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
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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