Le Butoir de Porte de Cette Grand-Mère s’est Avéré Valoir une Somme Folle

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Imaginez utiliser un rocher quelconque comme cale-porte pendant des décennies, pour découvrir qu'il vaut une fortune ! C'est exactement ce qui est arrivé à une grand-mère qui gardait un lourd morceau de métal près de sa porte pour la maintenir ouverte. Un jour, par curiosité, elle l'a fait examiner par un géologue — et surprise — c'était en réalité une météorite rare ! 🌠 Il s'est avéré que ce "rocher" avait parcouru des milliards de kilomètres dans l'espace avant d'atterrir sur Terre. Les scientifiques étaient ravis car il renfermait des indices précieux sur l'univers, et les collectionneurs voulaient payer une somme impressionnante pour l'acquérir. Le meilleur dans tout ça ? Grand-maman est passée d'une histoire sympa à une sacrée paie du jour au lendemain ! 💸  Animation créée par Sympa. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Musique par Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com   Pour ne rien perdre de Sympa, abonnez-vous!: https://goo.gl/6E4Xna​ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nos réseaux sociaux : Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sympasympacom/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sympa.officiel/  Stock de fichiers (photos, vidéos et autres): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Si tu en veux encore plus, fais un tour ici:  http://sympa-sympa.com

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00:00If the most intriguing discovery you have ever made in the street

00:04is limited to an old five-cent coin,

00:06prepare to feel a living jealousy towards this old lady from Romania.

00:10Indeed, she once found a stone in the bed of a stream

00:14and judged that it was heavy enough, with its 3.5 kg,

00:18to be used to lock her door.

00:20So she brought it home and used it for many years.

00:25After her death, a relative inherited her house, including the famous lock.

00:29He quickly realized that this object was not just a simple decorative curiosity

00:33and chose to donate it to the state.

00:36It was a stunning discovery.

00:38It was actually one of the largest pieces of intact amber ever discovered,

00:43worth more than a million dollars.

00:45Experts estimate that this gem would be between 38.5 and 70 million years old.

00:52Amber is a fossilized plant resin dating back millions of years.

00:57In the Romanian village of Colsi,

00:59the inhabitants have been extracting this precious substance from the rivers since the 1920s.

01:04If the largest amber deposits in Europe are found in the Baltic region,

01:08favorable conditions can allow the formation of different varieties of amber

01:12all over the world, whether in Alaska or Madagascar.

01:16The colossal fragment of amber used as a lock was so discreet

01:20that it even escaped the attention of thieves during a robbery.

01:24Fortunately, the Romanian authorities were able to recognize its true value

01:28and classified it among the country's national treasures.

01:31Today, it is preserved in a museum,

01:33and no, it is no longer used to lock the door.

01:36David Gonzalez, a building entrepreneur,

01:39bought a house in Minnesota for a little over $10,000.

01:43Built in 1938, this house required significant renovation work.

01:49By undertaking the repairs,

01:51David discovered an unusual insolent hidden among old newspapers.

01:55It was the very first issue of Action Comics,

01:58introducing Superman, and dating from the same year as the construction of the house.

02:02The comic strip was not in perfect condition,

02:05and the cover was detached.

02:07However, it sold for $175,000,

02:1017 times the price of the house.

02:12If it had been better preserved,

02:14its value could have been much higher.

02:17Speaking of, the most expensive comic strip ever sold

02:21is precisely this one.

02:23But in impeccable condition.

02:26In 2024, a collector spent $6 million to add it to his collection.

02:31Previously, other copies had been sold for $1,500,000 in 2010,

02:38and for $3,500,000 in 2023.

02:41A Filipino fisherman was on his boat near Palawan Island during a storm.

02:46While trying to cast the anchor,

02:48it clung to what he thought to be a rock.

02:51While diving to clear it,

02:53he discovered that it was actually a giant rock

02:56containing a huge pearl.

02:58Ignoring the exceptional value of the last one,

03:01the fisherman kept it under his bed as a lucky charm for nearly 10 years.

03:05It was only after a fire destroyed his house

03:08that he decided to show it to other people.

03:10It was then discovered that it was the largest pearl in the world,

03:14weighing 34 kg,

03:16which is four times the weight of a teak tree,

03:18and measuring 30 cm wide by 67 cm long.

03:23Its value is estimated at around $100 million.

03:26Today, it is exhibited in the town hall of Puerto Princesa

03:30to attract visitors.

03:31A particularly lucky person,

03:33and wishing to remain anonymous,

03:35bought a ring at a flea market in the 1980s.

03:39It looked like a pretty fantasy jewel,

03:42and $13 seemed to be a reasonable price.

03:45This ring was worn for many years

03:48before its owner decided, one day,

03:51to show it to a jeweler to learn more about it.

03:54He revealed that it was actually a real diamond of 26 carats,

03:58carved in the shape of a cushion

04:00and mounted on a kitten dating from the 19th century.

04:03The ring was put up for auction in London,

04:05where it was sold for the exceptional sum of $847,667,

04:10almost double its initial estimate.

04:13Today's diamond enthusiasts

04:15would have a hard time recognizing their favorite gem in this stone,

04:18because it had been carved according to an ancient method,

04:21adapted to the lighting of candles.

04:23Over time, the silver surrounding the diamond had tarnished,

04:26which made its immense value unsuspecting.

04:29This ring probably belonged to a member of the royal family

04:33or to a very fortunate person,

04:35because diamonds were extremely rare at the time.

04:38Experts estimate that its new owner

04:41will surely consider re-carving it,

04:43which could double its value.

04:45When an auction takes place near your home,

04:47do not hesitate to take a look.

04:49You could, as it happened in the state of New York,

04:52buy a simple bowl for $3

04:54and discover that it is worth a fortune.

04:56This is how a lucky person acquired a Chinese bowl for a few dollars,

05:00ignoring that it was a millennium old.

05:02The bowl remained in the living room for several years

05:05but curiosity did not make its owner evaluate it.

05:08It turned out to be a precious bowl,

05:10worthy of the Song dynasty.

05:12The only other known copy is kept at the British Museum in London.

05:16During the auction sale,

05:18four buyers fought a fierce battle to get it,

05:22and a London courtier finally acquired it for more than $2.2 million.

05:27In 1970, a woman living in Rhode Island

05:30acquired an elegant ceramic plate for less than $100.

05:34She appreciated it so much that she hung it on the wall,

05:37just above her kitchen,

05:39and, over time, the object was covered in grease.

05:42Then, in 2014, she presented this plate,

05:45which she considered her most precious item,

05:48in the TV show Antique Roadshow,

05:50to learn more about it.

05:53To her great amazement,

05:55she discovered that it was a work created by Pablo Picasso in 1955,

06:00and that it was worth more than $10,000.

06:03In 1991, a man bought a painting

06:06during a charity auction for only $4,

06:09attracted by the frame,

06:11although the image itself was not very pretty.

06:14When he dismantled the painting,

06:16he discovered a folded document like an envelope,

06:18hidden behind.

06:20This document turned out to be a very old copy

06:22of the Declaration of Independence,

06:24printed in 1776,

06:27just after the signature of the original.

06:30A friend persuaded her to present this copy

06:32to a auction house.

06:34The experts then identified one of the 25 copies

06:36printed by John Dunlap,

06:38the official printer of the Continental Congress.

06:41This document was sold for $2.2 million the same year,

06:45before finding a new buyer in 2000 for $7.4 million.

06:50In 2010, a certain Andy Fields,

06:53passionate about garage sales,

06:55acquired a lot of five paintings for $5

06:57during an event in Las Vegas.

06:59Once at home,

07:01he decided to replace the frame of one of the paintings

07:03and, by removing the back,

07:05he discovered a hidden drawing behind the canvas.

07:08It looked like a sketch of Andy Warhol,

07:11famous for his works with vivid colors

07:13and bold designs.

07:15According to the experts,

07:17Warhol would have made this sketch

07:19when he was only 9 or 10 years old.

07:21Its value could reach $2 million.

07:23However, Andy Fields chose

07:25not to sell this discovery immediately,

07:28preferring that it be exhibited in a museum

07:30rather than locked away in a safe.

07:32A $1 million painting

07:34was used to hide a hole in a wall.

07:37Its owner had bought it with some furniture

07:39for a ridiculous amount,

07:41totally ignoring its value.

07:43It was only by playing the game of Masterpiece,

07:46based on art,

07:48that he noticed a reproduction similar to the painting.

07:50These were magnolias on golden velvet fabric,

07:54a work by Martin Johnson Head,

07:56an American artist of the 19th century.

07:59The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston

08:01acquired this piece for $1,250,000.

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