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In depression hit UK, you might think British gold medal winners at the olympics would be a bit happier than the rest of us, with at least a bit of valuable gold to take along to the local gold merchant.
\nUnfortunately they are heading for a shock. I don’t know whether even the IOC are hit by money worries, but it seems that gold medals are in fact only 1.34% gold, so worth a lot less than you might think.
\nAnyone hoping to pawn their gold medal to keep the bailiffs from the door will probably only find themselves with the price a bottle of whisky.
\nNot too bad, come to think of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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