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FOUND - Dumpster Gold Worth $325,000SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - An airport janitor found $325,000 in gold bars dumped in a trash can, and he may get to keep them... Learn More May 30, 2018
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FOUND - Teapot Saved from Trash Bin Fetches $800,000SALISBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - A cracked teapot, destined for a trash bin, has stunned the antique world by fetching more than $800,000... Learn More March 23, 2018
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FOUND - 'Dumpster Dive' Worth $15,000HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA - An etching retrieved from a dumpster, is found to be a rare work by a Chinese Master, worth up to $15,000... Learn More February 12, 2018
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FOUND - Art 'Destined for Dumpster' Worth $15 MillionSUN CITY, ARIZONA – A rare painting which narrowly escaped a dumpster, is estimated to be worth up to $15 million... Learn More June 9, 2017
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FOUND - $3 Million in Baseball Cards in TrashSOUTHERN U.S. - Seven rare baseball cards found in a crumpled paper bag that was nearly mistaken for trash, have fetched $3 million... Read More May 4, 2017
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FOUND - $102,000 for Antique Club Discovered at DumpCINCINNATI, OHIO -Antiques and the Arts reports a rare Otoe ball club that was discovered at a dump, has fetched $102,000 at Cowan Auctions. The 23-inch antique (circa 1840) club was carved from a single piece of walnut, and had a slightly beveled handle embellished with 178 square-shanked brass tacks and a otter, or underwater panther, depicted on one side... Auction Link October 6, 2016
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FOUND - $14,000 Doll in TrashFAIRFIELD, MAINE, USA - Antique Trader reports a rare (Izannah Walker) cloth doll saved from a trash-heap by a Rhode Island woman, was sold for $14,220... Read More January 12, 2014
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FOUND - $35,000 18th Century Fraktur at DumpALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - Antiques Roadshow reports a man retrieved a circa 1777 Fraktur by Sussel-Washington from a suitcase at a dump. The Fraktur was valued at $35,000... Read More July, 2014
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FOUND - $150,000 Antique Rug in DumpsterSAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - Antiques Roadshow reports a woman retrieved a Tekke “Animal Tree” Asmalyk Rug (circa 1800) from a dumpster. The rug was valued at $150,000 - $200,000... Read More December, 2013
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FOUND - $50,000 Violin in TrashCORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS - The Huffington Post reports a man who retrieved an old violin from the trash, took it to (PBS) Antiques Roadshow, where the violin was valued at $50,000... Read More January 8, 2013
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FOUND - $16,500 Mayan Statue in RubbishNEW YORK - The New York Daily News reports, Nick Dimola who owns a rubbish removal company found Mayan artifacts reportedly worth $16,000... Read More July, 2009
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FOUND - $1 Million for Painting in Trash PileNEW YORK - The New York Times reports a woman discovering $1 million painting in the trash on a street in Manhattan. The painting, by Rufino Tamayo (1899 – 1991) had been stolen 20 years prior. Still, the woman received a $15,000 reward for aiding with its return, plus an undisclosed finders fee paid by Sotheby's who sold the painting for $1 million in 2007... Read More October 2007
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FOUND - $15,000 in Silent Movie Slides at DumpNASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - Antiques Roadshow reports a man retrieved a box of Silent Movie Slides (circa 1915) at a dump as a child. The slides were valued at $15,000... Read More August, 1997
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