Day 5: Five Gold Rings

Cost: $1.25 at your local arcade

Origin: The wearing of gold rings was unheard of before the 1960s.  The practice was seen as garish and flamboyant, until a widely popular, conservatively-dressed musician, named Liberace, made gold rings standard business attire.  Ever since, Italian-American “businessmen” and purveyors of flesh have bolstered sales of gold all over the world.