An Antiques Roadshow guest threw her head in her hands and screamed when she found out the truth behind her Olympic medals.
The guest was so shocked by her treasured items that she was temporarily rendered speechless.
During Sunday’s episode, the hit BBC show pulled up at Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing, West London to appraise the antiques brought in for them by members of the public.
Among the interesting items was a unique engagement ring and a note written by famous author Oscar Wilde.
But it was an Olympic medal from the 1930s that intrigued the expert valuers and left one woman shocked.
An Antiques Roadshow guest threw her head in her hands and screamed when she found out the truth behind her Olympic medals on Sunday’s episode
One guest brought in a collection of medals from her father Charles Holland, who had been an athlete and competed in the 1930s
Showing off her father’s medals and one of his Olympic shirts, the guest added that she had only found out about his achievements after making a shocking discovery in the attic
One guest brought in a collection of medals from her father Charles Holland, who had been an athlete.
The guest explained to expert Marc Vallum that her father had competed at a high level in various competitions over the years.
She said: ‘He was a great cyclist. He was in two Olympic games and the Tour de France so he did everything. We’ve got loads of photos, medals and stacks of stuff.’
Showing off her father’s medals and one of his Olympic shirts, the guest added that she had only found out about his achievements after making a shocking discovery in the attic.
She said: ‘He was very modest about his success and we didn’t see any of this for many years until we found a big suitcase after cleaning the house up when he died and we found all this stuff that he kept for years’.
And the guest’s surprising items left resident expert Marc in awe.
He said: ‘I look at this and I’m astonished really to be honest with you. So what I’ve done is chosen some highlights from his career.’
The antique dealer then had a look at the collection in detail before revealing what he thought the amazing items would be worth.
The antique dealer then had a look at the collection including the an Olympic shirt that had belonged to the woman’s father before revealing what he thought the items would be worth
An Antiques Roadshow guest was left so stunned she was struggling to catch her breath after learning of the mind-boggling value of her ‘dunce’ grandmother’s gold Olympic medal
The haul of impressive awards included a gold medal from the 1924 Paris Olympics that belonged to her grandmother Lucy Morton
Marc told the excited guest that he thought her father’s medals could fetch a small fortune at auction.
‘Right I’m going to try to put a price on this and it’s really really difficult and you know what I think your collection is worth £15,000 to £20,000.’ he revealed.
And Marc’s valuation completely shocked the guest, who gasped before screaming ‘No!’.
The valuer then replied that he was sure and smiled as the woman took in the news.
The guest then put her head in her hands and said: ‘Oh my God.’.
Marc added: ‘I don’t think I have any hesitation putting that evaluation on it.’
After hearing the good news, the shocked woman spoke to the camera.
She said: ‘An amazing evaluation and you don’t actually think what those medals are worth but you do realise how rare they are and £15,000 – £20,000 is shocking to me. I’m absolutely shocked and wowed by it.’
This is not the first time Olympic medals have caused a stir on the show.
In July, one guest was so stunned that she struggled to catch her breath after learning the mind-boggling value of her ‘dunce’ grandmother’s gold Olympic medal.
The haul of impressive awards included a gold medal from the 1924 Paris Olympics that belonged to Julia’s grandmother Lucy Morton.
The valuer was very impressed and told the guest that the medal was quite rare, and although it was made of silver guilt, it was one of only 304.
Expert valuer Adam Schoon went on to suggest that all the other medals could be worth another £15,000 making Julia total treasure trove worth at least £30,000 but the valuer added that the most valuable thing was the record of Julia’s grandmother.
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