catlog lot descriptions. You heard it here first! -Editor

To read the complete article, see:
London 2012 Olympic gold medal is 'howlingly rare' (www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-29360899)



Wayne Homren, Editor

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