A three-year-old frozen chicken nugget bearing a slight resemblance to the first US president

George Washington has been sold for £5,000 on eBay.

The nugget was eventually sold for over £5,000 (Picture: AP)

Rebekah Speights and her husband placed the frozen chicken piece online last month – sparking a bidding war between patriotic Americans.

Within an hour, the deep-fried snack had attracted several bids from virtual shoppers looking for their very own chunk of American history.

Following a frantic auction involving over 70 different bids, the presidential poultry was eventually sold to an unknown buyer for a whopping £5,000.


The nugget attracted over 70 bids (Picture: eBay) The first US president George Washington

The ‘Rare President George Washington Chicken McNugget’ had been advertised on eBay behind an American flag with a detailed accompanying description.



Ms Speights said the nugget has been a constant source of amusement between the couple, after she spotted the unusual chicken piece on a trip to McDonald’s three years ago.

The George Washington nugget (Picture: eBay)

‘As I was cleaning up, I noticed one particular nugget and began to laugh. I picked it up for a closer look, and sure enough it was in the likeness of President George Washington,’ she said.

‘I decided to take it home and show my husband this hysterical find. We shared a moment of laughter as we joked about putting it on eBay.

‘Then back in the freezer it went.’

Ms Speights is attempting to raise £15,000 for the members of the Family Worship Center in Sioux City to go on a summer camp expedition.

Her plan was almost scuppered however after eBay halted the auction – claiming the nugget violated expired food regulations, despite an accompanying warning which read: ‘This is NOT being sold for human consumption.’

Later, eBay reversed the decision though, after Ms Speights complained and received an e-mail from the company which said: ‘We are willing to make exceptions to help your cause.’

In case you couldn’t see the likeness (Picture: eBay)

Tricia Yanney, a minister at the family centre, said: âGod works in unbelievable ways.’

George Washington was United States president for eight years between 1789 and 1797. He died in 1799.

VIDEO: The George Washington chicken nugget bidding war