Top 12 Surprising Treasures: Unearthing Unexpected Discoveries

8. Man Finds Hidden Attic Full of Valuable Antiques

Location: New York's Geneva Year Found: 2020 Estimated Value: $5,000* (value of the Susan B. Anthony photograph) How about a gift that gives and gives? In December 2020, David Whitcomb purchased a building in Geneva, New York, with the intention of using it exclusively as a legal practice. It wasn't until he and a friend started looking around his new purchase that they learned the building had a secret attic full of priceless, historically significant antique artifacts.

Man Discovers Priceless Antiques in a Hidden Attic in a New Home @Thierry Anglès/LinkedIn The third level had not been occupied for decades; therefore, the attic was not listed in the home's documentation. It turns out that the attic had once been the historical photographer James Hale's workshop. Whitcomb discovered original prints of images of people like Susan B. Anthony on the workstation.