-How's it going?
-Can I help you? I think I can help you. I have what I hoping is a very,
very old, very rare coin. -Cool.
-I figured I'd come in and see if it's worth
what I think it's worth, which is a substantial amount. Okay. Um... It sounds like you're
in the sales business. [both laugh] [Kevin]<i> I actually know
very little about the coin.</i> <i> I got it from a family member
who purchased it</i> <i> at an auction 30 years ago.</i> <i> The little bit of research
that I did,</i> <i> the value is very expensive.</i> <i> So I'm kinda shooting
for about 20 grand.</i> I don't think it's unreasonable
for me to ask for that. Okay. Um... I mean, this
is really, really cool. -How'd you get it?
-From my understanding it was purchased at auction
30 years ago. -I got it in a will.
-Okay. It's a little weird,
I can guarantee you it's from
the Eastern Mediterranean and there's literally hundreds, if not over a thousand coins,
like this. They're from
different city states, different countries;
Egypt, Greece, Sicily. They put their own faces on it
and everything. But basically the same
amount of silver, same weight. So they made trade really easy
between those cities. -Right.
-And, um... That's one of the parts that
gets confusing with these coins is dating them and figuring out
which city it came from. There's tons of little ones,
but the big ones like this, there's not a whole lot of them. What you have here can be
worth a lot of money. These things go from anywhere
from $10,000 to $100,000. -[majestic music]
-I can live with that. But there's 500 fakes
for every real one. [laughs] [Rick]<i> A couple thousand
years ago,</i> <i> cities were making
their own coins</i> and most large coins like this
didn't survive. <i> When that city was conquered,</i> <i> they'd usually take
all those coins,</i> <i> melt them down to make
their own coins.</i> If this thing is real,
I imagine it's pretty rare and could be worth
a big chunk of change. How much you want for it? Completely honest,
I was hoping about 20 grand. -Okay.
-Like you said, it's between 10 and 100
so I figured I'm at the low end. I could probably go higher. [laughs] My big concerns are
it's in really good shape. -No, absolutely.
-Okay. It's struck really well. Most of these coins,
the figure on the fronts, and the figures on the back
are way off center because they had the coin dies and they put a silver slug
in them and they stood back five feet with a five foot-long hammer. [clanks] Then they had to strike
them a few times. -[Kevin] Okay.
-[Rick] So... Generally when it's too good
to be true... I mean, there's a chance
this could be real but... [exhales] I'm assuming
it's fake. [tense music] [Kevin] I firmly believe
this one is real. The person who had it
actually was an avid collector. I don't believe he would've
had it if it was fake. So do you have any paperwork
with it? I do not. No. Not personally. Let me have somebody
take a look at it. I have a friend of mine who this is basically
what he deals with, ancient coins, and you need
a guy much nerdier than I am -to tell you everything.
-You're doing pretty good as far as being a nerd. If you wanna bring
a better one, great. [laughs] Just give me five minutes. -I'm gonna make some calls.
-No problem. He's calling in an expert, which is only gonna help
my team. <i> I know this thing's real.</i> I have a feeling that he's
gonna be pleasantly surprised. This is the deal. Is it real? Wow. This is a Syracuse decadrachm. I just know there's 500 fakes
for every real one. The decadrachms of Syracuse are among the most sought-after
of all ancient coins, so if this is real, this is a home run. -What year?
-Uh... 400 to 360 BC. -Right in that range.
-Wow. [Rick] Okay. This is a chariot scene. Crowning
the victorious charioteer. Who's the person on the front? This lady is Arethusa,
a water nymph. Fresh water was very important
to the ancients and they revered it
and they had nymphs that represented it. Only he would know this. You brought in a legit nerd,
yes. -Yeah.
-[laughs] -Is it real?
-Let me take a look. If it's real, it's worth
a pretty penny. [suspense music] Uh... Okay, I have news. -It's absolutely genuine.
-[sighs in relief] -Absolutely genuine.
-Okay. All the features line up. It has great metal quality. The strike is excellent. And cast counterfeits have
a soapy look to them. On this coin,
everything's razor sharp. How much money we got here? Uh... [exhales] This one looks to me
like a solid -$50,000.
-Wow. Almost right on the mark. -I might hug you.
-[Rick laughs] In that case, it's fake. -[laughter]
-Nah. -You're the best, man.
-All right, man. [Vagi]<i> I know Rick loves
these coins,</i> and usually they're counterfeit. This one happens to be genuine. <i> So if he can pick it up
with the right price,</i> I think it's a good purchase. He set the price, so go ahead,
that's fine. Um, no, I mean... That's what I can get out of it. [sighs] I'll give you 35 grand for it. Which is more
than what you were looking to get out of it earlier. But then I'm leaving... You're not leaving anything
on the table. You know who's gonna buy it
for more? [sighs deply] Not personally,
but... Maybe one of 1,000 people
will spend $50,000 on a collectible something
or the other. Fifty thousand down to 35, I just believe that we can meet
in the middle somewhere. -But you're in at nothing.
-Right. Right. Exactly. But still, that's not...
I mean... [Rick]<i> Auctions cost money.</i> They're real creative
with the fees. They're worse than banks. [exhales sharply] I'll tell you what,
I'll give you 40 grand. Anything more than that
makes zero sense for me -and that's what you can get.
-Okay. [suspense music] [groans] -Forty thousand's fair.
-Okay. Cool. This is great. Is it like one
of those big checks? No. [laughs] [Kevin]<i> I could do
the responsible thing</i> <i> and put the $40,000
towards college funds</i> <i> for the kids.</i> Maybe we'll take
a family vacation. Nothing wrong with having
a bit of fun. Hey, a rifle, huh? Well... Check it out. [Chumlee] Oh, it's not a rifle. -That's a sword.
-Yes, sir. [swords clanging] [Alex]<i> What I have
is a very old sword.</i> I got this from my grandfather. He recently passed away.
He willed it to me. <i> I don't know much
about the sword,</i> <i> just that it's worth
a lot of money.</i> <i> I'm hoping to get 40,000
from it.</i> <i> I really don't have
much use for it</i> <i> and I really don't think
he would mind</i> <i> if I used it for a little bit
of personal gain.</i> It looks pretty cool. Um, do you know what it is? I'm actually not too sure. Uh... I know my grandfather got it
at an auction. I just know that it's valuable. That's pretty much it, so... [Chumlee] At first glance,
it's amazing. It's very ornate, it's got
some very cool detail. The head of Medusa. Looks like a lion right here. A date of 1810 on it
with some Russian writing. -Mm.
-Um... Let's take it out here. [clanks] -Oh, that's nice.
-Careful, that is sharp. Yeah. That's really weird right there. Um, that's Arabic writing. I'm kinda puzzled here. I mean, it's got Arabic
on the blade. It's got Russian writing
right here. It's dressed up really nice
and fancy, almost like a dress piece. -You know what I mean?
-Hm. I'm kind of at a loss here. [sighs] What are you looking
to do with it? -I'm looking to sell it.
-And how much? Well, I was looking for 40,000. [exhales] Forty thousand seems like
a stretch to me. Do you know
how much Grandpa paid for it? I actually don't.
My uncle was telling me, though, that he did pay
a pretty penny for it. [Chumlee] Well, this blade
is so nice, and the sword is so ornate. Too much going on here
for me to decipher. I'd like to have someone come in
and take a look at it. Especially if you're asking
money like $40,000. Of course, I understand. Let me get my guy Alex down here and hopefully he knows
something about this sword. -At least more than you or I.
-Sounds good. All right, give me
a few minutes. -Be right back.
-Great. [Alex]<i> I'm very happy
an expert's coming to look.</i> I think it'll help me out
knowing its value and kinda knowing more
about the history, so even if I don't
sell it today, it'll help me out in the future. Not the Holy Grail, but this
thing is pretty mysterious. Wow, I know this sword. At least one of us does. -[laughs]
-This is actually, it's like a historically
significant sword. Really? Do you mind if I touch it? Go for it, yeah. Oh, my gosh. Yep. So this sword
belonged to a Russian prince. [Russian anthem playing] That name Ivan Ivanovich
Odoevsky, he was a Hussar and he was killed at the Battle
of Brienne in France in January 1814
by Napoleon's troops. -Wow.
-He was a war hero and this guy gets killed -with this sword on him.
-[Chumlee] Whoa. So... [chuckles] That's what I was
confused about. It has an Arabic mark
on the blade. Yeah, this Arabic writing
means it came out of Persia, which wouldn't be uncommon
for this. This was built
with the intention of being a head of state sword because this is about the finest
blade you can put on it. I mean, this thing is massive. You can hold it
and feel, like... It's got some weight to it. Yeah, and it's well balanced. Definitely can take an arm off. This was not just
a ceremonial sword. This was also a battle sword. [Chumlee] But it does have
a ceremonial feel to it. You're completely right.
It's as fancy as they come. [sighs]
I mean, it's... beautiful. [stammers]
It's really second to none. I've never seen you speechless. [stammers] I-I... It's just... You hear about these things you never really think you're
gonna walk in and see it. Um... What kind of value
you think this has? So, here's the thing. The sword sold at auction
for $30,000 and frankly,
the sword undersold. Now, the funny thing
about the auction is that it wasn't the right
auction to put it in. And so, the collecting community didn't actually know that this was out there
until after it was sold. If you take it to auction today and get it in front
of the right buyers, I would imagine
you're talking... 75, 100,000? Well, um, I think that's all
I need to hear. -All right.
-Thanks a lot. Thank you for letting me see it. Of course, yeah. All right. -It's a lot to take in.
-It is. For me to be in this
sword anywhere comfortable, I'd buy it for 20,000. [sucks teeth] Yeah, I don't know about that. -Yeah.
-The problem is, it's too big of a risk for me. I'd love to offer you 50,000
for this sword, possibly even more, but it's already sold once in an open market, and it didn't come
anywhere close -to what it was expecting.
-Right, right. It's just a dangerous
territory for me. Yeah, I don't think
I can do that, especially after
what he just said. -I don't--
-Now it makes me think that I should find
the right auction for it. All right, well, -thanks for coming in.
-Appreciate it. -Have a good day.
-You too. [Alex]<i> After knowing the actual
value of the sword,</i> I'm glad I didn't sell it. I think now I'm going to try
to find the proper auction <i> and hopefully I can put it
in front of the right people</i> <i> to get a better price for it.</i> -How's it going?
-Hello. How are you? What do we got here? This is a Marc Chagall print -that I have for ya.
-Okay. Do you know
who Marc Chagall was? -Sort of.
-Very famous painter. He's a postimpressionist. Know the difference
between impressionism -and post-impressionism?
-Not really. The easiest way
that I always explain it to people is impressionism,
blurry, post-impressionism,
really blurry. [both laugh] [Melissa]<i> I came
to the pawn shop today</i> <i> to sell my Marc Chagall print.</i> <i> I'm looking to get $1,000
for my Marc Chagall print</i> <i> and I don't think I'd be
willing to go any lower.</i> If I sell a Chagall print today, I'll probably pay some bills. [Rick] That is really,
really neat. -Where'd you get it?
-I have a wealthy aunt and she gave it to me. But it just really doesn't go with the decor of my house. [Rick] All right. There's probably two dozen
artists in the world where you look
at the art and go, yeah, that's Picasso
or Picasso-esque. -Right.
-Or Renoir. [Rick]
Chagall is one of those people. 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.
-Oh, wow. This guy was hanging out
in Paris with Renoir -and Picasso.
-[accordion playing] and all of those guys back
at the turn of the century. 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, -Okay.
-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. -Okay.
-So it's stone writing. So, originally, what it was is that they would take stones and it'd be like a big giant
piece of limestone, completely flat,
and they would etch into it -the image.
-Oh, wow. Okay, one for each color. So on each impression, you'd carve in
what would be blue, -you would ink the stone--
-Put the paper on top? You put 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 color.
-That's quite the process. Um, yes, and over the years they've changed that process and made it a lot simpler. But that's basically
lithography. -Okay.
-How much you want for it? Um... I don't know. Maybe
around $1,000 or so? Do you have any paperwork on it? I don't have any paperwork
with it. [Rick] We'll call it
Chagall-esque until we're sure. -Yes.
-[both laugh] Give me a minute or two. Let me get someone down here
to take a look at it. We can figure out exactly
what it is. -Sounds great.
-I'll be right back. I tried to be an artist
but sausage fingers. I could 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 lithography
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. 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 colors were really
the key to a Chagall. That's the thing
that set him apart. With Chagall, usually I see -images on a white background.
-Yeah, it's very dark. But this particular image is from a work called<i>
Daphnis and Chloe.</i> It's a second century
Greek poem. This was put out
as an illustrated book. If you look very closely, you can see a bit
of a crease here. And that's because this
is a double panel work. So it's a little more valuable,
it's the only double panel that was in the overall set. -Okay, so...
-[suspense music] The big question,
what's it worth? If this was in a gallery
in San Francisco or New York,
it's worth at least... $8,000. -Awesome.
-[Rick chuckles] -Okay.
-Sweet, dude. -Appreciate it.
-Thank you very much. Good luck to you, guys. -You still want 1,000 bucks?
-Um, no. -[laughs]
-I would like more than that. Um, I understand that. I'll give you three grand. Well, that's kinda low. He just said it was eight. That's in a nice gallery
in New York or San Francisco where they have
really high mark ups. -Got a nice establishment here.
-What is... What's your best price on it? Lowest? Six thousand. I'll give you four grand. Five. I'll give you $4,500
and not a penny more. -I'll take 45. Deal.
-[laughs] Um, I'll meet you
right over there. -Let's do some paperwork.
-Thank you very much. [sighs] This is what happens
when you call an expert. You pay more money. <i> What can I help you with?</i> I have this signed picture. [upbeat music] Benjamin Harrison. -Hey, Corey.
-[Corey] Yeah. It's like your great-great uncle
twice removed from your second cousin. Do you really believe we're
actually related to that guy? [Rick] Grandpa says we were. I've met your grandfather
and he was a liar. [laughs] [Carol]<i> It was given to my dad
when he was a young child</i> <i> so it's been in the box
for about 70 years.</i> <i> My parents just celebrated
their 60th wedding anniversary</i> <i> and I would like to send them
on a trip if possible.</i> I'm really hopeful that this
is gonna be my lucky day. [chuckles] [Rick] You know your
grandfather's middle name is Benjamin and your
great-grandfather's middle name is Benjamin. They were named
after him, I believe. -[Corey] Whatever.
-Do you see any resemblance? [Carol]<i> I do.</i> [Corey]<i> Yeah, he's bald
and he's got a gray beard.</i> [laughs] [Rick] All in all,
a pretty good president. He passed the Sherman Antitrust to try and beat up
the monopolies, but it was another
20 years later with Teddy Roosevelt who really
started cleaning up the trusts. Where did you get it? We had it in our family for about 70 years. It was part of a photo album. And this one was signed. Okay, this was a cabinet card. They were pretty popular from the late 1860s to right around 1900. So, a lot of people the picture
of the president in their house. -How much do you want for it?
-Five hundred. [Rick exhales] I doubt if that's a signature. I'm just assuming it's someone
that's wrote it on there so they know who it was. [Corey] That looks like
a signature. Remember, they don't print
anything. Everything was written. I'll call somebody down here, but if it's not his signature,
it's worth 10 bucks. -All right?
-Okay, thank you. Most cabinet cards aren't worth
the paper they're printed on. So normally,
this would be a pass. <i> But a cabinet card actually
signed by a president?</i> <i> Now that's a different story.</i> Not just because supposedly
I'm related to this guy. [laughs] -Benjamin Harrison.
-Our 23rd president. According to my grandma,
he's a relative of mine. [Corey] They look identical,
don't they? No comment. -[Corey chuckles]
-[Carol laughs] This size of photograph is known
as a cabinet card because it's large enough
that you put in your cabinet, if you're sitting on your sofa
in your parlor, somebody can see it
without squinting. [Stuart]<i> Cabinet cards today
are actually relatively common.</i> I've gone to book
at photography shows where some dealers have binders
and binders. <i> They can be of people,
they can be of scenes,</i> and they do remain
relatively durable. Is that his signature? Okay, there are two questions
I have to answer first. Sometimes when these
were printed up, the signature of the person was printed on at the same time. So I have to make sure that this was actually
signed in ink. So I'm just gonna look
through here. Yes, it does appear
to be signed in ink. It's not a printed on signature. Now, the second question is, is it actually the signature
of Benjamin Harrison. And I brought along
some examples here. And there are a few thing I look
for in a Benjamin Harrison. First, there's about
a 30-degree slant on his signature. So I'm gonna come over here
and look. And the slant is about
30 degrees to the right which is the way it is here. He usually signed "B-E-N-J" and then "Harrison" in full
afterwards. He has this funny little blip in the middle of the B. Now, if you look carefully, you see that little blip
in the B. Which is similar
to right over here. [Rick] What do you think? [Stuart]
After looking at it, Rick... [suspense music] I do believe this was signed
by President Benjamin Harrison. -Wow, that's great.
-[Rick] Sweet. [Rick] So, what do you think
it's worth? There is one little condition
with this. If you see along here, all those extra lines? I don't think this was a first
generation photograph. In a first generation
photograph, the lines are very, very sharp. What some photographers did is take photographs
of previous photographs and keep reproducing it
that way. This is probably second
or third generation which makes it worth
a little bit less. I do think a fair retail price
for this would probably be... about $1,250. Wow. [upbeat music] I didn't think it would be
worth that much. That's great. People collect presidents. And presidential
signed photographs would have an interest in it. They're not common items by any stretch
of the imagination. It's a nice little piece
of American history here. [Carol] Yeah, it really is.
Wow. Thanks for coming in. -Appreciate it.
-Nice to see you, Corey. -Good luck.
-Thank you. So? So 500 bucks, no problem. Can you go a little bit higher? [laughter] [Rick] Um... I'll give you 700 bucks for it.
That's the best I can do. Could you do eight? Really? You just wanted five and now I'm offering you seven. Right. I have to frame it up,
I have to do other things. Could you do 750? Guess we really shouldn't
have called Stuart in. [chuckles] [Rick exhales sharply]
Yeah, um... [suspense music] Yeah, I'll give you the 750. -It's a deal. Thank you.
-Great. -Wanna write her up, son?
-Come with me. [Carol]<i> I feel if we settled
on a really good price</i> <i> of 750, I feel that,
that was a fair price.</i> It's all about the Benjamins.
