Can you imagine using a million-dollar stone as a doorstop and not even realizing it??
Well, that's what this now-deceased Romanian woman had been doing for decades.
Iimagine being the burglars who came into this home at one point and stole a few pieces of gold jewelry but left behind this gem.
Bros got away with what amounts to probably a tenth of a percent of what they could've stolen!
Walked right by the 7.7-pound amber nugget at least twice!
The extraordinary fossil resin caught the eye of a relative of the homeowner, who died two years after the fall of the communist dictatorship in 1989. Having inherited what he first considered to be just a rock, he examined the piece of amber more closely and deduced that it could be a semi-precious stone of great value. And he was right. He sold the unique find to the Romanian state, which promptly classified the piece as a national treasure.
Now that's an inheritance right there!
So next time you're over at granny's house, or you're burglarizing the home of an elderly person, make sure to take a look at all the doorstops.
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