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Did ya hear about the blonde who won a gold medal at the Olympics? (Original Post) lastlib Aug 2012 OP
Natural or peroxide? pintobean Aug 2012 #1
Gold isn't worth much either, just $500 or so jakeXT Aug 2012 #2
I think the IRS puts a $3k something tax on Americans who win the Gold. Kaleva Aug 2012 #3

jakeXT

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2. Gold isn't worth much either, just $500 or so
Sat Aug 4, 2012, 03:23 PM
Aug 2012

Medal specification

- The London 2012 Olympic medals weigh 375-400g, are 85mm in diameter and 7mm thick.
- The gold medal is made up of 92.5% silver and 1.34% gold, with the remainder copper (a minimum of 6g of gold).
- The silver medal is made up of 92.5% silver, with the remainder copper.
- The bronze medal is made up of 97.0% copper, 2.5% zinc and 0.5% tin.

http://www.london2012.com/medals/about/

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