18 Items that people thought were junk but turned out to be valuable.
Nathan Johnson
Published
04/18/2019
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Random items that turned into treasure.
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An original copy of the Declaration of Independence was tucked into the canvas of a painting bought at a flea market. Value: $2.42 million. -
2.
Two men in France stumbled upon a barn filled with abandoned collector cars in it. Value: $18 million. -
3.
A garbage worker found items that used to belong to Winston Churchill in a dump. Value: $13,000. -
4.
A couple that bought a new home in France found a lost famous painting in the attic. Value: $171 million. -
5.
A woman bought this ring thinking it was fake, but it was a real 26 carat diamond. Value: $800,000. -
6.
A maintenance worker found a pair of signed Jordan sneakers buried in the trash. Value: $20,000. -
7.
A man thought he bought a replica of a Picasso print, but it was actually a real signed print. Value: $7,000. -
8.
A man from Michigan had been using this rock as a doorstop, it's actually a meteorite. Value: $100,000. -
9.
A fisherman had been keeping a 2.2 foot pearl under his bed for the past ten years, not sure of its worth. Value: $100,000. -
10.
A woman bought this plate and hung it above her stove. She then discovered it's a Picasso Madoura plate. Value: $10,000. -
11.
A fan who held onto McDonald's Szechuan sauce from 1998 was able to sell it. Value: $15,000. -
12.
NASA accidentally sold a bag of moon samples collected by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. The woman who bought them resold them for a hefty sum. Value: $1.8 million. -
13.
A woman bought this painting at a flea market only wanting the frame, but the painting turned out to be a famous Renoir piece. Value: $100,000. -
14.
A businessman bought some sketches at a garage sale that tuned out to be signed by Andy Warhol. Value: $2 million. -
15.
A man was using this painting to cover a hole in his wall not knowing it was very valuable. Value: $1.25 million. -
16.
A man bought this picture from an eBay seller, it turned out to be an original picture of outlaw Jesse James. Value: $2 million. -
17.
A man had been holding on to this old blanket that was actually a one-of-a-kind Navajo blanket. Value: $1.5 million. -
18.
A man bought a real photo of Billy the Kid at a junk store in California. Value: $5 million.
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