![]() The next 17 days offer the greatest number of Olympic medals for public consumption with the exception of the Games themselves. Another 40 medals, including 17 that were not awarded, are part of the Ingrid O'Neil mail bid auction ending Oct. On Thursday, 14 Olympic medals go on the block in a live sale conducted by RR Auction in Boston. ![]() "When you're a collector, that's what sets you in motion to try to get them." "People will tell you, 'There's no way you'll ever get one of them,'" said Don Bigsby, president of the Olympin Collectors Club. ![]() Medals are also sold privately, sometimes before the Olympic flame goes out. Collectors compete as avidly for them as sprinters in the 100-meter dash final. ![]() Gold, silver and bronze Olympic winners' medals pop up regularly in auctions around the world and occasionally on eBay. A winning performance is not the only means to an Olympic gold medal. ![]()
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