What is this box? Well, this is a Civil
War sword that commemorates the Trent Affair. The Trent Affair, yes. "Sent by Confederate
President Jefferson Davis. James M. Mason, and John
Slidell were taken prisoner off the British ship, 'The Trent.'"
This is not used in battle, this kind of sword right here. JEFF: OK. And neither were either
of the two envoys. Oh, no, no, they
were politicians. Politicians never fight. [laughter] JEFF: John Slidell had
the sword commissioned and gave it to James Mason. They were the two
Confederate envoys that were arrested by the Union. I'm asking $15,000. And if we can meet somewhere
around 12 to 13, I may sell it. RICK: God, this
is pretty amazing. JEFF: To James Mason, lest
we forget "The Trent." The American
Civil War was going to hit England a lot harder
than you might think. Because they were not going
to be able to get cotton. So they were sort of
on the South's side. And James Mason and John Slidell
got passage on an English ship, "The Trent," to go to Europe and
get money, get arms, and put up cotton as collateral. The North considered
Slidell and Mason traitors. So, you know, basically,
an American frigate pulled up next to them and
says, we're boarding your ship, and we're taking the guys. And that's when the
shit storm happened. If an American ship
boards an English ship in international waters,
it's the same thing as invading their country. The Trent Affair might not be
as well-known as major Civil War battles. But historically,
we were this close to getting in a war
with England while we're fighting against our own
brothers here at home. Thankfully, cool heads
prevailed because it could have been an absolute disaster. I mean, it looks in great shape. Your paperwork's great. The number you were looking for? I'm asking $15,000 for it. To me, it sounds high. OK? Because a nerd like
me and obviously a nerd like you know
exactly what "The Trent" is. 99% of the people in
this world do not. And I'm thinking
like five grand. Ooh, probably the
least I could take for it will be $12,000. RICK: I can't do it. It's historically significant,
but it doesn't have a general's name on the side
of it that fought at the Battle of Gettysburg
or something like that. I'll tell you what, I'll go
six grand, not a penny more. If you can meet at
9, we've got a deal. No, I can go 6. I certainly
appreciate your time. I'll just have to hang on to it. RICK: All right. Thank you very much. RICK: Change your
mind, come on back. Thank you. When he offered me
$5,000, I was tempted to pull the sword out and
show him what it was really used for. I'm just not prepared to
sell it at that price. RICK: What do we got here? I have a World War II leather
jacket worn by a real war hero. I came down to the
pawn shop today to try to sell my World
War II fighter jacket. I got the jacket
from an old roommate. I have a lot of bills to pay. I'm hoping to get 10,000 bucks. I'd probably take
as low as 4,000. RICK: All right, so what
do you want to do with it? I'd like to sell it. I feel it's worth 10,000 bucks. RICK: This is a genuine
military jacket, I can see that. That's easy to tell. On the back collar,
actually, is US Navy. I'm pretty sure the Hell
Hawks were US Army Air Corps. That could very
easily be an army unit, and they just acquired
some Navy jackets. RICK: It's just a
little weird to me. I know a guy who will know
everything about this jacket. Let me have him
look at this thing. Sure. RICK: And he will tell
me everything about it. Sounds great. If this genuinely belonged
to a Hell Hawks pilot, it could be worth
a lot of money. But I'm almost certain it should
be from the US Army, not the US Navy. So I called in my buddy, Mark,
to take a good look at it. So what are your
concerns with the jacket? RICK: He believes the
jackets from World War II, but as far as I know, the Hell
Hawks were Army Air Corps, not the Navy. There was a group
called the Hell Hawks that fought at Normandy. In terms of Huidekoper himself,
he was in the Hell Hawks. I did find him listed
in the Hell Hawks as a member of the unit. The problem is he was not
a member of the Hell Hawks that fought at Normandy. The Hell Hawks is just
the nickname for a group. Really? Yeah, it isn't
the official name. So you also had a
Marine Corps group that was VMF-213 that were the
Hell Hawks also in World War II. And Huidekoper is somebody
that was in VMF-213, and they were a Naval Air group. But it is a very nice World War
II fighter jacket, less common than the Army fighter jackets. RICK: Thanks a lot man.
You're the best. MARK: Not a problem.
Hope this helps. Hey Mark.
Appreciate the info. The squadrons get
known by the nicknames, but that's not
their official name. So you get some
confusion when you get an overlap of the same
name in two different units. RICK: Now, um, you will
not get $10,000 for it. But we do have a World
War II fighter jacket that I would be willing to
pay you, like, $1,500 for it. Yeah, I agree with you,
now that I know more. 10 grand is high, but
it's got so much history. I'd take 4,000 bucks for it. It's very interesting. The price doesn't go as much
as they were a few years ago. I'll give you 2,000
cash right now. 2,500? No. No. I'd go 2,000, not a penny more. Let's make a deal. OK. All right, meet
you right up there. I'll write it up.
SCOTT: All right. Thank you. I got to be honest, I was a
little bummed when Mark told me it was from a
different Hell Hawks. But it's still a
cool jacket, and I think collectors will definitely
be lining up for something like this.
Hi, there. How are you? I'm doing great. I have an 1861 coin that
my grandfather gave to me before he passed away. OK. Yeah, it's an 1861 Half Eagle. It's definitely cool, though. MARK: I brought
down an 1861 coin that my grandfather gave to me. He said that it had some value. Said always keep it. I need some home
improvements done. And I'm just hoping for
the best at this point. RICK: Whoa, this is cool. You know why they
call it a Half Eagle? MARK: No, I don't. RICK: OK, well, it's
a $5 gold piece. And your standard gold
coin was the Eagle. That's what everyone called it. And that was a $10 gold piece. MARK: Oh, OK. The incredible cool thing is
that generally, you never see one with a C on the back of it. MARK: What's the C? RICK: OK. Normally there's nothing there. That means it was from the
Philadelphia mint, where that's where we made most of our
coins during this time period. But believe it or
not, for a while, there was a mint in
Charlotte, North Carolina. MARK: Hm, really? OK? It's a neat American coin. You know why we have a mint
in Charlotte, North Carolina? MARK: No. RICK: It's because there
was the Carolina gold rush. The gold was there, and we
could strike the coins there. So if it's real, this
is worth a lot more than a Philadelphia coin,
since it's from Charlotte. Comparatively, it is
much, much more rare. You have to understand this
was during the Civil War. And when countries like
England got these coins from selling supplies like
guns to the United States, a lot of the times, they
would melt them down and reuse the gold for their own coins. And that's one of the reasons
why so few of these coins exist anymore. So, how much did
you want for it? MARK: To be honest
with you, I'm not sure. This is one of the
most counterfeited coins. MARK: Oh. We've got right around
$350 worth of gold in it. You take a $350 hunk of gold,
turn it into a $10,000 coin, makes this pretty
profitable, yeah. Do you want me to get Mike? RICK: Yeah, go
ahead and get him. MARK: Who's Mike? RICK: He's the guy who
handles all my coins here. He knows a little bit more
than me, just a little. MARK: Oh, OK. MIKE: What's up, Rick? RICK: 1861 Charlotte. MIKE: That's a rare one. 1861 Philadelphia, there
was over 700,000 of those. We're talking 500, 600 bucks. With a C, we're talking a whole
lot more, 20 times as much. That's good news.
That's great news. MIKE: Yes. Yes, absolutely. So this is a rare find, then. Well, that's if it's real. OK. So if you don't mind, I'd
like to take a look at the mint mark. Oh, absolutely. OK. RICK: What are you
looking for exactly? I'm just looking
at the letter C and seeing if it is consistent
with the rest of the coin. RICK: How does it look? After looking at
it, yes, I believe that it is a authentic
Charlotte minted coin. That's awesome, awesome news. So what's it worth? In this condition, I
would say, on a good day, you can get about
15,000 for this coin. Wow, 15. So me having this
in my pocket earlier was not a good thing then. Not so much. Duly noted. All right, beat it, Mike. Hey, nice to meet you. No, hey, thank you. Yeah, thank you so much. Good luck, guys. It's really cool this coin
turned out to be authentic. The guy seemed really
happy, and he should be. Wow, so what do
you want to do? 7,500 bucks. Mm, no. 12, I think you'll do just fine. I still have to send this off. Things can pop up
when I send it off. They can give it a weird
grading because they might say it's been cleaned. OK. RICK: I end up
assuming all the risk. Well, I'll tell
you what, let's somewhat split the difference. How about 95? I'll go 8 grand,
not a penny more. Hm. Well, I'm good, 8 grand. All right. Good doing business. Come on, man,
I'll write you up. - You got it.
- All right, thank you. I was very excited when I
heard the value of this coin, very happy with the 8 grand. This is really going to help me
in finishing my home remodel. What is this? I have Keith Haring artwork. RICK: OK, cool. Where in the hell
did you get these? I got them from a friend who
got them from Keith Haring's lover's lover. Keith Haring's lover's lover? Yes. RICK: What a tangled
web we weave. CHIP: I helped out a friend,
and he gave me this artwork. I thought it was a little
cartoonish and childish, but as soon as I did
some research on it, I started to appreciate it. And I hope to walk out of
here with a big pile of money. If they're real,
it's mega cool. It really is. These might not look like much,
but Keith Haring's art really did make a big social
impact in the 1980s. I mean, the guy is an icon. I love it when I have a
recognizable artist like Haring in my shop. If they're originals,
they're worth a lot of money. Yes. And do you want to sell them? I want to sell them. RICK: And how much
do you want for it? Uh, $75,000. Let me have someone
check these out, and if he says they're
legit, we'll do something. Looking forward to it. I'll be right back, man. CHIP: I'm really excited to
have somebody look at it. I think that it's
rare, and I hope they're worth a lot of money. MIKE: These are the Harings
you were telling me about. Um, alleged Harings. MIKE: Alleged Harings, OK. These are great. The thing about Keith Haring,
you see a Keith Haring, you know it's a Keith Haring. It wouldn't be a stretch to call
him the world's first fine art cartoonist. I mean, that was
kind of his thing. As a matter of fact, you see
the outline on the pieces. He did that
intentionally to make it seem like the viewer was
looking at a television screen, you know, watching a cartoon. He got started as a tagger. Actually did a lot of these
same characters in the New York subway system. That's kind of how
he got his start. RICK: OK. MIKE: And he took a lot
of pride in coming up with these really
simple, but yet really iconic and identifiable figures. And I see a lot of them in here. You see you've got
the radiant baby. He was very well
known for the baby. The three-eyed smiley face,
that was another big thing. The snake-- so, very unique. OK, so do you
think they're real? That is a real concern. So me see if I can identify
anything that tips me off one way or the other. It's definitely not a print. You can see the inks. You can see where
they're laid on and would be applied with a tip. So it's definitely
a one of a kind. Now I'm looking
at the signature. And it looks pretty good. He almost always put the K
in there, K period Haring. And the cross is actually left
over from his tagging days. So that's kind of an
identifying symbol there. And he would comment
on consumerism. You've got the
dollar bill there. He would comment on religion. He always incorporated
a cross into his work, so I don't think
they're forgeries. I think they're legitimate
Haring originals. Me, too. OK, so what do you
think they're worth? You know, pop art is doing
really well right now. All right. Andy Warhol is just
through the roof, and Haring is certainly
in that group. I could see them in a gallery
in New York in the $40,000 to $50,000 range. Each? Each. Yes. OK. Thanks, Mike. - Hey, pleasure as always.
- Thank you very much. Chip, it was nice meeting you. You've got some
nice pieces here. OK, so I'll give
you 45 grand for it. I can probably find them
wholesale for 30 grand apiece. I would say that
50,000, and they're yours. That's an easy $10,000
in your pocket. I'll go 48 grand. That's all I'll go. You want 48,000, I
will give you 48,000. That's-- not a penny more. I have a store to run. 49,000? No. Find someone else to pay
you that much money cash. You won't find it
here in this town. All right, deal. All right, I'll meet
you right up front, and we'll do some paperwork. All right. Only in America can you bring
in a couple of cartoon figures into a pawnshop and
walk out with $48,000. That's a brand new
track, a nice one. A guy called me the
other day and said he had an antique
circus item for me. So he brought it by today
and set it up out back. And now I'm going
to go check it out. [playing instrument] That is cool. You go ahead and turn that off. So this is a calliope, right? Yes, it is. They would put this
inside the tent to play when the
circus would start. OK. People either love the sound
of these things or absolutely them. KEN: The calliope
is very Americana. It signifies a circus
is coming to town. This calliope is 43
notes and runs on air. I'd like to sell it today
because I've got a space problem. It'll be wonderful
to get $5,600. RICK: Where in the
hell did you get it? I manufacture amusement
park attractions. And I got it from a
circus family in Ohio. OK. I absolutely love these things
because there's real science here. I mean, this is like
early acoustic designs. I could definitely
nerd out on this thing. So, do you know
anything about it? KEN: This is a
Tangley, model CA43, made in 1924 by the
Tangley Calliope Company. And this thing was made for
compressed air, not steamed? Right, that's what
Tangley was known for. They called it an air calliope. And they marketed it
to people who didn't want to bother with the boiler. Do you have the case
that these went in? Yes, I do. This case is for
transferring the pipes. As you can see,
they're graduated. All right. I'm no circus expert, but
I know things associated with the big top
can bring big money. This thing, though, does
look in pretty rough shape. So I need to know if it's even
worth the cost of restoration before I make an offer. There's a lot of stuff that
needs to be done to this thing. This front right
here is replaced. We have screwed up keys here. I don't think they're all
going to work exactly right. KEN: Yeah, there's
some maintenance. RICK: So how much
do you want for it? KEN: About half the
restored value, $5,600. All right. Do you mind if I have
someone look at it? Because to resell
this thing, I have to make it look like
a piece of furniture. I mean, if someone
puts this in the house, they can't use that compressor. No, go ahead. Give me, like, five minutes. I'm going to go
give someone a call. OK. I'm very confident the actual
expert would back me up because this has
significant antique value. What you got for me today? This. Wow. An amazing piece of
history right here. The calliope has a
really unique sound. And as soon as
you hear it, it'll bring back memories
of your childhood. You're just all excited,
and you want to see the tent and eat cotton candy and
look at the elephants and lions and tigers and bears. I always found the
clowns pretty creepy. What about you? Clowns scare the
heck out of me. What do you guys need
to know about this thing? First, I need to know how much
it will cost to make it look pretty and run right. Well, definitely you
called the right guy. But we'll have to tear into
it and take a look real quick. All right, well,
do your magic. Right. Calliopes appeal to
everyone, from a little kid to an old man. Most of them are automatons
that will play predone music. But this one in particular was
designed where you would need a player to play it. It's old. Well, looks like it's going
to need a little bit of work. You can see the original wood
in there, some really nice wood. We got some good
bones to work with. A couple of the hoses
we're going to need to get changed out. But otherwise, it looks good. I don't see any rot. Everything's there, and that's
the the best part about it. RICK: OK. You're probably
looking at about $1,000 for all the woodworking
and then maybe two or three for a compressor. All restored and done,
these definitely get 10,000 to 12,000, once
they've been modernized. RICK: All right, you gave
me something to work with. Thanks, Roy. Appreciate it, bud. All right, Rick,
thanks for having me. If Rick does pick
up the calliope, I'm very excited to
work on this one. It'll look so different. Rick's going to be
absolutely surprised. Oh my God, another
project from hell. OK. It's going to sit around from
anywhere from two weeks to five years. There's just not a lot
of people out there in the market for a calliope. You know, it sounds like a great
investment, giving you $5,600 and then give Roy, like, $2,000. And I might get $10,000 for it. You know what? I will give you $4,000
and not a penny more. That's the most I can go. Deal. OK. It's now my problem, I guess. So let me go get you some money. All right. I figured $4,000 was within the
absolute lowest of my ideas. I think I'll take my four grand
and tango down to Argentina. RICK: What do we have here? MARY: It's a 16
millimeter camera, and it's made by Berndt-Maurer. RICK: OK. Were you going to make
a newsreel or something? Yeah. I came to the pawn shop today
to sell my 16 millimeter camera. I found it in the attic
of an old theater. I'm having a baby. And I want to sell it because
I need lots of baby gear. I'd like to get
$2,000 for the camera. But I maybe will take
a little bit lower. RICK: This is really
uber, uber cool. Do you know anything about it? I do know it's a
Berndt-Maurer camera. OK, and the lens, you
know, it's Bell and Howell. They were really big
on lenses back then. MARY: Uh-huh. Rarely back then did the
camera maker make the lenses. There's some early cameras
that go for a lot of money. The thing is, this
particular brand, I'm not real familiar with. I'm assuming you
want to sell this? MARY: I do want to sell it. And how much do
you want for it? I was thinking maybe $2,000? Um, one of the
problems you have here is, I don't see any
stickers on it or anything. It's got-- you don't
have the plug for it. Do you?
- I don't. RICK: This is one of
the things that hurts me that I don't know. I don't know if
everything works. And it's got a really
bizarre little brand. That's some weird stuff
you have going on. Do you mind if I call
somebody and just try and figure out what I
can get out of this thing? OK.
RICK: OK? - Yeah.
- Hang out a minute. I'm going to go give him a call. All right. RICK: Older movie cameras
always go for good money, but this particular one,
I'm not sure on the value. So I called in my buddy Martin
that deals in old Hollywood memorabilia to help me out. Well, it's in
fantastic condition. It's a Berndt and Maurer camera. So it's Eric Berndt and Johnny
Maurer got together in 1934. They formed a partnership
to build cameras. This guy, John Maurer, to me,
he was like the [inaudible] to the guitar. OK. He has 90 patents
during his lifetime. They are fantastic cameras. It's also very, very rare. RICK: It's really neat, but
I don't know what it's worth. It is-- it's a
fantastic camera. We don't know whether
it works or not, which can have some impact,
but I think possibly, it could be made to work. Berndt and Maurer
cameras are very rare. As an auctioneer, I
look at auction records to see what a similar
camera sold in the past. And the reality is
that none of these have been brought to the market. Any of these that
are around today are in museums, such
as Eastman House. So that, of course,
adds value at auction. If we were to take
this to auction, we would put a conservative
auction estimate of $2,000 to $4,000. And I think we should sell
her in the range of $4,000. OK, thank you. MARTIN: Which is a good number.
- Yeah. OK. All right, well, thanks, man. Pleasure. Good luck. Thank you. The camera is in
great condition. So this is something
that you have it on the shelf in
your living room, you have it in your office, and
you're holding an asset that potentially will appreciate
in years to come. OK, so I mean, what's the
best you'll take for it? I would like $3,000 for it. That's not going to happen. OK?
- But you love it. You want to take it home. Oh, I do. Like I said, I absolutely
love this camera. I think it's amazing. And-- How much do you love it? RICK: Well, I love it a lot. But this is my problem. I have to resell it, OK? I don't know if
everything works. I'll give you
1,400 bucks for it. OK, how about $2,000? No, $1,500 is all I'll
go, because there's still a lot of questions. And if everything in here is
trashed, I might get $1,000. That's why I will go $1,500,
not a penny more, because this is straight up gambling. This right here,
the roulette wheels. OK. How about $1,600? How about $1,550? OK, fine. - We have a deal, then.
- OK. OK, great. I'll meet you right over
there, and I'll write this up. And you never have to carry
it again, as long as you live. Yes, thank you. I made $1,550, and I am going
to buy a lot of diapers and baby things now. RICK: What do we got here? I found it a foreclosed
house that I bought. I was kind of cleaning out
a bunch of junk in there and came across this book
in a closet kind of stuffed in the back corner. And boom, that's
what I came across. Whoa. A Martha Washington $1 bill,
this is pretty amazing. BRYAN: I came into
the pawn shop today to sell this dollar that I found
with Martha Washington on it. I'm hoping to sell the
dollar for about 1,500 bucks. It'd be nice to have a cushion. I'll probably buy
something cool, you know, maybe a hot
tub or a pool table or something like that
to go with the house. RICK: You know,
to this day, when they make the plates for a
bill, one guy does the engraving for the front, one
guy does the portrait, and then a third
person does the back. Because they never want one
person to engrave it all. Because when a guy can
engrave everything for a bill, he can engrave another bill. That's smart. Silver certificates were bills
that was a promise to give you silver dollars for your money. So if you had a $10 bill that
was a silver certificate, you could go to the Treasury
and they would give you 10 silver dollars
for your $10 bill. What ended up happening
is, the price of silver started going up. And the amount of silver
in a silver dollar was worth more than $1. Finally, the government
had to say, hey, enough, we're going to
run out of silver. It's just in
incredibly good shape. Luckily, it was in this book. How much are you looking
to get out of it? You know, I looked
online a little bit. And what I could see is it
was worth around 1,500 bucks. I mean, it's in
really good shape. Do we need to get it graded? Well, that's the weird thing. When it's in this good
a shape, you really do need to get it graded. There's 10 grades
of a pristine bill. I mean, this thing
could be worth anywhere from between
$1,000 and $10,000. $10,000? Oh my gosh. It all depends on
how it grades out, and there's a lot of variables
when it comes to paper money. I have a friend who's in town
right now, and he grades bills. I'm going to get him down here. He'll tell me what grade
it is and help me out on the price a little bit,
and we'll go from there. OK?
- Yes, that sounds good. Thanks. Be right back, man. So on hearing that it
could be worth $10,000, I'm pretty stoked. That would be amazing. How's it going, buddy?
Hey, Rick. How are you?
- What's going on? Nice to meet you.
Peter. Hey, Bryan. RICK: This is the, you
know, Martha $1 bill. It's in great shape. And but it's that
weirdness with paper money and you guys and your
little grading weirdness. Sure, sure. This is fantastic. My name is Peter Treglia. And I work for a company
called Stacks Bowers Galleries. I'm an expert in rare United
States paper currency. Well, this is an 1891
$1 silver certificate. Wow, the aural condition is
pretty fantastic, actually. I'll grab you a
tray real quick. Yeah, please.
Thank you. I brought my light here. OK, so as you know,
paper currency is, it's very
fragile, unlike coins. You can kind of fool around. You can iron. You can enhance the
condition of a bill. Well, this is actually really-- this is really,
really high grade. At first glance, it
appears to be flawless. And if so, could be
worth upwards of $20,000. Wow. It is in absolutely
awesome condition. The best the bill can
be is [inaudible] crisp, uncirculated. And the worst is a poor. This is kind of towards
the top end of the range. BRYAN: OK. PETER: However, it does
have a slight, very slight centerfold-- Aw. PETER: --which takes it out
of the uncirculated category. It is not in the top range. As far as value, I would put
a conservative retail value around $1,500. OK. But it's a cool find here. Yeah, I mean, I'm stoked. I just love the fact that
you're saying Martha Washington is on a centerfold. Thanks, man, appreciate it.
- Any time, Rick. - Thank you, buddy.
- Of course, pleasure. - Thanks, Peter.
- It was nice meeting you. Take care. If the shop is able
to acquire this bill, I think it's a
fantastic buy for them. They should have no
issue selling it quickly. BRYAN: So the man
said 1,500 bucks. What do you say, man? RICK: He said $1,500
was a fair retail value, and I have to make a living. So I'll give you 800 bucks. 800 bucks? Oh, man, you're killing me. You just got offered
$800 for a $1 bill-- BRYAN: Yeah, I-- --that you found. BRYAN: I get you guys
gotta make a little living, but come on, man. $1,400. I'll tell you what, I'll
give you a grand for it. I think it'll sell really quick. Can you do $1,200, man? I will go $1,100. I won't go a penny more. That's what I can do. Yeah, I did find
it in the book, so I can't really
complain about that, so. - All right, deal.
- Thank you, guys, man. Come with me. We'll do some paperwork. I walked in the shop with
a book and a dollar bill, and now I'm leaving with
$1,100 in my pocket. What do we got here? Well, I got a
photograph of Orson Welles that I believe is signed by
him you may be interested in. That is pretty damn cool. And it's from "Citizen Kane." It couldn't be a
better picture, too, because you have a
picture of Orson Welles, and behind Orson Welles is
a picture of Orson Welles. DAVE: My grandfather
passed away. He was a movie buff. And I was going through some
of my grandfather's photos, and I found this photo that
was signed by Orson Welles. There's no sentimental
value to me. I'm not a big movie buff
like my grandfather was. This autograph, it sort
of looks like gobbledygook. Yeah, I mean, it's sort of hard
to make out the whole Orson Welles out of that. Did you have an idea
what you wanted for it? I was thinking just $5,000. I mean, if it's
real, it's really cool. I mean, because I can't
think of something better to have Orson Welles's signature
on than basically this photo right here. I think it adds a lot
of value because it's signed on this picture, as
opposed to signed on one of his normal publicity
photos or something like that. Let me get my buddy down here. He'll take a look at it. And if it is real, we'll talk. Sounds good. I don't know much
about the photo, so I think an expert's great. So I mean, obviously, why
I called you down here is, is that signature legit? It's rare to see anything
kind of from a movie signed. Usually, it's, you know,
especially from this period. Usually the stuff is, you know,
like a pose shot or a promo shot they would send out. It's rare that you'd see
something from a film. So I'm kind of highly
skeptical about this one. I do want to look at the ink
and just kind of get a feel for what he signed this in. And kind of right away,
you could see here this is, you know, basically,
like, a liquid type ink. So it's not a fountain pen. Kind of see how it's kind
of bled off through here? So we do have a live pen here. The next thing, pretty familiar
with this guy's signature. And he was just very sloppy. And the thing I kind of look for
is a rushed signature from him. Sometimes connected all the
way, sometimes he didn't. And here's a great example. Rush signature, you could see
here where he starts off here and he's just kind of flying
through this whole thing. RICK: OK, so is it real? Well, based on everything
I've seen here, no question. Signature's perfect to me. Absolutely looks
great on the photo. So what's it worth, you think? Well, what I haven't seen is
something from "Citizen Kane." Based on that, perfect
signature, no personalization, which definitely
helps the piece, I could see this easily
being worth $2,600, $2,700. I mean, that's good. That's a fair price. I didn't know what it
was worth to start with. RICK: Right. DAVE: I didn't even know
if that was his signature. - Well, thanks, man.
- Thank you. Appreciate it. One thing I could say
about "Citizen Kane," it' still very popular. It's still studied
in film school. I mean, people really
know this movie. And I think that
image is so iconic. I think that piece would
fly right off the shelves. So, with all that said, what's
your best price on this thing? You know, with the picture
being really good and clear and way the signature
flows, can you go $2,200? Nope. $1,200. I mean, I got a business. I mean, I got to frame this
thing, everything else. It's really cool,
but I got to sell it. DAVE: $1,800? I'll tell you
what, I'll give you 1,500 bucks, not a penny more. That's fair, $1,500. All right, cool, man. We;ll go do some paperwork,
and maybe you can take a trip to Xanadu or something. What do we got here? This is a Marc Chagall
print that I have for you. OK. Do you know who Marc Chagall is? MELISSA: Sort of. A very famous painter. He's a post-Impressionist. Do you know the difference
between, like, Impressionism and post-Impressionism?
- Not really. RICK: The easiest way that I
always explain it to people is Impressionism, blurry,
post-Impressionism, really blurry. MELISSA: I came to
the pawn shop today to sell my Marc Chagall print. I'm looking to get $1,000
for my Marc Chagall print. And I don't think
I'll be willing to go any lower than that. If I sell a Chagall print today,
I'll probably pay some bills. I actually think this
is really, really neat. Where'd you get it? So I have a wealthy aunt,
and she gave it to me. But I just-- it
really just doesn't go with the decor of my house. All right. There's probably, like, two
dozen artists in the world where you just look at
their art and go, OK. And that's a Picasso or
Picasso esque or Renoir. Chagall is one of those people. Marc Chagall, 500 years
from now, they'll still be talking about his
paintings and they'll still be worth money. Cool. He lived a long time. He lived into his
90s, I think it was. Oh, wow. This guy was hanging out
in Paris with, like, Renoir and Picasso and all
those guys back at, like, the turn of the century. I mean, just, like, there was
all these new artists popping up everywhere and these
new styles of painting. If you ever get a
chance to go to Paris, go to the Paris Opera House. He painted the entire ceiling. Oh, wow. And it looks
like a lithograph. Litho means stone and
graph means writing. OK. So it's stone writing. So, originally, what it was
is, they would take stones. It'd be like a big giant piece
of limestone, completely flat. And they would etch
into it the image. MELISSA: Oh, wow. OK? One for each color. So on each impression, you would
carve in what would be blue. You would heat the stone. MELISSA: Put the paper on top. RICK: They'd put like a
2,000-pound stone on top of it. And press the ink
into the paper, and then move on to the next
stone for the next color and then the next. MELISSA: That's
quite the process. Yes, and over the years,
they've changed that process, made it a lot simpler. But that's basically
lithography. MELISSA: OK. So how much do
you want for it? I don't-- maybe
around $1,000 or so? Did you get any
paperwork with it? I don't have any
paperwork with it. RICK: OK, so we'll
call it Marc Chagall esque until we
make sure it's him. Yes Give me a minute or two. Let me get someone down here
and take a look at it so we can figure out exactly what it is.
OK? Sounds great. I'll be right back. I tried to be an artist,
but sausage fingers, I can barely hold a brush. So it looks Chagall. That is an image by Chagall. So Chagall discovered
lithography after he was already
very, very famous. He started doing lithographt
at the age of 63. But the person he
learned it with was the absolute
master, Mourlot. Chagall brought his skills as
a painter and as a colorist to this medium. And he changed the standards
of all lithography. This is "Captain
Bryaxis's Dream." In fact, it's one of
his most famous images. It's rumored he literally just
slept on the floor of the print shop during the production
of this particular work to ensure his colors. Because the color was
really the key to Chagall. That's the thing
that set him apart. With Chagall,
usually I see, like, images in a white background. Yeah, it's very dark,
but this particular image is from a work called
"Daphnis and Chloe." It's a second
century Greek poem. This was put out as
a illustrated book. If you look very closely, you're
going to see a bit of a crease here. And that's because this
is a double panel work. So it's a little more valuable,
and it's the only double panel that was in the overall set. OK. So the big question,
what's it worth? If this was in a gallery
in San Francisco, New York, it's worth at least $8,000. Awesome. OK.
- All right, sweet, dude. I appreciate it. Thank you very much. All right, good
luck to you guys. So you still want 1,000 bucks? No, obviously. I'd like a little
more than that now. I understand that. I'll tell you what, I'll
give you three grand for it. Well, that's kind of low. He just said it was eight. That's in a nice gallery
in New York or San Francisco, where they have
really high markups. You've got a nice
establishment here. What is your best price on it? Lowest, $6,000. I'll give you four grand. Five. I'll give you $4,500,
not a penny more. I'll take 45. Deal. I'll meet you right over
there and do some paperwork. Cool. Thank you very much.
