Barack Obama to buy rare £20,000 rhodium ring for his wife to say 'thanks for your support'
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Last updated at 11:58 AM on 02nd December 2008

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Michelle Obama is to receive this £20,000 thank you from her husband for her support during the election.

The Harmony ring is made of rhodium - the world's most expensive metal --and encrusted with diamonds. It is being hastily made by Italian designer Giovanni Bosco in time for January's inauguration ceremony.

Only about 25 tons of rhodium are mined each year, mostly in South Africa, and as a result its price is typically around £5,000 an ounce.

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Diamond encrusted thanks: Barack Obama will buy his wife this £20,000 ring made of black gold or rhodium

Bosco is based at Valenza Po near Alessandria. The top designer counts a select list of VIPS's and celebrities as his clients.

Rhodium typically sells for around £5000 an ounce.


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It is a very select precious metal. Because of its value and association with wealth, rhodium was chosen as the material for the disc presented to Beatle Paul McCartney for being history's all-time best-selling songwriter and recording artist.

Several luxury items such as the world's 'Most Expensive Pen' or 'Most Expensive Board Game' also contain rhodium while the Crown Jewels worn by the Queen are also rhodium plated.

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I'm here to help... so I'll spend my $ outside the country.

Yes and the funny thing is the his preecher calls him a "Poor Black Man" and how the USA is ran by "Rich white people" Well now look whos going to be running things as of Jan 20th 2009. The best thing that drives me nuts is the fact that HE can be rich, but mu god if I ever went out tomorrow and purchased that Porsche 911 my wife wants then will say "Spread the wealth around"-He can spread his around also.

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When is the Presidential limo going to get chrome dubs and some fake lambo doors?

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A man of the people.

If you shop at Walmart your shopping outside the country....what's wrong with platinum?

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Wal-mart buys the stuff made both inside and outside the country, but they employ americans, and many of the $ stay here. For that matter he coulda bought a walmart bling bling, or had a USA jewelery maker make his bling.

Anyone who blows that kind of cash on jewelery has their head up their a$$. Lots of better things could be done with it. RT

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The thought of the smell made me curl my lip.

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Ah, I've done better than that! She has picked me up, dead drunk, FROM THE STRIP BAR! She got one diamond when I married her, and it was recycled, from the last relationship. "Just get it reset, why waste money on another?" Her words, not mine. Yessir, she's a keeper.

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When all else fails, vote from the rooftops!
84' Mercedes Benz 300D Anthracite/black, 171K
03' Volkswagen Jetta TDI blue/black, 93K
93' Chevrolet C2500HD ExCab 6.5TD, Two-tone blue, 252K

By this logic BHO's trespass was what then? He took LSD, ran naked with a _____ up his _____, and then was _____ by a _____ and it was posted on u-tube? For this he buys a $$$$$$ piece of trinket?

Unless his wife has really bad sinuses, I doubt he'd be able to post..

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I wish I could do that, you know the lip thing.

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I can do it,but I'd have to shave first

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Porkeypine? Pictionary at home...

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