Top 30 Shocking Finds on Pawn Stars

Were going back for this one. Like, way, way back. A woman named Rhonda comes into the shop wielding what looks like a big rock. But she claims that theyre dinosaur eggs, and upon further inspection, yep, those are eggs all right. She asks for a staggering $20,000, prompting Corey to bring in an expert. A paleontologist comes a-calling and confirms that the eggs belong to a duck-billed dinosaur and are indeed about eighty million years old. Its certainly fascinating, but theyre only worth about $600 owing to their prevalence on the international market. Rhonda ultimately walks away with a cool $500.

This one is a little bit different, as its actually Rick going out to find some treasure. He attends a coin auction in Orlando on behalf of a dedicated customer, who is looking for a specific piece. Well, Rick finds it. Its a coin from the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition that was held in San Francisco. The exposition served dual purposes - to honor the opening of the Panama Canal and celebrate the citys recovery from the massive 1906 earthquake. He finds a mint coin for $70,000 and one that was improperly cleaned for $48,000. He ultimately buys the good one for $67,500 and plans to sell it to his customer for the full $70,000. Not a bad days work.

Autographs always make for a great collectible. Enter Stuart Lutz, who has a signed speech from Martin Luther King Jr. The speech, titled The Casualties of the War in Vietnam, was spoken in 1967 and has been transcribed for a book. Found right above the speech is Kings signature, simply reading, Best wishes, Martin Luther King Jr. The items value is raised by numerous factors, including the authentic signature and the rarity of an anti-Vietnam speech, as King had been continuously advised against making one. Stuart asks $12,500, and funnily enough, Ricks expert agrees, stating that its easily worth $12,000. Stuart ultimately lets it go for $10,000 owing to his and Ricks friendship.

Vehicles bring good money. Movie merchandise brings good money. Combine the two and you have one of the best finds in Pawn Stars history. While still in Orlando, Rick checks out the car they used for Waynes World, which had been obtained from a museum by the seller. The car includes the iconic paint and flame decals, and even the camera mounts used for filming the interior scenes. However, it doesnt run and needs a lot of work to look camera ready. Its because of this that Rick buys the car for a mere $9,500. You know what we have to say about that? Suggested soundbite: Excellent!

Back on March 15, 44 BC, Roman statesman Julius Caesar was assassinated in the Theatre of Pompey. Everyone knows that story. What you may not know is that a special coin was struck to commemorate the occasion. Featuring two daggers and a bust of Brutus, it was made shortly after Caesars death and only 100 have survived to the modern day. Unsurprisingly, owner John asks $150,000 for the extremely rare collectible. An expert confirms that the coin is real and values it between $125,000 and $150,000. Naturally, Rick isnt forking that over and offers John $110,000. John ultimately walks and takes his amazing piece with him.

A lot of weird things walk through the door of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, including a can of elephant poop. It comes from the Washington Park Zoo, with the can proclaiming that it is natures most potent fertilizer. Well take their word for it. Owner West theorizes that its simply a novelty item sold by the zoo, and yeah, that sounds more accurate. Hes asking $10,000, but is willing to give it away for just $5. What a hustler. The Old Man says no way, but Chumlee is a sucker for novelty items and gives West $20 for the can. Not bad for a heap of doo doo.

Dont you hate having a 19th century duck press laying around and collecting dust? That was a problem that Keith had, so he brought the item into the pawn shop hoping to get a fair price. What is a duck press you may ask? Well, its pretty much exactly what it sounds like. The press extracts the blood and bone marrow from a roasted carcass, which is then combined with butter and cognac to make a special sauce. This is considered a delicacy in France. The Old Man offers $1,500 but Keith declines, as he wanted closer to $3,000.

We are extremely lucky to have the health practices that we do today. Removing tonsils is no big deal now, but that wasnt the case in 1827 when the tonsillotome was invented. This barbaric device grabbed the tonsils, pierced them with forks to hold them in place, and then sheared them off with a blade. Yeah, the 19th century was fun. Disgusting or not, the tool is incredibly cool from a historic perspective. As the owner claims, medical collectors love these kinds of things. She lets them go for $800, which was only $300 off her original asking price.

The idea of blood transfusions began in the 17th century, with the first successful animal to human transfer occurring in June of 1667. A woman named Artie brings in an old transfusion kit that was produced by New Yorks C.M. Sorensen Co. She believes that it dates from the late 1800s, but Chumlee isnt convinced and places it in the mid 20th century owing to the modern type of metal. Either way, its very interesting, and it allows us to see how an extremely complicated medical procedure was once practiced. Chum buys it for $125, despite knowing nothing about it or how much similar items are worth. Lets hope he made a good deal!

First instituted back in 1705, the Order of the White Eagle is the order of merit issued in Poland, awarded to citizens who have done a great service to the country - and the world at large. It is one of the oldest distinctions that is still being awarded to this day. And one of the medallions found its way onto Pawn Stars. Owner KJ claims that he got it at a garage sale for 75 cents, so someone clearly didnt know how incredibly valuable their belonging was. Or they just didnt care. Well KJ does, and he sells it to Rick for $6,000. $5,999.25 profit? Now that is not a bad days work.

The Pawn Stars love them some guitars, and in this episode, they hit upon a big one. A man came in claiming that he had Jimi Hendrixs 1963 Fender Stratocaster, a guitar that Hendrix played in the studio. They quickly discovered its legitimacy through the serial number, and the appraiser valued the guitar at a whopping $1,000,000. Now that is one expensive guitar! Rick offered the owner $450,000 before working up to an offer of $600,000. However, the owner wasnt willing to part with anything less than a cool mil, and Rick lost out on a piece of rock history.

During the second season of Pawn Stars, a man walked into the shop with an old gold coin that had been inherited from his grandfather. The coin was dated from 1715 and was just one small part of a large haul containing over fourteen million pesos of silver and gold. The ship was making its way from Havana to Spain when it was struck by a hurricane and sunk off the coast of Florida. The owners particular gold coin was in exceptional condition, and he asked for $2,000, but the gold expert pegged it around $18,000! An agreement was quickly struck for a solid $11,000 - which was $9,000 more than what the owner expected.

De Natura Fossilium is a scientific text on rocks and minerals, written by Georg Bauer and also called Georgius Agricola, which was published in 1546. It was the first sediment-based scientific text since Pliny the Elder published his Natural History in AD 77. Its certainly a special find by itself, but what made this particular copy even more special is that it was owned by none other than Sir Isaac Newton. A special book plate certified that it was indeed owned by Newton and stored in his personal library. The appraiser gave the book a rough value of $20,000, but the owner ended up letting it go for a measly $7,000 in what may be one of the worst deals in Pawn Stars history...

Rick is a sucker for shipwreck items, so when a woman brought in an antique ship bell belonging to the Dutch East India Company, he was in pawn shop heaven. Despite Ricks enthusiasm, The Old Man had doubts regarding its validity, as he thought the bell was in too good shape. He believed that a genuine bell that had been in salt water for an extended period of time would be far more degraded. However, an expert stated that the ship likely crashed in shallow water and that the bell was never actually submerged. He ended up valuing the antique bell at $15,000.

Les Paul was a pioneer of the electric guitar, and his eponymous guitars are both wickedly popular and stylish. Paul was married to Mary Ford, and the two had sixteen top ten hits as husband-and-wife musical duo Les Paul and Mary Ford. Fords nephew brought in a custom 1961 Gibson SG, and because it had personal history with Paul and Ford, its value was significantly inflated. The guitar expert, Jesse Amoroso, was blown away by the find and honored to hold a piece of musical history, eventually valuing the guitar at a whopping $150,000. After some back and forth, the owner walked away with a cheque for $90,000.

You never know what youll win in a poker game! A man came into the shop asking $20,000 for a fancy coin he had won in a poker game. A coin expert identified the coin as a legitimate 1922 High Relief Peace Dollar, which according to him is one of the rarest coins in American history. He then valued the coin between $50,000 and $100,000, which, if youre good at math, youll realize is a little more than $20,000. The man eventually sold the Peace Dollar to Rick for $80,000, which is a little on the low side apparently but hey, we wouldnt complain about earning $80,000.

A man walked into the shop claiming to have the most beautiful acoustic guitar. And it certainly is beautiful. The guitar is a custom Gibson SJ-200, built by a man named Ren Ferguson. This particular guitar is the very first Master Museum - serial number one. The owner was asking for a surprisingly low $50,000, and in came guitar expert Jesse Amoroso to take a look. He called the guitar the Rolex Presidential of Gibson guitars and valued it between $50,000 and $60,000 owing to its historical importance. The owner, who proudly stood firm in his valuation of $50,000, reluctantly let it go for $48,000.

Here, a fella walks into the shop with a piece of American history The Book of Mormon. The book was first published by a Joseph Smith in 1830, and Adams fifth edition copy was printed in 1842. According to the customer, it was also the last edition published in Joseph Smiths lifetime, as he died in June of 1844. As Rick said, its not just an important religious manuscript, but one of the most valuable pieces of American literature. The appraiser, Rebecca Romney of Bauman Rare Books, valued the book at $40,000, making it the most valuable book that had been appraised by Rebecca. Adam walked away with $24,000, only one grand less than what he was originally asking.

Yeah, the cast of Pawn Stars loves them some guitars, but they REALLY love them some cars! A man known as Uncle Phil offered the men of the pawn shop a 1932 Lincoln Convertible V-12, a fancy car that included the Lincoln L-head V-12 engine. It could produce up to 150 horsepower, quite impressive for the era and it competed with the Cadillac V-12 in its day. And to think, this baby was manufactured during the Great Depression! Its a luxury car, which, according to Rick, can fetch up to $170,000, provided its in mint condition. However, the car had a few minor imperfections, so Rick managed to snag it for $95,000.

Anything from the ancient period is sure to fetch a pretty penny. Even their pretty pennies. A woman walked in with an ancient coin, stating that she picked it up at an estate sale without really knowing what it was. The coin is a King of Pontus coin, bearing the image of Mithridates VI. Also known as Mithridates the Great for his military prowess, he served as King of Pontus and Armenia Minor from 120-63 BCE. The owner was asking $15,000 for the ancient coin, but the appraiser valued it at just $10,000. Rick offered the woman $5,500, but she rejected the offer and decided to shop around, promising to return if she failed to find a buyer.

Egyptian mummies and mummy fashionings are renowned the world over, often posing as major museum pieces. But some make their way to pawn shops. A man brought in an authentic Egyptian Cartonnage mummy mask, complete with the original coloring. Its a gorgeous piece of work dated from 2100 BCE and the seller claimed that he would take between $30,000 and $70,000 for it. An expert who looks like he came straight from Jumanji was invited to the shop and valued the piece at $20,000, greatly disappointing the owner. However, he got one over on Corey after some tense back and forth, securing his goal of $30,000.

The Pawn Stars see a lot of gold, like the time four one-kilogram gold bars with a value of nearly $130,000 were brought into the shop. But one of the most interesting pieces of gold that theyve aired has to be a Spanish gold bar from the 1500s. The owner literally found the gold bar hiding away in an attic and discovered that it belonged to a 1554 shipwreck off the coast of Texas. The melted down value of the gold was $24,000, although the bar in its current historical state was valued at $50,000. Rick eventually handed over $35,000 for the bar, a comfortable spot between its meltdown and historical value.

You may not know the name Vic Flick, but the man has been around. Flick was a studio musician from the late '50s to the early '80s who played with the likes of Nancy Sinatra and Tom Jones. Perhaps his main claim to fame is that he played the famous guitar riff on the original James Bond theme! So, yes, you know his work! In this episode he was selling his 1961 Fender Stratocaster, which was valued at $70,000. According to the appraiser, that specific guitar can be heard on a lot of popular songs from the '60s and '70s, perhaps more than we even think. Vic was happy to walk away with $55,000, saying he and his wife would pop out for a beer or two to celebrate.

#7: George Washingtons Suit

Season fifteen saw one of the greatest items in Pawn Stars history a suit worn by none other than George Washington. The silk suit is from the mid 18th century and was originally pink in color before time did its thing and washed out all the dye. At the time, pink was a fashionable color that signified success and luxury. As you can imagine, a suit worn by George Washington will fetch a bit of money, and the seller was asking $3 million. That was, however, a little too much for Rick, who offered $2 million before bowing out. Maybe now the seller can sell or donate the suit to a museum, where it should have been all along!

The image of a white Ford Bronco became a piece of American history on the afternoon of June 17, 1994, when Simpson and Al Cowlings entered into a low-speed chase with the police after a warrant was issued for Simpsons arrest. Nearly 25 years later, that very same Bronco wound up on Pawn Stars. The seller, who was O.J.s agent at the time, states that he had previously turned down an offer of $500,000 and asked Rick for $1.3 million. However, Rick thought buying the Bronco was too much of a gamble and passed, telling the seller that he should take the SUV to an auction.

Houdini is perhaps the most famous illusionist and stunt performer in history, with his name being basically synonymous with magic. He was renowned in the early 20th century for his thrilling escape acts, which included freeing himself from a straitjacket. One of these straitjackets was brought into the shop by a man asking a hefty $100,000. He claims that the jacket was given to him by his grandfather, who was a good friend of Houdinis brother, Theodore Hardeen. This caused some consternation with Rick, who claims that Theodore would often sell things supposedly, not but not actually, belonging to his brother. It proved to be the real deal and was valued at roughly $40,000, but the owner walked away after Rick offered $25,000.

D.B. Cooper is one of the most famous thieves of all time. He hijacked a Boeing 727 in 1971, extorting the modern equivalent of $1.2 million before parachuting out of the airplane. Coopers fame comes from the fact that hes never been identified or captured, making this the only unsolved case of air piracy. However, various ransom bills have been found and collected, and a small piece of one eventually made its way onto Pawn Stars. The owner was looking to flip $20 into $2,000 but ended up getting $1,600 instead. Less than what he wanted, and far less than what Cooper potentially walked away with back in 1971!

JFK was a bit of a cigar aficionado among other things and Rick was lucky enough to come face to face with his personal cigar box. Included in the package was the humidor itself as well as eight individually wrapped cigars. According to the official document written by JFKs secretary, the humidor was given to the President as a birthday present on May 29, 1962, just eighteen months before he was assassinated. The seller was asking for a relatively meager $95,000, but walked away with just $60,000. Were not experts or anything, but that seems like a really small amount for such a personal piece of history.

When it comes to the most important pieces of musical history, The Beatles original contract is pretty freakin high on the list. The seller put it nicely when he called it the Holy Grail of rock and roll. The contract was between The Beatles and their manager, Brian Epstein, and it stated that Epstein would receive 25% of all Beatles royalties. Epstein served as a major influence on The Beatles image and popularity and was even referred to as the fifth Beatle before he died of an accidental sleeping-pill overdose in 1967. Despite the seller asking for $1,000,000, it was professionally valued at $500,000. Rick pounced and offered just $350,000, and the seller was forced to walk away.

Its not often that 3,000 ounces of silver comes through your door, but make hay while the sun shines, right? Jeff, the owner of the silver, wheeled 3,372 ounces of silver into the shop, causing the Old Man to practically leap from his desk so he could inspect the glorious find. Included in the collection were bags of dimes and quarters, numerous silver bars, and a 75-pound brick of pure silver. After doing some headache-inducing math, Rick discovered that the pile was worth about $111,000, which Jeff was happy to accept. Turns out silver is a pretty good investment! Now if only we had 3,000 ounces of silver laying around




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