A 1759 violin by Ferdinando Gagliano, worth an estimated $250,000, was old to a Boston pawn shop for $50. It had been stolen from during a recent break-in in the city.
This video from Boston 25 News.
Gagliano violin sold to pawn shop for $50 in Boston
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