The Most Expensive Purchases Ever Made on Pawn Stars

The first

pawn

shops emerged in ancient China more than 3,000 years ago. Today, there are more than 12,000

pawn

shops operating in the United States alone. The Gold & Silver pawn shop which is located in Las Vegas could easily be considered the

most

popular thanks to a famous television show called Pawn Stars that debuted in 2009. The series follows the daily activities of Rick Harrison and his family and depicts both their interactions with customers and interpersonal conflicts while running the well-known store. The idea of ​​finding out what the value of an item is has given him. There is so much excitement among viewers, which is why millions of people tune in week after week hoping to see something unique and surprising, as well as whether the Harrisons will make the right decision when it comes to the value and authenticity of a certain article over time.

Over the years, the show has seen some incredible and rare items come through its doors, and while some turn out to be really good copies with no value, more often than not there are people walking around offering an item worth tens of thousands of dollars, so that between guitars, cars, silver jewelry. coins or autographs, let's take a look at the 10

most

expensive

deals they've

ever

made

in this season 7 episode called Close, But No Cigar, a piece of presidential history walked into the store and immediately left Rick speechless, which It was not a surprise since the piece had belonged to one of the most respected and beloved former presidents of the United States, John F.

Kennedy, so even if it was just a cigar box that was once on JFK's desk in the Oval Office, still had quite a high value, especially to his admirers, the box even included some unsmoked ones. cigars that had great value on their own were the same Cuban cigars among the 1,200 that JFK had secured just hours before signing the trade embargo on Cuba in 1962, both Rick and the seller knew this, so they both knew that the price would not be low, the seller was looking for $95,000 for the box, but after some hard negotiation, Rick managed to lower the price to $60,000, which was a huge steal since another of JFK's cigar boxes had sold for more. of half a million in the 90's.

Good call, Rick, if you are a good bargain in the ER and a professional at your job, then flying across the country for a specific currency requested by a client is no big deal. In season 12, a regular customer told Rick that they would be willing to pay approximately $70,000. for an extremely rare 1950 Panama $50 octagonal gold coin, which was enough for Rick to pack his things and go to the largest coin show in Florida and find it, aside from the rarity factor, these coins had a extreme historical value, being created by the US Mint to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal Rick managed to locate two of the coins in the auction and finally managed to convince the seller to lower the price to 67,000 $50.

He may not have

made

a great deal, but he managed to make one of his clients very happy with him in season seven. Rick made a house call to see the seller's 1932 Model B Ford Roadster that appeared to be in almost condition. perfect The Model B was produced between 1932 and 1934 and was considered an updated version of the Model A. Although both Rick and his son realized how small the car was and that it was not nearly a practical vehicle to drive themselves, It was the age of the car and its perfect condition with only 450 miles on the speedometer that piqued Rick's interest, but it was only after Las Vegas custom car legend Danny fell in love with it that Rick knew he had He had to make a deal after hearing that the seller's best price was $70,000.

Rick began negotiating by offering $65,000, although the owner was not very willing to lower the price below $70,000. The trio managed to come up with a pretty decent deal of 68,250 dollars designed by Antony Francis II, a 1922 Proof Peace Dollar is considered one of the most popular American coins by coin historians even though This particular dollar is often described as one of the rarest coins in American history, somehow a man brought it into the store claiming he had won it in a poker game. The seller believed the coin, one of 10 to 12 left in existence, was worth around $20,000, which is why he was impressed when an expert told him the true value of $100,000 as long as it was in perfect condition, to his surprise, The lucky seller got more than expected when Rick offered him $80,000, letting both parties walk away happy.

There's only so many things, Rick. love more than when a celebrity guitar ends up in the store that's what happened when a man showed up with his 1941 Gibson SJ 200 guitar that previously belonged to rock and roll legend Stephen Stills Stephen Stills was a member of the rock group and roll Crosby Stills and Nash and is the legendary guitarist, so Rick immediately knew he had to have it after seeing the original bill of sale signed by the man himself. Rick thought it was too good to be true, so he needed to consult an expert, Jesse, his local guitar expert loved the guitar and even let the owner know how much she was impressed.

The guitar itself was worth at least 75 thousand dollars, but being owned by Stephen Stills increased that price another twenty thousand dollars, it was a no-brainer for Rick, so after some negotiations, he was ready to make a deal for $85,000 on the fifth season, a guy came to the store claiming to be the nephew of American guitarist Mary Ford and carrying a guitar that was invented by her husband, Les Paul. Les Paul was one of the original inventors. of electric guitars and together with his wife formed a very popular duo in the 1950s. From 1950 to 1954 Marion co-wrote 16 top ten hits for them and sold millions of records.

This particular guitar would have been a rare and valuable instrument even without the history behind it, but considering it came from rock royalty, this could become Rick's biggest guitar purchase of his career, the nephew even brought documents documenting Paul's on-again, off-again relationship with Gibson, another too-good-to-be-true moment led Rick to consult someone and see how much that piece of rock and roll history is worth. The guitar expert was quite surprised by the article and stated that even if it was a fake, it was the best fake on the planet and was estimated at a hundred. and fifty thousand dollars, how

ever

, that was far below what Mary's nephew had in mind, but as expected, well above what Rick offered, they finally managed to set the deal at ninety thousand dollars.

Two of the most popular items on Pawn Stars are antiques and cars, so this is not included. saying that when the two concepts are combined into one and at a reasonable price, there is a one hundred percent chance that it will end up in the hands of Rick and his colleagues. In season four, an older man walked into the store wanting to sell his old 1932 Lincoln roadster, and Rick immediately knew that he had to go big if he wanted to travel with this vintage beauty. The seller who calls himself Uncle Phil got the car from a museum a few years ago and was looking to get $100,000 for it, no less, with its 150 horsepower.

The v12 engine was more powerful than most cars of its era and the fact that it was still in excellent condition contributes to its high price. Uncle Phil wasn't going to deal until the idea of ​​selling him gold came up. Fortunately, the Harrisons are left with a lot. in his shop for business purposes, so this impeccably maintained car cost Frick $95,000 and sent Uncle Phil home quite satisfied after his father told him to invest in precious metals. A man had decided to buy more than 200 pounds of silver. 12 years later, the man walked into Rick's store. carrying sacks and bags of silver and waiting to be paid for his large investment, from bars to coins, everything was pure silver, the only potential problem was a giant silver bar that could have been filled with other metals, so Rick had He had to prove it after making sure the silver was pure.

Rick instantly made a deal with the man and paid one hundred and eleven thousand dollars knowing he could split it himself for a healthy profit. One of Pawn Stars' biggest

purchases

was when a man came in with four one-kilogram gold bars. each one and believe it or not, it was a no-brainer for Rick as soon as he laid eyes on them, there is a reason why Rick Harrison and the old man called their store gold and silver since, according to the History Channel website , Rick is the one who has had the most money. What was passed out in a single deal was, unsurprisingly, the very golden substance that gave a customer one hundred and twenty-eight thousand dollars for one kilogram bars.

There's no denying that gold will always be at the top of the list of the most valuable things in existence, and by Rick, that purchase was obviously a jackpot in a Season 15 episode, You Can't Pawn Me, Love. Rick went to a local gallery to find the original artwork for, he believes, the best children's book ever called Where the Wild Things Are. The book was published in 1963 and tells the story of Max, a boy who becomes king of a jungle land full of wild beasts. The book sold millions of copies and was eventually adapted into a film in 2009.

Maurice Sendak's artwork is universally acclaimed and instantly recognized anywhere in the world so Rick could never stop wondering where the owner got the priceless illustrations. and why he wanted to let them go after saying he had had them for a while and now wanted to pass them on to someone else. Owner Nick offered the collection for three hundred and fifty-five. seventy-five thousand dollars due to the impeccable condition of the drawings when it comes to purchasing items of such great value, Rick always seeks an appraisal from an expert, as was also the case this time when the experts said that the first two drawings were worth about eighty thousand dollars each and the entire collection was estimated to cost three hundred and ten thousand dollars.

Rick began his negotiations by lowering the offer to two hundred thousand dollars, but was instantly rejected in the end, the deal closing at two hundred and fifty. One thousand dollars still makes this purchase one of the highest in the history of the show.