A prized, precious one, of course, but an instrument to be celebrated less for where it had been than for where it might be going.
But when fossils are dug for money, and when the race for the biggest and most bad-ass specimens, and thus the most prized ones, is on, science often takes a backseat.
The leaders also gave him a prized seat on the Commerce Committee, one of the most influential committees in Congress, and, waiving a party rule, allowed him to keep his chairmanship of the Banking Committee's Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Truffles occur naturally, but the most prized ones have been disappearing since the late 19th century.
The most prized ones relate to mobile broadband technology used in emerging 4G standards such as long term evolution (LTE).
Of course, not every dingy piece of furniture is a prized collectible, but one way to know for sure, short of poring through scores of research books yourself, is to hire an appraiser.
The show, which is broadcast three nights a week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights, has demonstrated particular growth among viewers aged 18 to 34, a prized group for advertisers and one that very few shows on CBS reach in any significant numbers.
Or maybe it was because the "dissent channel" is a prized institution at the State Department — one that guarantees employees a way to air objections without fear of reprisal.
In one corner, a prized stele inscribed in Sanskrit and listing the wealth of the Ta Prohm monastery stands without any special marker amid a jumble of other artifacts.
The Boy Who Taught the Beekeeper to Read by Susan Hill 228pp, Chatto & Windus, £10.99 There could be something slightly lowering to the spirits in finding oneself described as "one of Britain's most distinguished and respected writers" in the blurb of a new book, as if one were a prized monument, or long-treasured elderly relation.
Snooping in her night stand, I found a prized coin from my childhood collection, one I thought long lost.
