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In 1799 a boy named Conrad Reed found a 17lb rock made of gold in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop in the familys home. In 1802, His father John Reed showed the rock to a jeweler, who recognized it as gold and offered to buy it. Reed unaware of the real value sold it for $3.5

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Fun Fact: In 1799 a boy named Conrad Reed found a 17lb rock made of gold in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop in the familys home. In 1802, His father John Reed showed the rock to a jeweler, who recognized it as gold and offered to buy it. Reed unaware of the real value sold it for $3.5

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