A Working Colt Pistol

A Working Colt Pistol Honoring
the Most Decorated Combat Soldier of WWII
Left side of the slide features a star-framed portrait of Audie Murphy, complete with the legend "America's Most Decorated World War II G.I." The portrait and legend are flanked by decorative scrollwork. The slide itself is polished to a near-mirror finish and blued and decorated with artwork in 24-karat gold. Beneath the recoil spring plug, at the lower front of the slide, is your pistol's own special issue number in gold.

Diamond Studded Gold Bridal Ring

gold bathroom in Hong Kong

A security guard stands on duty in a gold bathroom in Hong Kong's famed golden royal palace September 19, 2006. The palace cost 300 million Hong Kong dollars and used two-tons of gold and will open to the public on September 23. To lure mainland consumers to Hong Kong, the palace also serves as a wedding party venue.

Gold Shoe

Forget those ruby red slippers, Dorothy. This gold shoe, made in China and yours for the low price of $41,000, will take you a lot farther than Kansas.

950 Grams Gold Underwear

After diamond studded Gold-Bra ($108,600) and world’s most-expensive diamond encrusted lingerie ($30mn), here is a new entrant to the ornamental world of undergarments. Exhibited in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning province on 27 September, the fabric used to design this set of underwear is 950 grams pure gold.

Secret History of Gold

Johnson Matthey Refinery produces about a ton of gold every day, worth roughly thirty million dollars. Each bar of gold is stamped with an identifying serial number. However, refineries like Johnson Matthey also receive impure gold mixed with silver and copper called dore bars from many different sources.