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Torch from 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics commands six-figure price at auction

This Olympic torch, which was carried on a 4,350-mile odyssey from Olympia, Greece to Grenoble, France for the 1968 Winter Olympic Games, sold for $187,500 on July 20. Image courtesy of RR Auction

BOSTON, Mass. – A torch from the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics sold for $187,500 at RR Auction on July 20.

1896 Athens Olympic medal wins $88K+ at RR auction

1896 Athens Olympic bronze medal, $88,580

BOSTON – A scarce second-place winner’s medal from the first modern Olympic Games sold for $88,580 on January 20 at RR Auction.

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RR Auction presents winning Olympic lineup, Jan. 20

St. Louis 1904 Olympic silver medal for the long jump, awarded to Daniel Frank, est. $75,000-$100,000

St. Louis 1904 Olympic silver winner's long jump medal, awarded to Daniel Frank, est. $75,000-$100,000 — St. Louis 1904 Olympic silver medal for the long jump, awarded to Daniel Frank, est. $75,000-$100,000

BOSTON – Boasting an unprecedented selection of nearly 200 lots of winner’s medals, torches and outstanding ephemera, RR Auction‘s January 20 Olympic auction is set to be a record-breaker. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.

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1896 Athens Olympics 1st place medal wins $180K at RR Auction

1896 Olympic silver first-place medal, which sold for $180,111

BOSTON, Mass. – An extremely rare first-place silver medal from the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896 sold for $180,111, according to RR Auction.

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Olympic prizes aplenty at RR Auction July 22

Athens 1896 Olympic silver ‘First Place’ winner’s medal, estimated at $75,000-$100,000

BOSTON – With the Olympic season finally upon us again, RR Auction is pleased to host another auction honoring the worldwide Games. The Olympic Memorabilia Sale features nearly 200 lots; online bidding is scheduled to begin July 15 and conclude July 22. The catalog chronicles Olympics past and present, with a wide selection of relay torches, winner’s medals, participation medals, and Olympic ephemera. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.

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