Wednesday, 13th July 2005 (4806 views)

A US citizen has unearthed what could be one of the most luxurious toilet seats ever made - complete with a golden finish.

The Tahoe Daily Tribune has produced bizarre reports of a man who claims to be literally sitting on a small fortune.

According to the Tribune, Fred Williams Jr of Dayton came across the exquisite toilet seat 22 years ago whilst helping a neighbour clear out her trash.

"My father was a mineralogist," he told his local paper. "Boy, was he excited. He was rubbing his hands together when I showed him."

Clad in an array of precious stones and rare minerals - gold, diamonds and rubies to name but a few - Mr Williams believes that this seat, originally dismissed as old junk, could be worth as much as $100,000.

 

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