In article , Gary Coffman says...

.... At the French court, the very highest ranked guests got to eat using
aluminum utensils, the lower ranked guests had to make do with gold.

The very top of the Washington Monument has a pyramid
of pure aluminum, so it is said. Precious metal and all
that.

Jim

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