Rare Feather Worth 40 Times as Much as Gold by Weight | Vantage with Palki Sharma 

Rare Feather Worth 40 Times as Much as Gold by Weight | Vantage with Palki Sharma
A rare and highly prized feather from the extinct New Zealand huia bird has sold for $28,365, making it by far the world’s most expensive feather ever sold at auction. The feather weighs roughly 9 grams, making it vastly more valuable than gold - $5,169 per gram compared with $127 per gram of gold, according to the latest Gold Broker figures. A member of the wattle-bird family, the huia was prized by many people - ultimately proving fatal for the species. The feathers were often traded for other valuable goods or given as gifts to demonstrate friendship and respect. That led to the extinction of the species by 1907. Palki Sharma tells you why this feather is so precious.
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