Antiques Roadshow Items That Made Owners Crazy Rich

We’ve all fantasized about finding out that something we own is worth a fortune, but we know that it’s quite unlikely to be the case. The people who do think they have a chance at turning their old stuff into thousands of dollars go on Antiques Roadshow to see how much it’s actually worth. While most end up not getting as much as they were hoping for, a few people have truly struck it rich. From one of the rarest baseball card collections of all time to the best hand-me-down in history, let’s take a look some Antiques Roadshow items that made their owners crazy rich.

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$1 million jade collection | 0:00
$1 million lost painting | 0:40
$1 million baseball cards | 1:34
£1 million+ Faberge flower | 2:14
$1.5 million rhino horn cups | 2:54
$1.5 million pocket watch | 4:00

[GrungeHQ]

What was the most unexpectedly valuable thing you've ever seen on Antiques Roadshow?

[aarfeld]

I still remember the time a man brought in a Navaho Chieftan's blanket from the 1860s, which hung for years over the back of a chair in his home. The appraiser called it a national tresure and said its value was at least half a million dollars.

[Arizona_rider]

I remember this show being so popular because everyone with out cable got this channel for free. Everyone had this show on. It was a very interesting show. So many memories as this show played in the background

[scott]

Rick from Pawn Stars: it's worth $1 Million Dollars. I'll give you $13.50.

[scottknight]

To all the people saying they should destroy the rhino cups I say what a waste. These are artifacts from the 17th and 18th century from when the world was a much different place. People would take an animal for all they're parts not just the horns. People kill an elephant to feed a village type of thing. I'm not advocating for modern killing for horns but these items are gorgeous pieces of history that should be preserved. If we destroyed everything that had a negative impact on something or someone else we wouldn't have much left.

[exdus]

OMG!! Kill the music! Why would you put such AWFUL music in a video with such wonderful stories?

[TR-lykq]

Thank you for including their reactions between the explanations.

[rickintexas]

Great examples. My favorite was the baseball card collection with the personal note. Awesome!

[Deezhan]

The value of the Faberge flower had very little to do with military and everything to do with Faberge. Everything made by Carl Faberge is insanely valuable. He was the best jeweler who ever lived.

[alanfoster]

40 years ago, we found a family photo album in Globe, AZ that dated from the mid to late 1800's. We tried for years to locate the family, finally gave up and donated it. It's in the photography collection of the National Museum of Black American history and Culture, D.C. I also had a postcard written by H.P. Lovecraft to Robert E. Howard. Donated that to the Howard museum in Cross Plains, TX. That's where stuff like that belongs.

[DMWBN]

Love it when your average home owner gets left something so expensive. You can tell who's got ££ & those genuinely over the moon.

[balf]

My mum used to make me collect McDonald’s toys wouldn’t even let me take them out the little plastic bag. Said they will be worth lots in the future. 30 years later they are on eBay for about 30p

[heru-deshet]

I really need to find something like this at a flea market.

[hansenfiet]

My favorite all time reaction was from the owner of the jade collection: “Damn!” 😂😂😂

[Ivo.Outdoor]

Props to to you guys for adding the bit about rhino horns. !

[ahill]

I sometimes think about all the amazing items like these... that ended up in landfills for multitudes of reasons, the main one being that the average person has no clue what they're worth.

[PCDoctorUSA]

0:38 "Damn." That's an understatement.

[RoanPonie]

I could never even be a miniscule percentage lucky of what these folks were

[laurafedora]

I was watching that episode with the jade carvings, I almost fell of the couch!

[TIB]

thank you for getting to the point of each section. This is what it is, this is what it appraised to the point!