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 US OLYMPIC GOLD SILVER SET $4,750.00 End Date: Thursday Feb-23-2012 17:27:19 PST |
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 CMI USS CONSTITUTION 999 SILVER 50oz BAR INGOT POURED $3,395.95 End Date: Thursday Mar-22-2012 8:56:33 PDT Buy It Now for only: $3,395.95 |
 RMS TITANIC PREMIER EDITION GOLD SILVER PROOF SET $3,349.99 End Date: Tuesday Mar-13-2012 22:23:39 PDT Buy It Now for only: $3,349.99 |
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 2006W AMERICAN EAGLE 20th ANNIVERSARY GOLD SILVER COIN SET US MINT with COA $2,531.00 End Date: Tuesday Feb-28-2012 15:39:25 PST Buy It Now for only: $2,531.00 |
 2006 W 50 US GOLD 1 SILVER EAGLE 20TH ANNIVERSARY SET w MINT BOX COA $2,549.00 End Date: Wednesday Feb-29-2012 18:20:17 PST Buy It Now for only: $2,549.00 |
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 2006 W 20th Anniversary Gold Silver Set $2,400.00 End Date: Tuesday Feb-28-2012 12:14:55 PST Buy It Now for only: $2,400.00 |
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 1988 W American Gold Eagle Proof 1 oz 50 NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo $2,150.00 End Date: Monday Mar-19-2012 1:25:55 PDT Buy It Now for only: $2,150.00 |
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 2006 American Eagle 20th Anniversary Gold and Silver Coin Set $1,925.00 (4 Bids) End Date: Sunday Feb-26-2012 19:12:59 PST |
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 1992 USOlympic 6 coin Gold Silver PF UNC Mint Set $1,695.00 End Date: Sunday Mar-4-2012 10:44:12 PST Buy It Now for only: $1,695.00 |
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 2008 US Mint Jacksons Liberty First Spouse Uncirculated Gold coin w box $1,685.00 End Date: Wednesday Mar-14-2012 15:02:38 PDT Buy It Now for only: $1,685.00 |
 1988 USOlympic 4 coin Gold Silver PF UNC Mint Set $1,595.00 End Date: Sunday Mar-4-2012 10:43:42 PST Buy It Now for only: $1,595.00 |
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 2008 50Y Proof Silver China Panda 5 oz NGC PF70 $1,500.00 End Date: Monday Mar-12-2012 15:43:53 PDT Buy It Now for only: $1,500.00 |
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 1886 1986 United States Liberty Coins GOLD Silver $1,395.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-20-2012 14:48:09 PDT Buy It Now for only: $1,395.00 |
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 Roll 20 Morgan Silver Dollars 1921 PDS XF AU $899.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-20-2012 9:51:03 PDT Buy It Now for only: $899.00 |
 Roll 20 Morgan Silver Dollars 1879 1901 Good to Fine $899.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-20-2012 15:56:04 PDT Buy It Now for only: $899.00 |
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 2005 SILVER AND GOLD PROSPECTORS COLLECTION ICG PR 70 MS 70 $895.00 End Date: Sunday Mar-18-2012 13:52:56 PDT Buy It Now for only: $895.00 |
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Why were gold silver and bronze chosen as the colors of rewards for the Olympic medals?
Please, no answers like it goes by value and demand with gold being the most wanted because it is the shiniest metallic pigment and silver being the next wanted because it is the second shiniest and bronze bring the third and last wanted. Is there a history? What is the history? Who chose these colors and why were they chosen? Please, don't make your story or link long and endless with a lot of words. Make it as short as you can. I'm curious.
The term refers to a winner's prize at the modern Olympic Games because medals were not awarded at the ancient games. In 1896, winners received a silver medal; the second place received a bronze medal. In 1900, most winners received cups or trophies instead of medals.
The custom of the sequence of gold-silver-bronze for the first three places dates from the 1904 games and has been adopted by many other sporting events.
Traditionally, medals are made of the following metals:
1. Gold (or another yellow metal, e.g. brass)
2. Silver (or another grey metal, e.g. steel)
3. Bronze
These metals designate the first three Ages of Man in Greek mythology: the Golden Age, when men lived among the gods; the Silver age, where youth lasted a hundred years; and the Bronze Age, the era of heroes. (The current age is called the Iron Age.) Note that the metals are progressively more prone to corrosion.
In a few tournament sports, such as boxing and judo, two bronze medals are awarded in each event - one for each eliminated semi-finalist or for the winners of the repechage brackets.