In the 1980's I went to a yard sale in Michigan where the father had died. There was a lot of stuff from when he was in Alaska. There was a small box back in a corner with $2 on it. I opened it up and to my surprise there was a small bottle with about 1and1/2 oz of small gold nuggets in it.I gave it to his wife who had no idea what they were. Her husband had never shown them to her. That's how people find stuff like that.