The ultimate collectible for humanitarians and scholars alike is up for grabs. The 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of penicillin, awarded to chemist Ernst Chain, was just listed at M.S. Rau. The German-British scientist created the antibiotic that has saved an estimated 200 million lives since being released in 1944. His 23-karat gold prize for weighs a hefty 200 grams, and comes encased in its original protective box alongside the Nobel Diploma and a copy of his acceptance speech. A visage of Alfred Noble is featured on the front of Chain’s medal and the “Genius of Medicine” reading a book while ... (full story)