July 16, 2008
Can you have too much gold? Most of us would probably say that there is no such thing as too much gold. King Midas, the fabled king who turned everything he touched into gold, would likely reject this idea. After all, he never wanted to turn his daughter to gold. The rest of us, though, don’t have that Midas touch. We, as gold sellers and gold buyers, would both agree that it is impossible to have too much gold.
How much gold is too much? That is a good question. And the answer depends on who you are, where you are and what you are doing with that gold. If you are a gold buyer, then they answer is that you can never have too much.
Lil’Jon a rapper, celebrity and television personality has made it into the record books for his larger than life gold jewelry. The managing director of Guinness World Records said that he was happy to include Lil’Jon among the record breakers who are featured in the book.
What does it take to be recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records? It takes a pendant with an estimated value of $500,000 that is the largest of its kind on the planet.
Lil’Jon’s record-breaking gold has 2,756 stones set in 18-carate gold that is both white and yellow. The pendant is (imagine this) 7.5 inches tall, 6 inches wide and it measures one inch in thickness.
Lil’ Jon challenged others to try to do better and break his record. That certainly would be something, if someone were to come forward claiming that they had created an even bigger pendant than the one Lil