BBC Bargain Hunt expert finds gold medal worth £1million in cardboard box

BBC expert Richard Madley was gobsmacked when he unearthed a treasure from a cardboard box that later fetched £1 million at auction.

Sharing his experience with the most lucrative finds, Richard recounted: "I found a gold medal in a cardboard box which I sold for £1 million, and a small lead Henry Moore sculpture I found in a Wiltshire farmhouse made £320,000.

"Oh yes - I found and sold some old rugby jerseys and photos found in an airing cupboard which I sold for £60,000. But who's counting!"

READ MORE:

READ MORE:

Madley's standout moment on the programme involved discovering a quaint "vintage scratch-built green painted toy train c.1930", which cost him £5 in Cardiff Antiques Market and went on to sell successfully at a market in Carmarthen.

He also shared how his passion for collecting started in childhood and has funded significant life purchases, saying: "I started with stamps then moved to coins but became hooked on bottles).

"My father bought me a box of Britain's lead soldiers which I added to, then sold them all to buy my first house."

He continued to detail his ventures in antiques, mentioning: "I built up an impressive collection of postcards which I sold to re-roof that first house. I built up an even better collection of Poole Pottery over twenty years which I sold to pay school fees."

Richard divulged his current interest and potential future plans by stating: "My current area of collecting is Wisden Cricketers' Almanacks, which I will probably sell to finance my nursing home fees," reports .

Bargain Hunt's Christina Trevanion was left gobsmacked upon discovering that a set of tribal masks, part of expert Sam Hanbury-Maiden's collection and described as "highly desirable for collectors", could fetch up to a staggering £2million at auction.

Earlier this month, to eight charges related to funding terrorism.

In early May, he was after being charged with a specific offence under section 21A of the Terrorism Act 2000.

His charges included eight counts of failing to make a disclosure during the course of business within the regulated sector following an investigation into alleged "terrorist financing".

Ojiri appeared in court wearing a grey suit and a dark tie and confirmed his name, date of birth and address before the charges were read out to him.

Join The Mirror’s or follow us on , , Apple News, , , , , , and - or visit The Mirror homepage.