Medal for 1952 Nobel Prize in Chemistry sells for $180K

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Archer Martin in 1952 for co-inventing partition chromatography, £150,000 (about $180,000). Image courtesy of Noonans
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Archer Martin in 1952 for co-inventing partition chromatography, £150,000 (about $180,000). Image courtesy of Noonans
Medal for Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Archer Martin in 1952 for co-inventing partition chromatography, £150,000 (about $180,000). Image courtesy of Noonans

LONDON – The Nobel Prize medal awarded to chemist Archer Martin in 1952 was sold by Noonans February 2 in an auction of Coins and Historical Medals for a hammer price of £150,000 (about $180,000). It was consigned by his family and was bought by a private collector in Europe, who was bidding via the telephone.

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