18 treasures found in unusual places

in #curiosities8 years ago

The treasures shown in this gallery were found in unimaginable places, many years after they have been saved. From coins to valuable objects from other centuries hidden in walls, buried in fields and even found inside a sofa bought second hand. Take a peek ...

The French businessman Crhistian of Berdouaré bought a Pablo Escobar property, hoping to find some hidden treasure. The gamble paid off - after destroying the mansion Colombian drug lord, a secret room was found for the buried treasure

A family of Pennsylvania found US $ 200,000 in coins to knock down a wall in an abandoned house in the region

If you've been in Teotihuacan, an ancient Aztec city near Mexico City, probably should have walked for an ancient treasure without knowing. Mexican archeologists recently discovered 70,000 artifacts in a tunnel located beneath the Temple of the Feathered Serpent

If you have ever visited Normandy, probably we went through Cherburgo and saw a Napoleonic monument facing the center of this northern port city of France. While restructured the statue, workers found a hidden chest at the monument's base. Inside, there were gold coins stored since 1858
Martin Elliot and his wife were surprised when he taught a cousin using a metal detector in a barley plant in England. He discovered more than 9,000 ancient coins valued at $ 495,000

In 2007, a German woman found the great fortune to buy a sofa second hand in a market for $ 215. After the purchase, she discovered a 17th century painting inside. and sold the work for $ 27,600

In 2010, a Belgian counter bought the installation of a former bank to turn it into a workshop accounting. During the renovation, he found a safe with more than 300 thousand euros. The Belgian came to call the former bank and warn them about the finding, however, he was informed that the former owners had not left any amount and he could get the treasure

In 1978, two children decided to dig a hole in the backyard of the house in Los Angeles. During bruncadeira, they found a piece of metal with the symbol of Ferrari. It was an original shield of the brand, which belongs to a car that had been burned and buried by the owners so they could simulate the theft of the vehicle and drive the car insurance

In 2013 a Californian couple found gold while walking the dog in the backyard. They found more than 1,400 gold coins of the 19th century in a box. According to one expert, the total value of coins exceeds $ 11 million

A Swiss farmer discovered over 33 pounds of old coins in a cherry orchard. The treasure with more than 1700 years hidden in the area was handed over to the government. According to the law of Switzerland, farm owners have no rights to any finding in these types of situation

While destroying the wall of a bathroom, a Cleveland man found more than $ 500,000 in cash in place. An executive would have hidden fortune in the 30s

Owners of a British hotel in Southeast France found 40 gold coins hidden in a wall. The couple found the treasure while reforming the property for recording a movie. The coins are 1942

In a hotel in San Petersbugo in Russia masons who reformed the place they found a secret room located between the second and first floor of the building. The room had more than 2000 valuable objects wrapped in paper and cloth bags, hidden there during the Russian Revolution of 1917

In 1989, a man spent $ 4 on a market in buying a painting in Pennsylvania. After a while, he found that the work hid one of 24 copies of the Declaration of Independen

When Spanish plumbers worked in a village in Seville, they found 19 ancient vases. In them there were thousands of bronze coins of the third and fourth centuries, valued at millions of dollars

In 2011, Wayne Sabaj found US $ 150,000 in a bag while picking broccoli in the garden. He took the money to the police, who sent him to an 87 year old man. This man told the police that the money was cursed and died days later. The daughter of this man, returned the money to Wayne Sabaj, who also died before receiving the order with the treasure found. What story ....

In 2007, an Australian man reformed their property to constuir a pool. He found more than 200 jewels and other precious objects more than 650 years. Instead of selling the collection, he lent objects to an Australian museum

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Of all the events in history, the last one mentioned thats the most value to man kind. Thanks for taking the time to resource all this findings.

I will break the wall of my room to see if I can find more steem