19 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About Monopoly
14. The Most Expensive Set Cost $2 Million
Some people are content playing with a Monopoly board bought from a car boot sale, with half the tokens missing and replaced with office equipment, the box taped together, the rules long since lost so nobody can decide on what's supposed to be done with that darned FREE PARKING space.
Not so Sidney Mobell. The San Francisco jeweler created the most expensive version of Monopoly in existence in 1998, including a full-size 23k gold-plated board whilst the tokens, hotels, houses, and dice done in solid 18k yellow gold with diamonds, rubies and sapphires. It was pricey.