Michael Jackson's Gold Casket: Fit for a king, Retail price - $25,000 (video)

July 10, 4:44 AMCultural Trends ExaminerL. Steven Sieden

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Michael Jackson's gold casket- the Promethean - $25,000.

The gold casket containing Michael Jackson's body was 14-karat gold plated and the same model used for the funeral of Jackson's hero James Brown. I f you're in the market for a flashy coffin, that one is the Promethean manufactured by the Batesville Casket Company of Indiana.

I doubt that the casket will provide Michael Jackson with any more peace than he would receive in a plain wooden box, but it certainly made a splash at the Memorial Service when Usher walked down to sing to Michael in it. (If his body was actually in the casket.)

As the world's largest casket maker, Batesville is the world's largest manufacturer of caskets.  Their products have been used in many celebrity funerals, including those for Farrah Fawcett, Bob Hope, Wilt Chamberlain and Fred Astaire.

May we all come to realize that life and the conclusion of physical existence is much more than the flash of our "stuff" or who had the most "toys."  And may we all share our abundance with those who are less materially fortunate than ourselves.

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