Olympic gold medal from 1904 races to record price

A gold medal from the 1904 Olympics set its own first when it fetched $436,297 (£351,000) plus 25% premium at RR Auction's timed sale in the US – a record for any 1904 medal.

The 1904 Olympics in St Louis, Missouri, was the first to be held outside Europe and the first where…

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