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Police seize millions of dollars discovered in buckets. Homeowners may have found a lost caravaggio masterpiece behind a sealed attic door in their home near toulouse. A new book claims to end the mystery of what happened to the kings remains, mainly his head which researchers say was found five years ago in an attic in angers, western france. Thats the absolute record for a piece sold at sothebys paris, and the record for a. If you happen to have a first edition of a popular book, go ahead and dust off the cover because it could net you thousands of dollars. The titanic violin and other amazing treasures people. Remember when we reported the story about the pittsburgh area comic book dealer who found the quarterofa million dollar comic book that was in some guys attic. New york from a million dollar nickel to a hidden surprise in the attic, mainstreet readers share their incredible true stories of found treasure. The eight works on this list, all estimated to be worth millions of dollars, popped up in some surprising placesgarages, attics and thrift. The attic or basement of an old home can yield such hidden treasures as a faberge, a van gogh or an artifact worth millions. Here are some of the rare comic books that we have found so far in the hoarder house. Multimillion dollar painting found in leaky french attic.
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