UPDATE: The Saddle Ridge gold coins are now listed for sale on Amazon!

Picture this: while walking your dog in your own backyard, it starts digging and uncovers a pot of gold, filled with double eagles that are over 150 years old! Incredible!

Now, I’m not entirely sure how much the dog contributed to this tale, but a couple in California did just discover a collection of cans filled with untouched gold coins on their property. It happened during a stroll with their dog (perhaps the husband was the one doing the digging?).

As reported by NBC News, here’s what they found:

“Nearly all of the 1,427 coins, spanning from 1847 to 1894, are in uncirculated, mint condition… While the face value totals approximately $27,000, some of the coins are so rare that experts believe they could be worth nearly $1 million each.”

It’s astonishing to think these coins were halfway buried near a tree. It feels like something out of a dream—trying to gather as many as possible, hoping you’re not just dreaming! (Don’t you hate it when you realize you’re dreaming, hide something special, only for it to vanish when you wake up? Or is that just me?)

Anyway, shoutout to John from FrugalRules.com for tweeting this to me tonight.

I wonder if this newfound collection will affect the value of other rare coins. If some of these are so unique they might sell for close to a million dollars, does it mean others won’t be as rare now? Maybe they were worth $3 million but now perhaps just $1 million because of these newcomers? While I’m no expert, introducing 1,500 high-quality gold coins could shake things up a bit. Thankfully, I don’t own any—yet—so I’m not too concerned.

Check out the video—it’s pretty fascinating: