If we talk about a biscuit packet, what can you think of its price. 100 rupees, 1000 rupees or at the most 5 thousand rupees. If you think too much, then 50 thousand or one lakh rupees. But the biscuit we are talking about is worth lakhs. The price of this biscuit is so high that you can buy a luxury car or get many farms registered in the village with this amount.
What is special in this biscuit
If you feel that many precious things have been used in making this biscuit, then you are wrong. This biscuit is also made from a solution of flour, water and sugar just like a common biscuit. Talking about the size of this biscuit, the size of each biscuit in this packet is 10 cm. This biscuit looks exactly like a common biscuit. But what makes this biscuit special is its relation with the Titanic ship. Let us now tell you about it.
What is the connection with Titanic
Actually, this biscuit packet was in the survival kit which was kept in the life boat of Titanic. After the sinking of Titanic, the demand for things related to it increased all over the world. People want to keep everything related to it as a memory. Let us tell you, this biscuit was with a person named James Fenwick. Actually, at the time when Titanic sank, Fenwick’s ship was also in the sea. When his ship got the news of Titanic sinking, this ship was put into rescue work of Titanic. Fenwick found this biscuit there. He kept it as a memory. Today, after so many years, when this biscuit was auctioned, its price was reported to be in lakhs of rupees.
How much was its price?
When this biscuit was auctioned last Saturday, a buyer placed a bid of 31,800 dollars for it. In Indian rupees, it is approximately 26 lakh 56 rupees. This auction took place in Britain. Earlier, the auctioneers thought that the maximum price of this biscuit could go up to 21000 dollars. But when this biscuit came for auction, there was a competition among the people to buy it and finally its bid was 31,800 US dollars.
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