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Our "Antiques Roadshow" finds weren't worth any money, but that's not the point

Some of the very pretty flowers at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens last summer, where episodes of “Antiques Roadshow” were shot.

After a thorough inventory of all our readily accessible old stuff, my Mom and I landed on the items we’d bring to the taping of “Antiques Roadshow.” We scored tickets for the day-long shoot at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens i…