This Friday the Summer Olympics finally begin
with the opening ceremony at Maracanã Stadium. Everyone is talking about these
upcoming games, and this is a primetime for collectors of Olympic memorabilia
and medals. Responsive to this, Boston-based RR Auction held an online auction
of Olympic medals, torches and gear that opened on July 14th and
concluded on July 21st.
This auction was a success, and a vast
assortment of memorabilia that spanned over a century of Olympic history found
its way into the hands of new collectors. The auction featured 296 different
lots, which included 19 winners’ medals, 44 participation medals, and 31
torches from various Olympic games. The auction even featured a torch used
several months ago at the beginning of the torch relay for this year’s Summer
Olympics!
Coin
World reported on a particularly noteworthy
item that sold at RR Auction to an anonymous collector in the United Kingdom
--- a winning gold medal from the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games. The medal
sold at auction for $55,831. The sport in which the medal was presented and the
recipient were disclosed only to the winning bidder by RR Auction.
The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution also noted the successful
auction of Olympic medals relevant to the very games they hosted in 1996. Three
winner’s medals from the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta sold at auction for
more than $11,000, as well as a bronze participation medal and an Olympic torch
replica signed by the late boxer Muhammad Ali, who carried the Olympic flame
that year. The autographed torch sold at auction for $3,660, one of the many
torches that was available at this auction.
RR Auction currently has another online auction
open for bids, entitled “Fine Autographs and Artifacts” and featuring numerous
historic and rare autographs and documents until bids close on August 10th.
This new auction also features exceptional sports memorabilia, with autographs
from the recently departed Muhammad Ali, a signed Heisman trophy, and
autographed photos of Babe Ruth.
Be sure to check out the featured items in
their various categories in the auction galleries on their website.
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