If you’re a lover of thrift shopping and browsing antique stores, chances are that you’re also a fan of the popular History Channel series, Pawn Stars. The show centers around Rick Harrison’s famed World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, and the unique items he and his staff encounter in their choice of trade every day. Usually, the finds are mundane and not worth as much, but once in a while, they come across truly invaluable objects which are worth a lot.
We assure you, you will never look at garage sales after the finding the value of some of these items!
1. A 17th Century’s Ship’s Bell
Value: $15,000
When a woman had come across this rusted old bell, she had no qualms about putting it in her yard sale. But thankfully, she had a moment’s hesitation and went to get it looked at World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn. And it turns out, the rusty old bell was actually a bell from a ship than an expert dated at around 1602!
2. 1715 Spanish Fleet Gold Coin
Value: $18,000
This gold coin that Jody owned was an inherited property, and she had always known that it bore some weight. So when she brought to the pawn shop for appraisal, she never expected it to be so valuable! The coin was minted all the way back in 1715 in Peru.
3. Vic Flick’s 1961 Fender Strat
Value: $55,000
The name Vic Flick does not immediately garner recognition, but he is credited with playing the guitar riff in the original soundtrack for the James Bond theme. So when the man himself brought his 1961 Fender Stratocaster Guitar into the pawn shop, it sold at a considerable price.
4. JFK’s Humidor
Value: $60,000
One man had come into possession of a personal cigar box of the late President John F. Kennedy, and he meant business when he came to the pawn shop. With an initial asking price of $95,000, he was eventually haggled down to a lower price. Although, a similar humidor was sold for $575,000 at Sotheby’s in 1996…
5. Edward Curtis Photogravures
Value: $20,000
When a woman came in with a collection of photogravures (a photo produced from etching an image into a copper plate and using a gelatin to produce an intaglio print), she hoped to pawn them for a mere $50. But delving deeper, they turned out to be works of famous American photographer Edward Curtis!
6. 2014 Hertz Penske GT Mustang
Value: $60,000
Some years ago in 2013, Hertz rental cars and entrepreneur Roger Penske partnered together to create a special limited edition Ford GT Mustangs. There were only 150 such cars created, so when a man came in with such a rare car in tow, they knew they couldn’t pass up the opportunity!