The world is full of unusual things and sometimes a discovery can completely change a person’s fate. Most people have never found anything particularly valuable in their life. However, some lucky ones completely unexpectedly became owners of the values that made them rich.
Machine in the appendage
Once in Wyoming in the United States, a man bought a house that cost $ 285,500. In the building bought by the American, there was, among other things, an old garage, which initially did not attract the attention of either the buyer or the realtor. When the house has already been purchased and all documents are executed, the man decided to inspect his property more carefully.
In the garage, the lucky one found a 1996 Ferrari 330 GT, which was in almost perfect condition. Later, the owner of the house sold his find for $ 500,000.
Treasures in an old chair (main photo)
Once an ordinary Scottish couple for only 5 pounds bought an old chair in an antique store. The spouses' purchase looked good, but required a little adjustment. Deciding to repair the chair later, the Scots took him to the attic, where he subsequently lay there, forgotten, for 6 years.
Once, the head of the family decided to fix the chair in order to install it on the veranda. Having removed the upholstery from the seat, the man found among the springs a ring and earrings with a strange design.
At first, the head of the family did not understand that he became the owner of this treasure. The Scot simply gave the jewelry to his wife, without telling her where they came from. For some time, the woman thought that her husband simply purchased original jewelry for her.
He revealed the secret of the ring and earrings to the wife of a Scot only in 2016. The woman suggested trying to take the earrings and the ring to a jeweler for evaluation. It turned out that there was a find found in the chair, as much as 5,000 pounds. The stones used by the jeweler in the manufacture of earrings and rings turned out to be real diamonds.
5.5 kg nugget
One day, one person just walked along the beach in Australia. Suddenly he noticed that some strange object was sticking out of the sand. At first, the man thought it was some old part from a car or something like that. However, when the lucky guy began to dig, he realized that he became the owner of a large gold nugget. Subsequently, it turned out that the weight of the Australian find is as much as 5.5 kg. The nugget was estimated at $ 300,000 by jewelers.
Treasures in the yard
In the summer of 2009, an ordinary farmer, Terry Herbert, with the help of a metal detector, was looking for a ring lost by his daughter near his house. Instead of cheap jewelry, the man eventually discovered a real treasure - 1,500 gold and silver items of the 7th century.
As experts subsequently managed to find out, in all probability, some of the values found by Terry were once made in Byzantium, and some in the Russian Empire. The most outstanding treasure was the cross, which probably adorned the altar of one of the Orthodox churches in past times.
The treasure discovered by the farmer was estimated at as much as $ 5 million. The state was the owner of the things found on the farm, but the lucky man still received half this amount.
A house full of gold
In Normandy in France, one man inherited an old house. During the inspection of his property, a successful Frenchman in one of the rooms found a chair with a cache attached to his seat. In the box, the man found several gold coins.
After that, the Frenchman, of course, examined the house as thoroughly as possible. In the whiskey box, he found another pile of coins. Also, the lucky one discovered several gold bars in the house. The total "catch" of the successful Frenchman ultimately "pulled" $ 3.7 million.
The biggest opal in the world
This story happened in 2011. The American designer Stuart Hughes realized that the huge stone found in South Australia at one of the deposits is not just some waste rock, but a real opal.
Hughes found no less than 55,000 carats. That is, the discovered stone weighed several times more than the opal, which was considered the largest in the world before. The estimated huge opal was $ 1 million. At the same time, the jewelers said then that after dividing the stone into parts for the manufacture of jewelry, its total cost would increase even more.
Treasures in the piano
Once, a family, Hammings from Bishop, decided to donate her old piano to a local community college. This tool of the 19th century in 1983, the couple purchased for their children. The children grew up and the piano for a long time stood in the couple’s house unclaimed.
Before using the tool, of course, you had to configure it. This work was entrusted to one of the staff members of the college.
While setting up the piano, the man found inside him 7 bags of coins from the time of Queen Victoria. Subsequently, experts evaluated the treasure discovered by the adjuster at 640 thousand dollars. The man received a large reward of 50% of the value of the find. Of course, it was just a lot of money. Unfortunately, the Hammings family, who did not suspect that the piano contained a treasure, did not receive a penny then.
Faberge Egg of Alexander III
Once, an American bought a not too expensive Faberge metal egg on the market, inside of which were watches and pearls. The man bought this product simply in the hope of reselling it more expensive. However, before starting to look for a buyer, the American decided to find out what actually constitutes his purchase.
The man began to search for information about the egg in Google. On the watch inside the egg, the American, among other things, noticed the watchmaker's mark - Vacheron Constantin. At this request, a man found an article on the Internet that said that this man had once worked for the Russian emperor as well.
In the end, it turned out that the egg acquired by the American is a historical value. About a century ago, this product was made by order of Alexander III, who wanted to make a gift to his wife. As subsequently this valuable item appeared in the USA, it is not entirely clear. Historians have suggested that during the revolution, the egg was simply stolen from the royal family, and then resold several times.
When the man found out that the egg he bought was an original, he, according to eyewitnesses, literally fell to the floor. In any case, after evaluating this antiques, the lucky American became richer by $ 33 million. The egg was bought by one of the famous collectors, who later even arranged an exhibition for everyone.
Sacks of money in the attic
A man by the name of John Ferrin from Utah (USA) worked in his workshop, equipped in a newly acquired house. Suddenly John noticed that a corner of some carpet was sticking out between the boards on the ceiling of his room. The man became curious, and he pulled the carpet down. As a result, a hatch leading to the attic opened in the ceiling of his workshop.
Going upstairs, John found a metal box in which lay bundles of money. Examining the attic more closely, he found many more bundles of banknotes laid out in boxes. Ferrin also found 2 garbage bags full of money in the attic. In total, the man managed to find banknotes for 45 thousand dollars.
Of course, John immediately decided to return the money he found to the previous owners of the house. Upon learning of the treasure, these people were truly shocked.It turned out that they inherited the old real estate from their grandfather, who, in all likelihood, hid the money.