There are hundreds of stories of golden finds and It's doubtful that we are going to find a genuine Stradivarius laying around but I'm sure there will be a little gem to find and It may not be what you think.
Made in 1640 in Kyoto by master craftsman Kaomi Nagashige on commission for the Dutch East India Company.
The wooden chest, which was being used as a TV stand and drinks cabinet, was a Japanese antique worth millions.
It was owned by an unnamed French engineer living in London who bought the 5ft long box for £100 in 1970 at a private sale without realising its value.
After his recent death the antique surfaced during a clear-out of his house and was sold at auction.
The container, made of cedar wood and gold lacquer, was identified as a lost Japanese chest dating back to 1640.
London's Victoria and Albert Museum had been searching worldwide for it since 1941, the last recording of it.
The wooden chest, which was being used as a TV stand and drinks cabinet, was a Japanese antique worth millions.
It was owned by an unnamed French engineer living in London who bought the 5ft long box for £100 in 1970 at a private sale without realising its value.
After his recent death the antique surfaced during a clear-out of his house and was sold at auction.
The container, made of cedar wood and gold lacquer, was identified as a lost Japanese chest dating back to 1640.
London's Victoria and Albert Museum had been searching worldwide for it since 1941, the last recording of it.
Fabergé egg
A savvy scrap metal dealer's £8,000 splurge (slightly more expensive than your bog standard boot sale) at a bric-a-brac market was worth its weight in gold quite literally.
The extravagant Easter egg, decorated by diamonds and sapphires, was designed by Carl Fabergé in 1887 for the Russian Imperial Family and was valued at a whopping £20 million. And it's lived through a hell of a lot of history too including the Russian Revolution, oh and being sat on a kitchen countertop in America until being re-discovered.
Unsurprisingly, the scrap dealer done good has chosen to remain anonymous.