“I knew it was worth money,” Gonzalez, 34, told the Star Tribune. “But I had no idea how much.”
Not bad for having bought his house for only $10,100.
It's not uncommon for people to find treasures hiding in their walls or soil. Some homeowners have found old wallpaper and square nails from the late 1800s. Others have found newspapers from a century ago.
Image courtesy of Philipp Lenssen
Not bad for having bought his house for only $10,100.
It's not uncommon for people to find treasures hiding in their walls or soil. Some homeowners have found old wallpaper and square nails from the late 1800s. Others have found newspapers from a century ago.
Image courtesy of Philipp Lenssen
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While renovating their 19th-century barn, these homeowners discovered a closet full of Prohibition-era liquor bottles.
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Jean-Marc Bourgouin and Kathleen McCormack found seven layers of wallpaper and an original square-head nail inside their 1891 home.
Jenn Hannotte / Hannotte Interiors
A Toronto resident found old newspapers being used as insulation inside her century-old house.
Vennne Plumbing unearthed a former conversation pit in this basement.
We want to know: What have you found hidden in your house? Post a photo of your discovery and tell us about it in the Comments! Your story could be highlighted in an upcoming ideabook.
We want to know: What have you found hidden in your house? Post a photo of your discovery and tell us about it in the Comments! Your story could be highlighted in an upcoming ideabook.
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