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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Finders Keepers

James Baggett (right) appraises an 1899 C. F. Martin guitar that was stumbled upon in a vacant commercial real estate space and is now valued at $4,000 to $5,000 in the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW special "Finders Keepers."
Courtesy of Jeff Dunn, (c) WGBH 2013
James Baggett (right) appraises an 1899 C. F. Martin guitar that was stumbled upon in a vacant commercial real estate space and is now valued at $4,000 to $5,000 in the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW special "Finders Keepers."

Airs Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW cameras watch as owners recount tales of family heirlooms, yard sale bargains and long-neglected items salvaged from attics and basements, while experts reveal the fascinating truths about these finds. Mark L. Walberg hosts.

David Weiss (left) appraises a William Aiken Walker oil painting, found within a pile of trash, for $7,000 to $10,000 in the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW special "Finders Keepers."
Courtesy of Jeff Dunn, (c) WGBH 2013
David Weiss (left) appraises a William Aiken Walker oil painting, found within a pile of trash, for $7,000 to $10,000 in the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW special "Finders Keepers."

Tucked behind a fireplace, buried in a cotton field, mistaken for insulation in the ceiling of a basement … some treasures show up where you least expect to find them.

In "Finders Keepers," ROADSHOW shines a spotlight on items whose discovery was a happy accident.

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Examples include a formerly buried Weller Coppertone vase that the guest almost tripped over, valued at $2,500 to $3,000, and a collection of Cole Porter and Monty Woolley letters, appraised for $50,000 to $70,000, that were saved from the dumpster in true trash-to-treasure fashion.

Appraisal: Cole Porter & Monty Woolley Letters

"In Pittsburgh

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