How much gold is in an Olympic gold medal, and how much is it worth? Olympic medals have what's known as a "melt value." But they're worth far more financially than their mineral contents, an auction expert notes.

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#OlympicGoldMedals haven’t been actual #Gold for over a century. The last solid, 24-karat gold medal to be awarded was at the 1912 Games in #Stockholm, according to the #InternationalOlympicCommittee or #IOC. nl.nytimes.com/f/newsletter...

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