Stock Certificate: $130 Million

Stock Certificate: $130 Million

This Californian man had bought a stock certificate for one company named Palmer Oil Co. at just $5. They were actually a company that came before Coca-Cola. “In 2008, the now-deceased Tony Marohn bought a number of documents at a garage sale for around $5, one of which was a stock certificate for an oil company called Palmer Union Oil Co.,” reports have said. “Marohn then discovered the company’s successor is Coca-Cola and claimed that the certificate represented 1.8 million shares of the company or a $130 million stake.”