From Basement Finds to Coat Pocket Surprises: Unveiling Unexpected Discoveries!

3. At the flea market, a scrap dealer purchases a real Fabergé egg.

Location: USA's Midwest. Year of discovery: 2014 Estimated value: $33 million. 50 Imperial Faberge Eggs were made by the Russian business Faberge for the Russian Royal Family. One was discovered by accident years ago when it was purchased for $14,000 at a flea market by a junk collector in the American Midwest.

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Genuine Fabergé Egg Purchased by a Scrap Dealer at a Flea Market ©Getty Images/Peter Macdiarmid The trader was under the impression that he could profit from the gold content, but he had no idea that this seemingly random gold egg was actually a Faberge. One of the eight missing eggs that had baffled historians for decades, the egg would eventually be sold at auction for $33 million, significantly more than the dealer's initial projection of a "small profit."

4. Baseball Cards Valuing $3 Million Discovered in Ohio Attic

Location: Ohio's Defiance Year Found: 2012 Approximate Value: $3 million* The value of baseball cards is astounding. If a card is rare enough, it can fetch millions of dollars on the market. A family in Defiance, Ohio was organising the belongings of a departed relative when they discovered a box containing baseball cards in the attic.

Baseball Cards Valuing $3 Million Discovered in Ohio Attic @timemagazine/Pinterest Twine was used to wrap the 700-card collection, which was in astonishingly fine shape. Greats like Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Connie Mack, Cy Young, and Honus Wagner were among those on the cards. The collection was appraised at $3 million after the cards were evaluated. The early 1900s saw the release of a series of baseball cards known as E98, many of which are in excellent condition. This discovery shocked the card collecting community.