The find: A half-kilo gold nugget.
Where it was found: On a walk.
In 2019, a man (who wished to remain anonymous) took his dog, Lucky, for a walk somewhere (he wouldn’t say exactly where) outside the city of Bendigo, about two hours north of Melbourne, Australia. Joining him were his two daughters, and it’s a good thing they did. “I actually walked right past it,” he later told the Bendigo Advertiser, “but my daughter pretty much kicked it as she was walking. She then goes, ‘Dad, is this gold?’” He replied, “I think it might be.” Unable to find a jeweller, they brought the fist-sized chunk to a grocery store deli to weigh it, and it topped 560 grams. Experts have since confirmed the nugget’s authenticity. “We’ve come on some tough times,” the dad said, “so it couldn’t be better timing.” He said the family discussed keeping their lucky find, but they ultimately decided to sell it. Estimated value: $24,000.