Unexpected Wonders: Unbelievable Finds in the Most Surprising Places

1. Cash from the Depression Buried In Ohio Wall

Location: USA's Ohio Year Found: Not Sure Value Estimate: $182,000.* A wealthy American was driven by the Great Depression to conceal over $182,000 behind the wall of his Ohio home's lavatory. The fate of the burier is unknown, but the money stayed visible for decades until builder Bob Kitts was brought in to repair the wall.

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Cash from the Depression Buried in an Ohio Wall ©StudioLaMagica/adobe.com/stock His employment was terminated upon the finding of the treasure, but it also sparked a protracted legal dispute with the home's owner on who was entitled to the loot. Even though Kitts only received a few thousand dollars, the battle was worthwhile.

2. A bust of a British politician holding open a door in Scotland

Location: Easter Ross, Scotland's Balintore Year Found: Not Sure Estimated worth: $1.9 million* Not many times do you travel to a Scottish village and discover an old sculpture of a British politician. This 18th-century antique bust of the esteemed British politician Sir John Gordon was discovered to be doing the lowly duty of holding open a shed door.

A bust of a British politician holding open a door in Scotland ©Sina Ettmer/adobe.com/stock Years passed before anyone in the sleepy small Scottish community of Balintore, Easter Ross, realized the treasure they possessed. The sculpture, which costs more than $1.9 million (£1.5 million), is currently on a lavish display in the Louvre.

3. The Treasure Discovered Using A Metal Detector

Location: England's Suffolk Discovered in: 1992 Estimated worth: $2.3 million * One ordinary day in 1992, a modest farmer near Hoxne in Suffolk asked his friend to use a metal detector to assist him find his misplaced hammer. But when the pair discovered something more valuable than the misplaced hammer—a cache of spoons, diamonds, coins, and statues—everything about this straightforward setup was upended.

A Metal Detector Discovered The Treasure @Hoxne_Hoard/commons.wikimedia.org The two buddies became billionaires right away when they discovered this magnificent loot, which dates back to the Roman Empire. The collection, which sold for $2.3 million (£1.75 million), is currently on exhibit in the British Museum in an ornate manner.