<p>It was sold for $4.1 million.</p>
<p><a href=“Watson’s Nobel Prize Medal for Decoding DNA Fetches $4.1 Million at an Auction - The New York Times”>Watson’s Nobel Prize Medal for Decoding DNA Fetches $4.1 Million at an Auction - The New York Times;
<p>Dr. Watson said most of the money would go to support institutions that had nurtured him, like the University of Chicago, which he entered as a 15-year-old undergraduate; Indiana University, where he received his Ph.D.; Cambridge, where he worked with Dr. Crick; and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island, where he has worked for many years.</p>
<p>Although he has had some controversial remarks before his great scientific discovery cannot be denied.</p>