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The White Truffle of Alba, Italy
Worth its weight in gold (Worth at least $1,470 per ounce)
Not worth its weight in gold
ANSWER: In 2007, a 750 gram (roughly 26 ounce) pile of fungus sold for $210,000 at auction. In 2007, a 750 gram (roughly 26 ounce) pile of fungus sold for $210,000 at auction.
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Champion Bull Semen
Worth its weight in gold (Worth at least $1,470 per ounce)
Not worth its weight in gold
ANSWER: It can fetch prices of up to $12,000 per ounce, depending on the bull. It can fetch prices of up to $12,000 per ounce, depending on the bull.
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Sevruga Caviar
Worth its weight in gold (Worth at least $1,470 per ounce)
Not worth its weight in gold
ANSWER: It's only $125 per ounce. It's only $125 per ounce.
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Rhodium
Worth its weight in gold (Worth at least $1,470 per ounce)
Not worth its weight in gold
ANSWER: At $2,530 per ounce, this lustrous metal can be found on platinum jewelry, in your car’s catalytic converter, and possibly everything that Jay-Z owns. [
Image credit.] At $2,530 per ounce, this lustrous metal can be found on platinum jewelry, in your car’s catalytic converter, and possibly everything that Jay-Z owns. [
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Caron’s Poivre Perfume
Worth its weight in gold (Worth at least $1,470 per ounce)
Not worth its weight in gold
ANSWER: Online prices vary from $1,000-$1,500 per ounce, so everyone gets credit here. Online prices vary from $1,000-$1,500 per ounce, so everyone gets credit here.
ANSWER: Online prices vary from $1,000-$1,500 per ounce, so everyone gets credit here. Online prices vary from $1,000-$1,500 per ounce, so everyone gets credit here.
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B-2 Stealth Bomber
Worth its weight in gold (Worth at least $1,470 per ounce)
Not worth its weight in gold
ANSWER: At an average cost of $1.01 billion a pop, the B-2 bomber still only equates to the paltry sum of $400 per ounce. At an average cost of $1.01 billion a pop, the B-2 bomber still only equates to the paltry sum of $400 per ounce.
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Batman #1 (Spring 1940 comic book)
Worth its weight in gold (Worth at least $1,470 per ounce)
Not worth its weight in gold
ANSWER: Get yours today for the low, low price of only $359,000. That’s $156,086.95 per ounce, or $5,279.41 per page! Get yours today for the low, low price of only $359,000. That’s $156,086.95 per ounce, or $5,279.41 per page!
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1907 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
Worth its weight in gold (Worth at least $1,470 per ounce)
Not worth its weight in gold
ANSWER: Quite possibly the most expensive car of all time, this $57 million Steed O’ Steel will fetch around $916.99 per ounce on the auction block. We recommend that it be sold in one piece, though. Quite possibly the most expensive car of all time, this $57 million Steed O’ Steel will fetch around $916.99 per ounce on the auction block. We recommend that it be sold in one piece, though.
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Enriched Plutonium
Worth its weight in gold (Worth at least $1,470 per ounce)
Not worth its weight in gold
The $113,398 price tag for an ounce of weapons-grade plutonium should prove cost prohibitive for most people. This is probably for the best unless you find yourself trapped in 1955.
