Animal Crossing: New Horizons Player's Lucky Find Proves You Need To Check Your Recycle Box More

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The recycle box is a staple of the series, and the box in is no different, with one lucky player recently proving why it's essential to regularly check your recycling. Located at Resident Services, the recycle box might typically be filled with low-value items like Cardboard Boxes or Rusted Parts, but there's always the chance of finding something of value — especially if you've recently said goodbye to a villager, or renovated your island.

Redditor Freekwenzee-tan recently took to the forum to share what might be the luckiest find in any recycle box, ever. Sharing a screenshot, the user revealed their shock after finding none other than a Royal Crown in their box, which can be purchased from the Able Sisters for an eye-watering 1.2 million Bells. As the most expensive item in , it's no wonder that Freekwenzee-tan took to Reddit to query their find — and luckily, it seems there's an obvious explanation for the rare discovery.

If you're hoping to find a Royal Crown in your recycle box, you're probably out of luck. While some of the commenters on the post hope to find it's possible for the game to randomly gift such a valuable item, user SentenceCareful3246 has the real reason. "," they commented, to which the OP replied that yes, they now remember that happening.

One Animal Crossing feature that was part of previous titles was excluded from Animal Crossing: New Horizons and fans are glad it was cut.

As is often the case with revelations like the above, many fans were surprised to learnthat building over an item — or using the Clean Up service — will result in it ending up in the recycle box. This is indeed the case though, according to Nookipedia. The recycle box works by offering the chance to receive "" It's also possible to receive a clothing item, a Rusted Part, a Cardboard Box, and the clothing or wallpaper of a recently moved-out villager. As for whether any item in the game could appear in the recycle box, it appears not, so finding a Royal Crown by chance in