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A church sold its old stained glass windows for $6,000. It turned out they were rare Tiffany glass.

A young pastor said he wanted to modernize a historic West Philly church.

A 2019 photo, left, depicts one of two stained glass rose windows at the historic church at 50th and Baltimore. Plexiglass covered some of the window panes to protect them. The restored window, for sale by Freeman's auction house, is pictured on the right.
A 2019 photo, left, depicts one of two stained glass rose windows at the historic church at 50th and Baltimore. Plexiglass covered some of the window panes to protect them. The restored window, for sale by Freeman's auction house, is pictured on the right.Read moreUniversity City Historical Society; Freeman's