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Antiques Roadshow: Jackpot!

Published September 3, 2010 at 11:49 AM PDT
This "Roadshow" special edition recalls such spectacular windfalls as this authentic 1951 Minneapolis Miller's player uniform worn by the Say Hey Kid, Willie Mays, in his pre-Giants career, brought to the "Roadshow" event in St. Paul, Minnesota. The owner, who acquired the garments for $50 and conducted some "forensic analysis" with a photo and a magnifying glass, discovers he's hit one out of the park when appraiser Simeon Lipman (right) of Heritage Galleries reveals the uniform's staggering value of $60,000 to $80,000.
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This "Roadshow" special edition recalls such spectacular windfalls as this authentic 1951 Minneapolis Miller's player uniform worn by the Say Hey Kid, Willie Mays, in his pre-Giants career, brought to the "Roadshow" event in St. Paul, Minnesota. The owner, who acquired the garments for $50 and conducted some "forensic analysis" with a photo and a magnifying glass, discovers he's hit one out of the park when appraiser Simeon Lipman (right) of Heritage Galleries reveals the uniform's staggering value of $60,000 to $80,000.

Airs Monday, May 28, 2012 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

It's every collector's dream: turning a modest outlay into a staggeringly high return on investment. The "Antiques Roadshow: Jackpot" special rolls the dice on those heady moments when luck smiles on flea market mavens and yard sale savants.

This special recalls such spectacular windfalls as a landscape painting acquired for $1.50 at a Salvation Army "half price" sale and valued at $10,000 to $15,000; an art pottery vase, grabbed at a garage sale for less than five dollars and estimated to be worth $13,000 to $17,000; a 19th-century album of watercolor paintings, scooped up at a yard sale for a quarter, with an estimated value of $20,000 to $30,000; and a 1951 Minneapolis Millers baseball uniform worn by Willie Mays, scored at a sports collectibles show for $50 and valued at $60,000 to $80,000.

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Watch Coming Monday, May 28, at 8/7C, Jackpot! on PBS. See more from Antiques Roadshow.

David McCarron appraises two lovely paintings of lush summer landscapes by Hudson River School painter John F. Kensett.
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Watch Bonus Footage: What Do You Love About ROADSHOW? on PBS. See more from Antiques Roadshow.

"Antiques Roadshow" host Mark Walberg turns the camera on guests from Minneapolis to find out!

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