Is an Olympic Gold Medal Made of Solid Gold?
posted by Josiah Garber on February 28, 2010
in Economics, Fun
I”m sure that for many people watching the olympics the question of the gold content of a Gold Medal has crossed the mind.
So is an olympic Gold metal made out of gold? It turns out yes: but it is not solid gold.
Check out this article by Jake Towne about the Olympic Gold Medals for more information.
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Gold is what.. over $1,000 an ounce.. I wouldn’t think it would have *any* gold in it
Yeah I was surprised as well. But it is definitely substantially less than solid.
I believe gold is over 1100/ounce.