GUEST: I brought a map that I got at an auction in Southern Wisconsin about two or three years ago. I bought it because it looks really cool and I've never seen anything like it before. I've had it hanging in my room, and I paid $65 for it.
APPRAISER: There's lots of 20th-century relief maps, but it's very unusual to see a 19th-century relief map. Although they made multiples of this, they made very few, and they're sort of individually handmade. I mean, it's all individually painted. You've got a little crackling going on, but as that kind of thing goes, pretty nice shape. Any feeling for what it might be worth?
GUEST: Um, a couple hundred dollars?
APPRAISER: I would say a retail value of around $2,500.
GUEST: Are you serious?
APPRAISER: Absolutely, yeah. It's a very unusual thing.
GUEST: Oh, my gosh, thank you so much.