Crown Jewels

[systematic]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxaYtdp4U3Q[/youtube]

 

[systematic]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYfjXhl74Qc[/youtube]

 

[SpacePete]

Crown Jewels price trend on Alibaba / Aliexpress:

 

[systematic]

And while some people wonder where all the old gold and silver is ... it aint at Alibaba ...

 

[systematic]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvtzRTC5Zjk[/youtube]

 

[Roswell Crash Survivor]

The French figured out the best thing to do with monarchy almost 230 years ago...

 

[goldpelican]

Funnily enough almost all of the fancy gold platewear on display with the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London is gilded silver.

 

[boneyard]

Who gets to polish the "Crown Jewels"?

 

[goldpelican]

Martin Swift is Crown Jeweller, but I think it was mentioned on the tour that there are staff who curate the collection.