Congratulations! You Just Won an Olympic Gold-Toned Medal Made of Base Metal

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Congratulations! You Just Won an Olympic Gold-Toned Medal Made of Base Metal

Have you been watching the Olympics? Are you filled with excitement whenever your favorite athletes climb to the top spot on the prizewinners’ stand to receive their gold medals? It’s a true crowning achievement in the lives of those elite competitors. How many people, after all, earn the most important awards in their professions? How many people work that hard for years and then see their labor repaid in such a visible way?

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Could Gold Be Hiding Under that Plaster or Paint?

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Could Gold Be Hiding Under that Plaster or Paint?

Those two exotic stories remind us that over the years, people have taken pains to disguise gold items from thieves, invading armies, greedy relatives and other hostile forces. At other times, gold has become hidden from sight by fires, drifting sand and other natural forces. What should you be on the lookout for? Here’s a quick list…

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What You Need to Know about Investing in Gold Medals

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What You Need to Know about Investing in Gold Medals

It is also important to consider collectible value. Like rare coins, some rare and significant commemoratives can have value to collectors that makes them worth more than the melt value of the metals they contain. But be aware of this: Gold-toned commemoratives that are being sold currently by commercial mints are usually plated with extremely thin layers of gold – not enough to be worth recycling.

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