Posted on 07/29/2021 12:47:21 PM PDT by algore
The top three finishers of each Olympic competition are awarded the gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively.
While the name seems to imply it, Olympic gold medals are not 100% gold. At one time the prize given to the first-place finisher in each competition was solid gold, but now Olympic gold medals are made mostly from silver.
For that matter, the second-place silver medals aren't always 100% silver either, though they do contain the same amount of silver as the gold medal. As for the third-place bronze medal, it is made of exactly what its name claims.
The specific composition and design of Olympic medals is determined by the host city's organizing committee. However, minimum standards must be maintained:
Gold and silver medals are at least 92.5% silver.
Gold medals must be plated with at least 6 grams of gold.
All Olympic medals must be at least 3 mm thick and at least 60 mm in diameter.
Bronze medals are bronze, an alloy of copper and usually tin.
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What do you mean it's gold plated? F,U.
I want REAL gold, not some debased plated medal.
I worked all my life for this.
I don't care if it came from recycled Cell phones I am going home.
Pressed meadow muffins
Not sure. Processed Mealworms?
Recycled beer cans and old Chevys.....................
The Wimmens medals are made of “sugar and spice and everything nice” The mens medals are made of “snips of snails and puppy dog tails” and the LGBTQABCDE medals are Made from “Unicorn farts and Skittles”.
the gold one is worth about $340.00 @ current prices if they only have 6 grams of gold
Hard cheese.
sorry, meant that the gold in the gold one is worth about $340
If you are fortunate enough to win a Gold Medal for good old Team USA you are taxed for all of your hard work.
Blood, sweat, and tears.
a little more than that because of the silver content, and a little cause they are semi-uncommon.
I have seen some for auction on certain sites, depending on who won them they may be worth more than the metal melt value.
but some you might just want to melt, like Bruce Jenner ones.
Tin....be about right.
Some seem to be made of chicken shit and jelly fish back bones
Why is it that it seems a lot of gay dudes are named Bruce?
lol about the jenner ones-
The value of the metals greatly exceeds the metallurgical value.
Could be worse, imaging being named “Bruthie”...
One of my Border Collies real name on the Purebred paperwork from Scotland is Crambone. Yep Crambone....
We call him Chip
Works better.....
Regards,
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