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Antiques Roadshow: Jackpot!

Willie Mays jersey

It's every collector's dream: turning a modest outlay into a staggeringly high return on investment. This Antiques Roadshow special recalls such spectacular windfalls as a landscape painting acquired for $1.50 at a Salvation Army sale and valued at $10,000–$15,000; an art pottery vase, grabbed at a garage sale for less than $5 and estimated to be worth $13,000–$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–$30,000; and a 1951 Minneapolis Millers baseball uniform (shown) worn by Willie Mays, scored at a sports collectibles show for $50 and valued at $60,000–$80,000.

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Antiques Roadshow is part history lesson, part treasure hunt. Auction house experts and dealers travel throughout the US offering free appraisals of antiques and collectibles. Cameras watch as owners recount tales of family heirlooms, yard sale bargains, and neglected items salvaged from attics and basements, while experts reveal the fascinating truth about these finds.

More Antiques Roadshow episodes

  • Antiques Roadshow: Tampa, Florida

    The last of three shows in Tampa includes circus toys.
    • Sun July 5 6am, 44

  • Antiques Roadshow: Philadelphia, PA

    Part 1 of 3 in Philadelphia.
    • Mon July 6 8pm, 2/HD
    • Tue July 7 2am, 44
    • Tue July 7 1:30pm, 44
    • Tue July 7 8pm, 44
    • Tue July 7 11pm, 'GBH Kids
    • Wed July 8 2am, 'GBH Kids
    • Wed July 8 5am, 44
    • Fri July 10 11pm, 'GBH Kids
    • Sat July 11 2am, 'GBH Kids
    • Sat July 11 4am, 44
    • Sat July 11 5:30pm, 44
    • Sun July 12 6am, 44

  • Antiques Roadshow: Philadelphia, PA

    Part 2 of 3 in Philadelphia.
    • Mon July 13 8pm, 2/HD
    • Tue July 14 2am, 44
    • Tue July 14 1:30pm, 44
    • Tue July 14 8pm, 44
    • Tue July 14 11pm, 'GBH Kids
    • Wed July 15 2am, 'GBH Kids
    • Wed July 15 5am, 44
    • Fri July 17 11pm, 'GBH Kids