Tom Kunich wrote:

"Ryan Cousineau" wrote in message
]...

"Gilt" means gold-plated. The Olympics are about the spirit of
competition, and while the medals shouldn't be chintzy, neither do they
need to be all that valuable.

Besides, the collectible value of Olympic medals is vastly greater than
the intrinsic value.

As Ryan explains, the medals are keepsakes and not valuables in themselves.

Okay...so then give your fiance a cubic zirconium and see what she says.

Magilla