“Monopoly is a very symbolic game in America,” said David Cowen, president of the Museum of American Finance, on Friday morning. In 2003, Mobell donated the game to the Smithsonian, which is affiliated with the Museum of American Finance. Mobell said the game has an estimated value of $2 million, but added the precious game is priceless. It is believed to be the most expensive Monopoly game on the planet. The little thimble, the race car, all the little tokens are 18 carat solid gold,” said Mobell. “If you take a look the dice are 18 carat solid gold and there are diamonds embedded in each one of the numbers. On the chimneys of houses are genuine rubies, on the chimneys of the hotels are genuine sapphires.Ī glittering topaz marks the light bulb on the “Electric Company” space, and a ruby drips from the faucet on “Water Works.” The board is made in 23 carat gold plate, and all the little houses and hotels are 18 carat solid gold. The gold-bound game was created by jeweler Sidney Mobell, who started in 1988 and worked every day for a year on creating the Monopoly game.
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