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Treasures that were discovered in the trash

One person's trash is another's treasure...
Winston Churchill’s cigar and top hat
Winston Churchill’s cigar and top hat
A 19th-century doll
A 19th-century doll
A rare etching
A rare etching
Mayan artefacts
Mayan artefacts
An Italian violin
An Italian violin
A painting by David Bowie
A painting by David Bowie
Two 350-year-old oil paintings
Two 350-year-old oil paintings
A Native American club
A Native American club
An antique Turkmenistani rug
An antique Turkmenistani rug
Million-dollar baseball cards
Million-dollar baseball cards
Gold bars dumped at an airport
Gold bars dumped at an airport
A million-dollar-winning lottery ticket
A million-dollar-winning lottery ticket
A prized painting
A prized painting
€85,000 in cash
€85,000 in cash
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One person's trash is another's treasure...

From a signed David Bowie painting to gold bars, some people have discovered rare and valuable items in dumps and on garbage piles. Click or scroll through some of the most jaw-dropping items that got thrown away but were then saved.
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lovemoney staff

05 July 2021

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