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Did you know that the medals in London Olympics went down in history as the most difficult and expensive in the history of the Games? For their production took eight tons of gold, silver and copper, which have been delivered from Mongolia and the US state of Utah. On the eve of the Olympics every demand of its attributes is gaining wide popularity. Collectors are willing to leave most inconceivable amount for the coveted trophy. Let's look at the most expensive Olympic items sold at auction.
Cup for winning the marathon in 1896

Cost: $ 861,129

Silver Cup Brealya handed to the winner of the Olympic marathon in 1896 in Athens, was the top lot of the auction Christies's in 2012. Of particular importance to this subject 15 cm attached to the fact that it was the first Olympic Games of modern times. The prize bears the name of the philanthropist, linguist and historian Michel Brealya which proposed the inclusion of the marathon in the Olympic program. However, the original marathon distance of 42 km was not like today, but only 40.

Sell ​​relic auctioned grandson decided the winner of the marathon in Athens, the Greek Spyros Louis. Lot acquired a charity that gives grants to education, science and art Stavros Niarchos Foundation. It is expected that the cup will be put in the generated buyer cultural center, due to open in Athens in 2015.





Gold medal of the Olympic Games 1996 in Atlanta

Cost: $ 1 million

In March 2012, at a charity auction in Kyiv for the gold medal, won by Vladimir Klitschko at the Olympic Games in Atlanta (1996), the unknown buyer shelled out $ 1 million. He made his proposal, calling during the auction personally Klitschko, who had to go on stage and to make a statement on the termination of trading. You receive the following buyer's representative said that the medal will be a boxer, and the money will go to charity.



Coin "XXIX Olympic Games in Beijing»

Cost: $ 575,000

In 2011, a gold coin of the National Bank of China 10 kg and a diameter of 180 mm has become the most expensive lot of the auction of the New York auction house Heritage Auctions Galleries. Souvenir diameter of 180 mm was struck specifically for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. On its obverse color logo games and on the back - the heavenly temple on a background of clouds, the dragon, and seventeen years of competition figures athletes. Souvenir nice features: it will present in a wooden box topped with a figure of marble. In all there were 29 such coins.



Torch Olympics in Helsinki in 1952

Cost: $ 360,000

In 2011, at an auction in Paris has become a highlight of the silver torch games in Helsinki. Artifact length of 60 cm was sold more expensive than the estimate (€ 200 000). American collector purchased it, which seems to have attracted the fact that there are only 22 of the torch of the Olympics in Helsinki.



Medal hockey player Mark Wells

Cost: $ 310,700

Mark Wells - one of the players of the US team at the Olympic Games in Lake Placid in 1980. It is this team made up of players of student teams managed to beat the defending champion of the world - the USSR national team. That match went down in history as the "Miracle on Ice».

In 2010, Wells medal was auctioned Hertage Auctions Galleries record price, even despite the fact that he did not become a star of world level. The added value created by jewelers Tiffany & Co. award gives the fact that it was their first medal at the auction of the famous match. Parting with her, Wells wrote: "I hope that you will appreciate this medal as well as the once admired her myself. I am deeply convinced that this souvenir has a great significance for the world of sports ».



Torch Olympic Games in Grenoble 1968

Cost: $ 247,500

For the Olympic Winter Games in Grenoble (1968) was released a total of 33 torch. Not surprisingly, one of them was sold in 2010 at an auction house Vassy-Jalenques SARL nearly $ 250 000.



Olympic Torch in London in 2012

Cost: $ 243,000

In 2012, a resident of a small town in the county of Somerset (UK) Sarah Milner Simonds successfully earned at auction eBay. She put up for sale Olympic torch in London, which bought for 150,000 pounds ($ 243,000). Immediately after this online store flooded with offers from other holders of the torches. However, none of them was able to repeat the record Symonds: over 100 000 pounds (about $ 162,000) price is not rising, and then completely dropped to the level of 1,000 pounds (about $ 1621).



Commemorative coin for the Olympics in Sochi

Cost: $ 232,200

Trehkilogrammovaya coin denomination of 25 000 was purchased by an anonymous buyer in the Far East. This is the hardest and most expensive of collector coins issued for the Olympics in Sochi. Under the agreement, which was signed by the Central Bank and the Savings Bank with the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee in 2010, for the race is to be released 21 types of commemorative coins.



Sweaters Canadian hockey team

Cost: $ 94,000

To help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, he hosted a charity online auction. It sold only NHL jerseys. Record auction result put Canadians: the things the players of this country's Olympic team sold for $ 94 000. Since the hammer went 23 sweaters. In this form, the Canadians played during the 2010 Winter Olympics. The most expensive was the form player Cindy Crosby ($ 37,100), followed by Jonathan Toews form ($ 7,600). The remaining jerseys left an average of $ 2,000 apiece.



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