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Incredible finds discovered in abandoned barns and buildings

Discarded valuables left to gather dust and rust
Ancient Mayan artefacts: $16,500 (£11.6k)
1956 Ford Thunderbird: $27,100 (£19.4k)
1922 Rolls-Royce Goshawk prototype: $40,900 (£26.5k)
1972 Aston Martin DBS: $69,000 (£45k)
1969 Dodge Charger Daytona: $90,000 (£64.4k)
1960 Jaguar XK150 S: $127,552 (£90.3k)
1966 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350: $159,500 (£114k)
Stash of 200-year-old coins: $200,000 (£101k)
Original Frankenstein 1931 movie poster: $358,500 (£232k)
1932 Brough Superior 800cc BS4 motorcycle: $436,800 (£331.9k)
William Cumming farm mural: $500,000 (£299k)
1936 Bentley: $601,500 (£454.3k)
First two Pontiac Firebirds ever built: $650,000 (£389k)
1925 Bugatti Type 13 Brescia: $934,000 (£605k)
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra: $979,000 (£700.5k)
Hoard of 497 gold coins: $980,000 (£615k)
Sports cards in a Detroit warehouse: $1 million (£648k)
1929 Bentley 4.5-Litre Sports Saloon: $1.08 million (£700k)
Edmé Bouchardon Sir John Gordon bust: $1.9 million (£1.4m)
Hundreds of works of art:
1956 Maserati A6G 2000 Gran Sport Berlinetta Frua: $2.2 million (£1.3m)
1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Berlinetta: $2.2 million (£1.4m)
Giovanni Boldini Marthe de Florian portrait: $2.9 million (£1.7m)
Comics in the basement: $3.5million (£2.9m)
Stash of 5,000 pieces, two bars and 37 ingots of gold: $3.8 million (£2.7m)
1937 Bugatti 57S: $4.3 million (£3m)
1936 Mercedes-Benz Von Krieger 540K Special Roadster: $11.77 million (£7.4m)
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider: $18.1 million (£12m)
Środa Treasure: $100+ million (£53m)
Bronze Age sword: priceless
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Discarded valuables left to gather dust and rust

Humble, unsuspecting barns and garages are the last place you’d expect to find valuable treasures, right? Not always, as these incredible finds go to show. From a 300-year old statue that was being used as a doorstop to a crashed Jaguar car that has sold for six times its value, here are the most valuable items ever discovered in barns and abandoned buildings.
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lovemoney staff

02 June 2021

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