Olympic gold bars hit market

The 4th set of gold bars for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games hit the market last Thursday.

Traders seem confident of the public cashing in on the collectibles, due to growing demand and rising international gold prices.

This is the fourth out of five sets of the Beijing Olympic gold bars. The entire five-set collection will spell out "2008" and has the image of a dragon. With their special meaning, the price of Olympic gold bars has risen dramatically during the past two years, with the first set now worth more than triple its initial price.