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There are many stories of valuable cars found hidden away in barns and a find in France is more proof that many of those stories are true. An elite auction house received a call from the representative of an estate that included a collection of very rare old cars that had not been touched in more than…

A visit to Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park turned out to profitable for Susie Clark when she found a diamond the size of pinto bean. She says she plans to keep the diamond and since she found it after saying a prayer, she calls it “Hallelujah Diamond.” Clark says she first visited the park with…

You never know where you may find a hidden treasure. A West Point sweater purchased at a Goodwill store last June turned out to be an incredible bargain. A couple purchased the sweater for 58 cents and didn’t think much about it until they saw a documentary on legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince…

Police in Germantown, Wisconsin are puzzled over who might have left a diamond ring on their Christmas tree. The tree was set up in the department’s lobby during the Christmas season, and the police had invited people to bring their children to decorate the tree and get a stuffed animal in return. They…

It just looked like a mutt wandering the streets. Further research found that it was a rare South African Mastiff stolen from his yard in Beaverdam, Virginia. What looked like a lonely mutt was actually a pure bred dog worth over $10,000. His owner was ecstatic to get him back. —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger…

When Laurence Egerton’s metal detector turned up something of extraordinary value, he went to great lengths to protect it. Egerton routinely founds old shotgun cartridges and metal junk, but when his detector went off as he was surveying near the site of ancient Roman villa, he knew he had a unique find.…

Apple announced that they recovered more than 40 million dollars from their trash. The company recovered more 2,200 pounds of gold from recycled iPhones, iPads, and Macs. With gold valued at over $1,200 an ounce, the company gained over $40 million dollars from the recycling venture. Manufacturers use…

Amsterdam has such a big problem with bicycles being thrown into the city’s canals that it is a full time job fishing them out to redeem them. Every day a crew patrols the canals in a boat with a large claw attached. They dredge the bottom of the canal pulling in the bikes and other items that wind up…

A painting that had been hanging on the wall of man’s home for more than ten years turned out to be worth a lot more that the $745 that he paid for it. Jamie MacLeod took the painting to be evaluated by the BBC television program, Antiques Roadshow, because he hoped to sell it and use the proceeds to…

Have you heard about the Panasonic Virtual Mirror? It has the ability to analyze the face of the mirror gazer and then pinpoint imperfections. It maps sun damage, scars, and wrinkles and then recommends products to aid in the treatment of these perceived faults. Do you think this is a good idea? Men,…

In 1970, an engineer bought a plain looking wooden chest for about $150. All he wanted was something to put his television on. For the next 43 years, the wooden chest, known as the Mazarin chest sat in the man’s living room. What the man did not know about his television stand was that it was hand crafted…

Published January 29, 2013 FoxNews.com A California book repairer reportedly knew something was unusual when she opened up an old Bible found last week amid thousands of materials donated to the Friends of the Sacramento Public Library. But little did she know that the 31 signatures on the Bible’s first…

A Bible signed by renowned physicist Albert Einstein sold at a New York City auction for $68,500. The final price exceeded pre-sales estimates by thousands. Most observers believed that at best the rare Bible would bring between $1,500 and $2,500. The Bible was signed by both the Nobel prize-winning…

In 1952, 14-year-old- Dave Bell bit into a candy bar, and found a twig inside. He wrote the Pearson Candy Company a letter seeking a replacement bar and included the twig as his proof. He received a letter from George Pearson, the son of one the company’s founders. Person apologized for the twig and…

A New York family didn’t know they had bought a rare heirloom, when they purchased a ceramic bowl at a garage sale in 2007. They paid three dollars for the item, and displayed it in their living for several years. Eventually, someone get curious about where the bowl came from, and then discovered that…

George and Betty Davis of Rhinebeck, NY received a hand-me-down from George’s father when he passed. It was a Faberge figure of a Cossack. They wrapped it up and put it away in their attic. The executer of their estate found it there last spring and had it evaluated. It turned out to be a little figurine…

While remodeling a house that he had purchased, David Gonzales found something of unusual value. While ripping out insulation from the garage, Gonzales discovered a copy of Action Comics No. 1, from 1935. The comic was the first edition to feature the then, new superhero, Superman. The father-of-four…

When Marion Shurtleff bought a Bible from a used bookstore in California, she planned to use it to compare with her other versions. She noticed a folded, yellowed letter inside, but was startled to find her name on it when she opened it. Shurtleff says slipped between the pages of the Bible was an essay…

A Virginia woman browsing flea markets in West Virginia saw a box of junk for seven dollars. A statue of Paul Bunyan sticking out of the box caught her eye. Purchasing the box and back home, she saw that a painting in the box had the word “RENOIR” written on the back of the frame. Bidding on the original…

In the early 1960s, the Lincoln Futura concept car created for a 1955 auto show was not worth much. It was used a 1959 movie and then sold to automobile designer George Barris for one dollar. Since it was untitled and could not be insured, the car was had little value and was relegated to a back parking…

Baylor University psychologists questioned 3,539 married couples to determine what couples argue about. They discovered that although arguments involve many different topics the tension that sparked the arguments “almost always involved deeper issues relating to whether the partners felt understood or…

In March 2012, Jim Isray, the Colts' owner, released his one-time golden boy, Peyton Manning, from the team. Why? Because Peyton had a neck surgery and he might not be able to play as well as in the past. In case you don't know Peyton, he was one of the top QBs in the league history and he earned 4 MVP…

A forgotten block of Wisconsin cheese dating back to the 1970s will be sold for $10 an ounce. Edward Zahn was preparing to close down his shop when he moved several stacks of cheese and discovered several boxes that had been forgotten for years. The crates contained blocks of cheddar cheese that were…

After a stampede at an Ohio concert killed 11 people, a December, 1979 appearance by the rock group, The Who in Rhode Island was cancelled. 17-year-old Emery Lucier was so upset when he heard the news that he knocked over a chair in his high school classroom. Now 50, Lucier will have the opportunity…

In the movie The Help, Aibileen was one of “the help” herself. She says she raised 17 children amidst the racial injustices of the early 1960s and absentee moms of the day. She was those children’s caregiver--she changed their diapers, nursed their hurts and taught them important life lessons. In a few…