All this work for a FAKE GOLD MEDALLION
Did it ever occur to anyone that these Olympics reward the winner with metals that are not the real thing? All this work and you're handed a counterfeit round. How sad this is for all that hard work by the Olympians.
If the GOLD metals were actually gold instead of being gold plated they would be worth $21,478:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2014/02/05/sochi-gold-medal-will-be-the-largest-in-olympic-history-heres-how-much-its-worth/
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/-olympics/news/20130530/2014-sochi-olympics-medals.ap/
http://chemistry.about.com/od/metalsalloys/f/what_are_olympic_medals_made_of.htm
If the GOLD metals were actually gold instead of being gold plated they would be worth $21,478:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2014/02/05/sochi-gold-medal-will-be-the-largest-in-olympic-history-heres-how-much-its-worth/
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/-olympics/news/20130530/2014-sochi-olympics-medals.ap/
http://chemistry.about.com/od/metalsalloys/f/what_are_olympic_medals_made_of.htm
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Go TEAM USA! :-)
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WINNERS? or LOSERS?
Come back and owe the IRS for your fake gold....What?...
U.S. Olympic metal winners could own the IRS up to $10,000...
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