In 2012, a man purchased an old tin box at a garage sale for $3. Inside, he found an 1804 Draped Bust Silver Dollar, one of the rarest and most valuable US coins. It sold at auction for over $3 million.
A rare 1913 Liberty Head Nickel, one of only five known to exist, was purchased at a garage sale for $2. It later sold at auction for over $3 million.
In 2011, a rare 1787 Brasher Doubloon was discovered in a box of coins bought at a garage sale for less than $5. It sold at auction for over $7 million.
A 1943 Copper Wheat Penny, one of only a few dozen known to exist, was found in a jar of old coins purchased for $14 at a garage sale. It later sold for over $200,000.
A rare 1794 Flowing Hair Silver Dollar, one of the first silver dollars minted by the United States, was found in a shoebox at a garage sale. It sold at auction for over $10 million.
An extremely rare 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent, in pristine condition, was discovered in a jar of old coins bought for $25 at a garage sale. It sold for over $500,000 at auction.
A rare 1870-S Seated Liberty Dollar, one of only nine known to exist, was found in a box of coins purchased for $50 at a garage sale. It later sold for over $1.5 million.
In 2007, a rare 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle was discovered in a cigar box at a garage sale. It sold at auction for over $7 million.
An extremely rare 1894-S Barber Dime, one of only nine known to exist, was found in a jar of coins bought for $1 at a garage sale. It sold for over $1.9 million at auction.
A rare 1927-D Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, one of only a few dozen known to exist, was found in a tin can at a garage sale. It sold at auction for over $1.7 million.