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December 30th, 2013
06:14 AM ET

Man Pays $660 for 17th Century Masterpiece

Imagine buying a painting and then being told its worth 1,000 times what you paid for it.

That's what happened on the British version of "Antiques Roadshow."

The owner paid $660 for a portrait that turned out to be the work of 17th century Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck.

It's considered a masterpiece and it's valued now at $660,000!

The owner, a priest, says he wants to sell the painting to buy new bells for his church.

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