A gold medal awarded at the first Olympic games held in the United States recently sold at auction for an eye-popping sum of money, The Associated Press reported. The medal was awarded to Frederick Schule for his performance in the 110-meter hurl at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Olympics. Inscribed with “Olympiad 1904,” the medal is emblazoned on one side with an imprint of an athlete victoriously hoisting the Olympic wreath and on the other with an image of Nike, the Greek go...
