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Old 10-24-2017, 09:21 PM
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Does anyone know if there is any way/service that can authenticate Olympic medals?
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Old 10-25-2017, 01:32 AM
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Bull on PSA. I would go to http://olympinclub.com/ and at the top navigation bar there is an option 'Resources'. The drop down has an option 'Ask the Experts'. One will say Olympic medals: Jim Greensfelder. If you click on his name you can send him an email directly. To make it more efficient I would have scans of the medal and if possible diameter in mm's and weight in grams. The fake medals can get the design and dimensions correct, but never the weight. Disclosure: I am a long time member of Olympin and one of the experts on two subjects.
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A major step would be to identify the material. A gold medal would be genuine gold, silver would be real silver, etc. Taking them to your local jeweler could do this.

One method use to authenticate World Series rings is to identify that the stones and metal are precious-- something the jeweller can do. Salesman samples and mass produced editions won't be of precious materials.

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A major step would be to identify the material. A gold medal would be genuine gold, silver would be real silver, etc. Taking them to your local jeweler could do this.

One method use to authenticate World Series rings is to identify that the stones and metal are precious-- something the jeweller can do. Salesman samples and mass produced editions won't be of precious materials.
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That is incorrect. Olympic gold medals are gold plated silver and have been for every Olympiad since 1920. Solid gold medals were produced for 1st place winners in 1904, 1908 and 1912. In 1896 first place winners received a silver medal, diploma and olive wreath. Second place winners received a copper medal and diploma. Third place received nothing. At the 1992 winter Olympics in Albertville, France, the winners medals were a combination of metal and Lalique crystal. At those games one of the athletes dropped their medal and it shattered. They received a replacement medal.

Participation medals are a different story. They have been produced in bronze, silver, pewter, copper, steel and there have been a few special presentation ones produced in gold. I believe the gold ones were from 1912 and presented by the King of Sweden.
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Words to live by, right there!
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Another thing to look at would be the weights of the medals, which I bet you could find online and would be easy to measure on a questioned medal.
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