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A man spent $5 on a vintage Chinese armorial plate from the 18th century at a thrift store that turned out to be worth $5,000 ...

Man thrifts plate for $5 — then discovers it’s worth thousands - The plate’s estimated value is between $4,000 and $6,000 ...

"I knew within five minutes that I had something valuable," John Carcerano, the Chicago area resident who found the plate, told Newsweek.