A gold medal from the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, the first ever hosted in the United States, just sold for $545,371 at auction. The medal, which is smaller than its modern counterparts and made from ...

In the summer of 1904, the United States hosted its first-ever Olympic Games. Up to that point, the global competititon had been held in Europe, but organizers decided to venture across the Atlantic ...

A Rare Gold Medal From the 1904 St. Louis Olympics Sells for $545,371 at Auction BOSTON (AP) — A gold medal awarded at the first Olympics hosted on U.S. soil was sold at auction for over half a ...

But, in December, one of these rare 1904 gold medals hit the market. It sold last week for $545,371 at the end of an RR Auction’s sale of Olympics memorabilia. The medal in question was awarded ...

BOSTON — A gold medal awarded at the first Olympics hosted on U.S. soil was sold at auction for over half a million dollars, part of hundreds of lots of memorabilia from the Games over the ...

"No one really knows exactly how many 1904 Olympic gold medals are still out there," Eaton said. "What we do know is they're exceedingly rare. Of the roughly 100 gold medals awarded in St. Louis ...

Cancel anytime. This Nov. 2024 image provided by RR Auction shows a rare gold medal from the 1904 Olympics at the intake office of RR Auction, in Amherst, N.H. BOSTON — A gold medal awarded at ...

BOSTON (AP) — A gold medal awarded to the winner of the 110-meter hurdles at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, the first Games hosted on U.S. soil, is being auctioned off as part of hundreds of lots ...

“No one really knows exactly how many 1904 Olympic gold medals are still out there,” Eaton said. “What we do know is they’re exceedingly rare. Of the roughly 100 gold medals awarded in St ...

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