Pawn Stars: Fake Wells Fargo Strongbox (Season 5) | History

where we have here oh we're good at Wells Fargo strongbox and some antique ball-and-chain okay you do have a ball a chain and a few old hiccups I've had a ball and chain for 50 some years son don't talk about my mother that way I [Laughter] come to the pawn shop today to sell my pawn box ball and chain and handcuffs I do a lot of treasure hunting I'm looking to get around $2,000 for everything the least I would take is probably around 18 alright well tell me about these things this ball and chain right here actually comes from the human prison the oldest prison in say to Arizona yeah open in the 1870s originally it was a territorial prison Arizona wasn't even a state when it opened up right this one right here it comes from false imprison from around the late 1800s and 1900s I know California did their hangings there right but a pretty notorious prison st. what the Yuma they had all the bad guys they were not a nice place to be but if you went to jail that's where you win they didn't have that many back then back in the day a ball and chain kept prisoners from making a break for it dragging a big hunk of iron around would do that here's my concerns when they forged chains back in the 1800s it was just hot welding together you know get it hot beat it together eighteen hundred's they didn't have art welding it was all done by a blacksmith so I have a problem with these chains they're electrically welded see how these have arcs from an arc welder sure okay okay and my other big concern never in the history of 80 prison did they ever have their name put on the balls [Music] okay so what are you trying to say it's fake what what makes you an expert on this stuff I've been buying and selling the stuff my entire life the manufacturers who made these things we're gonna change the dye for every prison it's only fakes that have that period yeah but the box might be real the handles I mean that's classic American cast iron probably from Chicago my big problem is we have a box full of fake stuff gives me real doubt about the box this stuff was not inside the box I actually just bought it all and I put it in the box all right so that makes a lot more sense ice makes me feel a lot better about the box Wells Fargo started off back in the 1850s as an Express Company that shipped valuables you always see a Wells Fargo strongbox and an old Hollywood Western so this will definitely get a lot of interest from collectors box I'll give you 400 bucks for it I want $1,200 for no you don't I'll give you 400 bucks for the box and I will get one of my guys to help you carry all this stuff out [Music] 800 I just don't see me getting that kind of money out of it I see me getting 600 bucks maybe now I'd like to at least get $500 for it I'll meet you in the middle at 450 okay all right yeah thank you so much Rick called me down today to look at a Wells Fargo strongbox he just bought these things are rare they're wonderful pieces I'm really looking forward to getting a chance to see this okay 19th century strongbox Wells Fargo they were necessary because you know you were handling currency you were handling gold you're handling silver you couldn't ship that unless it shipped in a strongbox it's take a look here so first things first have you already bought this that sounds bad I've already bought it I don't have good news for you this is a complete fantasy piece it's a complete fake damn it Rick it's one of the most faked items out there Wells Fargo was always Wells Fargo and company Express or Wells Fargo Express even the lock is a modern one this is a type that they never had you know I was looking at it it's put together so well I mean we have cast iron handles the hardware it looks good it's riveted in there yeah it's a well-made box there's no question about that but a $450 box I thought it was safe to start with well then why didn't you say anything I didn't want to bust your bubble let's see you rel let me spend the money instead now I can holler at you okay well thanks mark I appreciate not a problem thanks mom good to see you Richard at least I know what you're gonna get for Christmas time wow this thing is nice this is the casting out this was like one of the Holy Grails of American coins I'll do 95 that's it no I don't think so I think I'm gonna take it home

Channel: Pawn Stars

Views: 1,271,113

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Id: 7pxn_KxLwZg

Length: 5min 9sec (309 seconds)

Published: Sat Feb 10 2018