1996 Atlanta Olympics memorabilia fetches thousands
Have you been holding on to those Olympics mementos?
Maybe it’s time to dust them off.
A trio of winner's medals from the Atlanta Games fetched more than $11,000 during a recent Olympic memorabilia auction that included many items from the 1996 event.
An Olympic torch signed by boxing legend Muhammad Ali went for more than $3,660. Several of the torches were made and signed by Ali, but those up for bid did not include the one that he carried to light the Olympic flame.
Boston-based RR Auction is selling nearly 300 items, including 44 participation medals, 19 winners’ medals and 31 torches.
Top dollar was paid for a gold winner's medal from the 2012 London Summer Games that received a winning bid of $55,831.
The medal was designed by British artist David Watkins.
Bidders didn’t to pay thousands of dollars to walk away with a piece of Olympic history.
A bronze participation medal from the Olympics in Atlanta, complete with its original velvet pouch and green box, went for a modest $148.23.
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