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An Olympic medal is worth glory & fame but not that much money because its just 1.2% gold

David Kugonza by David Kugonza
August 16, 2016
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An Olympic medal is worth glory & fame but not that much money because its just 1.2% gold
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The 500-gram gold medals earned by Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Simone Biles are nearly 99 percent recycled silver. They contain just 1.2 percent gold, mostly used as plating.

They are worth about 1,978,190 UgShs ($587 ) in current market prices.

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