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HERITAGE OFFERS OLGA KORBUT'S OLYMPIC MEDALSA February 6, 2017 Coin World article by Paul Gilkes highlights a consignment of Olga Korbut's Olympic medals. Here's an excerpt and some images of these important and
seldom-seen medals. -Editor
One of the most celebrated athletes in Olympic history, former Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut, now 61, has personally consigned to Heritage Auctions’ Feb. 25 and 26 sale her complete collection of Olympic medals and memorabilia. The consignment includes, combined, three gold medals and two silver medals that she won in the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich and the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal, along with medals and related items from before and after her Olympic performances.  1972 Munich Floor Exercise gold medal  1976 Montreal Gymnastics gold Medal  1969 Army of the USSR gymnastics competition medal To read the complete article, see:  Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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