Pawn Stars s03e13 Episode Script
Ace in the Hole
On this episode of Pawn Stars I have a very unique coin.
It's called the Massachusetts pine tree cent.
How much do you want for it? $100,000.
I got a school for young ladies peep show.
I feel like I'm gonna go to jail.
I didn't expect you to be a real prude.
You just want to buy it and keep it in your office? [Laughs.]
I got you a grenade.
Oh, get that thing out of my store.
I'm Rick Harrison, and this is my pawn shop.
I work here with my old man and my son, big hoss.
Everything in here has a story and a price.
One thing I've learned after 21 years, you never know what is gonna come through that door.
A guy that works for me every now and then called me up and said he's got something to show me.
He wouldn't tell me what it was, but he sounded pretty excited, so I told him to bring it in.
Hey, what's up, Scott? What's going on, Rick? Scott spends a lot of time out at flea markets and estate sales.
And every once in a while, he finds some great things.
And if they're really great, sometimes I buy them for the shop.
I got you a grenade.
Oh, get that thing out of my store.
Oh, dude, I took it apart before I brought it in.
How do you put it together? That's what I don't remember.
[Laughing.]
[Rumbling explosion.]
I came down to the pawn shop today to try to sell my world war ii grenade.
I'm really stoked about showing Rick this grenade.
He's a buddy of mine, and I work for him from time to time.
And I know he's gonna be pumped about this thing.
I do know that.
So hopefully it's worth a lot.
Well, there's no boomy stuff inside of it.
Nope.
It's not every day that someone walks into my shop with a grenade.
I consider that a good thing.
But this particular one, I have never seen before.
So what do you know about it? It was either made by the oss or the CIA 60 years ago.
The office of strategic services was formed during world war ii to gather military intelligence.
In other words, they were spies.
And after world war ii, the oss became the CIA.
Well, got a lot of balls for buying a grenade and then taking it apart.
[Laughing.]
I've never seen a design like this.
Looks like it would be easy to throw, though.
The only thing I know is, ekc means eastman Kodak company.
Wow, okay.
I know, during world war ii, eastman Kodak made all sorts of weird things, and I'm pretty sure they made they even made rifles.
Let me call up Tony down at the gun store.
Maybe he knows something about it.
Maybe he can tell you what it's worth.
Cool.
And maybe you can get 50 bucks out of it; I don't know.
All right.
That sounds good.
Okay.
Let me give him a call.
All right.
This grenade definitely intrigues me, but until I get it checked out, I have no idea what it's worth.
At least once a month, I get a call from a guy named Lou who's always got the coolest stuff for sale.
I don't think we've ever made a deal.
Me and Corey are on our way to go check it out anyway.
Hey, what's up, players? Hey, what's up? What do you got this time? I got a school for young ladies peep show.
You look through the window, and you see these girls dressed in skimpy attire.
Is that even legal? I don't think so.
[Laughing.]
[High-pitched scream.]
[Sirens wailing.]
I called these guys from the pawn shop and asked them if they would be interested in buying my nickel peep show machine.
The condition is excellent.
And I believe it's worth about $4,000.
I call these wise guys to my house, and they never buy stuff from me.
And I sure hope we get a sale today.
Do you know how old this thing is? I'm not sure, but I think I'd say the '50s.
All right.
The fact that it's a nickel machine.
I'm assuming this is 1950s.
If it was older, these would be cast-iron.
They wouldn't be pot metal.
In the 1950s, you would have seen one of these machines sitting in the corner of a seedy bar.
But the pictures were pretty tame by today's standards.
Now I want to look at it.
What do I do? Just stick it in? All you do is, you put the nickel in the slot.
And you just turn the wheel as you look in there.
So what do you see, son? I feel like I'm gonna go to jail.
[Laughing.]
Wow.
I don't think you're old enough to be looking in there.
Oh, no, feel free, pops.
Yeah, this is Yeah, I don't think those pictures are from the 1950s or '60s or early '70s.
He took his glasses off to see this.
It's critical that I see the pictures clearly so that I can come up with the appropriate value for the machine.
I love my job.
You just want to buy it and keep it in your office? [Laughing.]
No comment.
[Laughing.]
What were you looking to do with it? I'm looking to sell it for $4,000.
But I will take less.
It's neat, definitely 1950s.
But it's not something I could have in my store.
I mean, my mom comes into my store.
It says on the top, "school for young ladies.
" It's a very educational piece.
It's you know, I thought it was something maybe risque from the '20s or something like that where it had some risque pictures in it.
If it'll help you any, my bottom line is $2,500.
UmYou know, I appreciate you having me come out here to look at it, but I didn't expect you to be a real prude.
Thanks for having me out.
Like anything else, you win some; You lose some.
Just call me anytime.
I'd love to check out anything you get, but this is just way beyond me, man.
I'm sorry.
Hey, no problem.
What can I help you with? Yes, sir, I have an original 1958 harley I'd like to sell you.
Okay, is it out in the parking lot? Well, actually, I brought it in here.
Okay, well This little baby here gets up and goes.
Great on gas.
[Motorcycle engine revs.]
I came to the pawn shop today to try to sell my 1958 harley-Davidson toy to help my mother with her eye surgery.
I'm trying to sell it today for $1,200, and I feel it's worth that much because I've done some research, and that toy is over 50 years old and hardly ever played with, and the most valuable toys are the ones that's never been played with.
So you know anything about this thing? Yes, I did some research on it and found out it's from the modern toy tin company from Japan.
And this was a first edition of 1958 for the motorcycle cop.
The tin toys from Japan, they're really, really highly collectible.
Oh, yes.
And it's a weird thing, because they were basically pretty cheap.
It was only probably a dollar or two.
Masudaya modern toys is a Japanese toy company that's been in business since the 1920s.
And their toys from the 1950s are extremely collectible.
But collectors want them in perfect or near-perfect condition, so this thing better work.
What in the hell are you waiting on, Rick? Turn it on and see whether it works.
Okay.
[Mechanical revving.]
[Sirens wailing.]
Whoa! [Laughter.]
I mean, this is in great shape, but there are some scuffs, like right there, and there's some on the Fender up here.
You did play with it some when you were a kid.
Yeah.
Okay.
I mean, the good thing you got going for you, though, is, the electric motors and everything works.
What happened with this is, kids would put batteries in these things.
They would forget about them.
You know, the batteries would blow up inside of them and just corrode the hell out of them.
What were you looking to do with it? I'm just looking to sell it.
How much were you looking to get out of it? I'm hoping to get $1,200 for it.
You don't have the box, by chance, do you? That's the only item I don't have.
Four or five years ago, still in the box, okay? And even though it's in incredible shape, it's not 2006 anymore.
I'm looking at, like, 300 bucks.
Well, seriously, I'm trying to get $1,000 for it.
I mean, this toy's really cool.
It's unique, one of a kind.
I know, but the number you're talking is one that's perfect, in the box, never used.
And that's not what you have.
I mean, can you do 500? I'll I'll go 400.
400? If you give me 450, it's a deal.
Yeah, I'll do 450.
Okay, that's a deal.
All right, let's go do some paperwork.
For the offer they gave me, I was willing to accept that today.
I believe it was a fair price.
It's gonna help me with my mother quite a bit today.
So, I mean, she's more important to me than that antique toy.
made by Paul revere.
Paul revere coins are really rare.
There's only one of them in the world.
Wow.
A impact-detonating grenade.
This is James Bond stuff here.
This grenade is like the holy grail of ordnance collectors.
You did real good.
Good, so I got some gas money coming my way.
You got car money coming.
Earlier today when my part -time employee Scott came in with a world war ii grenade, it's something I have never seen before.
So I called in my buddy Tony to take a look.
This is it.
This is it.
Wow.
I'm Tony from the gun store here in Las Vegas.
Everything that comes in that is unusual or strange or old, they call me.
This is a grenade that was made for the oss, the office of strategic services.
It was the forerunner to the CIA.
This is James Bond stuff here, old-school James Bond.
This was a impact-detonating grenade made by eastman Kodak company.
They made it look like a baseball because they figured that every American boy can throw a baseball.
This would normally be filled with tnt.
This screws on this like that.
Okay.
And then this goes in like this.
Three people died, all right? Because they couldn't get the fuse just right.
They actually never saw any action, because the war ended.
And when they ended it, because of the oss supersecret stuff, they destroyed all of the examples, and they classified all the records.
This grenade is like the holy grail of ordnance collectors.
And it goes for a ton of money.
How much did you pay? $5.
$5 American.
Yeah.
Okay.
You did way good.
You did real good.
Good, so I got some gas money coming my way.
You got car money coming.
Rick, the last time I saw one of these for sale was in 2007.
And it sold for Over $2,000.
All right.
Yeah, you did way good.
Thanks for coming in, Tony.
I appreciate it.
Hey, Rick, anytime.
Who's the man now, Rick? Uh, apparently you are.
This thing is beyond cool, and I definitely want the damn thing.
Scott knows the deal.
I got to make a profit, but he's not a pushover.
This is how he makes a living too, and that's why we don't make deals very often.
So how much do you want for it? Well, I'm thinking 1,600 now.
I know how it operates around here, and I want to leave you a little money to make in it.
So, yeah, 1,600.
[Exhales.]
I can do that.
All right.
Let's go write it up.
Sounds good.
I'm psyched I got this grenade.
It was a great find.
It was designed by a secret government organization.
It doesn't get any cooler than this.
How you doin'? Hey, what do you got here? An old candy machine.
Say, Rick.
What? Seen one of those? I don't think I've ever seen this particular one.
But I used to have candy machines right at the front door right there.
Why did you get rid of them? Isn't that self -explanatory? I came into the pawn shop today to try to sell my select-o-vend machine.
When I was younger, I did kind of re-spray-paint it.
I don't know if that takes the value away.
Walking away with 150, 100 bucks, I'd feel pretty good.
So Where'd you get this thing? Well, I mowed a guy's lawn when I was about 10, 11 years old, and he paid me with that.
Do you know anything about it? I'm thinking it's in the era of the 1940s, 1950s.
This old vending machine dates back to the days when a penny candy was actually a penny.
I love seeing things like this come into the shop.
It's just a throwback to the olden days.
This actual top will slide off of it, and that's how you get to the change at the bottom.
There you go.
Is there any change in there? You know, I already looked, hoping I'd find me a rich penny, and I didn't find anything in there, so It's actually in pretty good shape.
I mean, it looks like it would function perfectly.
All the gears work.
Everything works on this thing.
You just put a penny in, line this up, and pull.
This thing is neat.
It's odd and nostalgic at the same time.
If I was to stock it with candy, though, I'd have to keep it out of chum's reach.
Did you paint this thing, or actually, when I was about ten years old, I did.
Ah, it was a good paint job for a ten-year-old.
Yeah? [Laughter.]
They were all originally red, I believe.
The problem is that I don't know where you could get the beech-nut gum, the dentyne packs that would fit, or the beeman's pepsin gum.
[Laughing.]
Even if we fixed this up, we couldn't fill it up with candy.
And you'd lose a lot of money only charging a penny.
[Laughter.]
How much were you looking to get out of it? I'd really like to get You think you can do anything with it at 100? I really couldn't do nothing with 100.
I just don't see it selling.
You don't think the vintage and enough people collecting the 1950 items? It's 1950s, but it's not got that 1950s feel.
It's not curved.
It's just stamped-out metal.
You see, like, the 1930s coke machine right there that's got the you know, all the rounded edges and it's got that look? This doesn't have the look.
How much were you owed for mowing the lawn? About $10.
How many years ago? I don't know.
Maybe in another 26 years, it'll be worth money.
Eh, we'll see.
Thanks for coming in, though, man.
I appreciate it.
Thank you.
People buy old machines because they love that '50s iconic look.
This machine just doesn't have it.
What in the hell was that, Rick? It was an old candy machine.
It was in pretty good shape, but the guy wanted 100 bucks for it.
Yeah, good luck with that.
I don't even think they make that kind of candy anymore, so we couldn't even fill the thing.
Yeah, keeping it full would be even harder.
I'd clean that thing out in a second.
Shut up, chum.
I'm hungry, man.
I think you guys should buy me lunch today.
And why is that? It's employee appreciation day? I don't think so.
Well, then it's chumlee appreciation day.
Chumlee We don't appreciate you.
We tolerate you.
Does that mean you'll buy me lunch? Does that mean you'll shut up? Um Here's five bucks, chumlee.
That's all you get.
Don't ask for no more.
What am I supposed to eat with five bucks? You can eat the damn bill for all I care.
I'll appreciate myself with a footlong.
Hey, how's it going? I have a very unique coin I'd like you guys to look at.
Sure.
What do you got? It was made in 1776.
It's called the Massachusetts pine tree cent.
And it was made by Paul revere.
You know, longfellow made that entire poem about Paul revere, when that actual ride he made was only 17 miles, and a guy named Israel bissell went, like, 400 miles.
[Laughter.]
Sit right here, and you will hear the tale of Israel bissell.
[Laughter.]
[Horse whinnies.]
I'm coming to the pawn shop today to sell my 1776 Massachusetts pine tree cent, which was made by Paul revere.
I'm hoping to sell it for $100,000 and nothing less.
All right, this design was done by Paul revere.
You're right about that.
Wasn't he kind of known for not really knowing what he was doing when he was making dies but he got contracted to do it anyways? Well, the thing is, he was involved in politics, so he got a lot of government contracts.
Paul revere designed and engraved coin dies for the state of Massachusetts.
Paul may have been a great silversmith.
But he sucked at making coins.
The dies didn't work very well, so the coins didn't last very long.
Paul revere coins are really rare.
Uh, where in the world did you get this? I was at the Pasadena swap meet.
I bought an old suitcase, and in the lining of the suitcase, there was a black coin purse.
So it was, like, inside the lining like someone purposely hid it in there? Yeah.
So do you know how much the last one of these things went for? There's only one of them in the world.
It's in the vault of the Massachusetts historical society.
What were you looking to do with this thing? I would like to sell it.
And how much do you want for it? Say $100,000.
Whew.
This coin looks legit to the naked eye, but I still have to take a closer look.
This is a very rare coin.
People are going to make fakes.
Now, if you look at it with a loupe, you'll see, around the edge, there's a base metal underneath this thing.
It's plated.
Plated? The original coin was struck.
They didn't know how to plate things in 1776.
Is it worth anything at all? It is worth nothing.
It is fake.
Well, I wish it was real.
I wish it was real too.
We could both make a lot of money.
Thanks for coming in, man.
I appreciate it.
Thank you, sir.
Thank you.
I'm really disappointed I didn't get the $100,000, but I am going to get a second opinion, because I don't believe some of the things he said.
How's it going? Going good.
What do you got? It's jfk memorabilia.
Hey, grandpa.
What do you got, son? You want to look at some of this jfk stuff with me? Yeah, he was a good president.
I was proud of him.
Why? Because he slept with Marilyn Monroe.
[Wolf whistle.]
I came here today to the pawn shop to sell my jfk memorabilia.
Like the Beatles are the best band, he's the best president.
I think it's worth I don't know maybe $100 or so.
What can you tell me about this stuff? Well, what I know is, it was in my mother's things.
She was a huge Kennedy fan.
The matches are the ones that I can't find anything about them online.
And they have the white house embossed on them too with the presidential seal.
Everybody had matches made up back in the day.
You know, in the '60s, there wasn't amusement parks.
When people went on vacations, they went to the white house, Washington, D.
C.
, and what have you.
If you could imagine how many packs of matches your local bar gives away, times it by 1,000, and that's what the white house gave away.
So that's something common that you see? Very common.
This one here is your best piece.
I wish this was in better condition.
The thing about jfk stuff is that when he died, everybody held on to their jfk memorabilia.
So I mean, if it's not in mint condition, it's just not worth that much.
This one's in bad shape.
But this one here is excellent.
One packet of matches is in real good shape.
The other pack's got some rips and tears on it.
So what you trying to do, young lady? Trying to sell them, pawn them? Yeah, sell them.
I was thinking possibly $100 for everything.
I was thinking more about $30.
How about $75? No, I can't go that high, but what I'll do is, I'll try to split it with you.
I'll push it up to $55.
Well, I might as well, because they're just gonna sit in my room.
All right.
That sounds good.
That sounds grand.
All right.
Let's go do some paperwork.
All right.
Thanks.
I'm actually disappointed that it was only $55, but I have no use for them.
So now hopefully somebody else can have them and enjoy them.
[Loud slurping.]
[Crunching.]
[Loud slurping.]
Awesome.
If you guys really appreciated me, you'd do subway every day.
Shut up, chumlee, and give me one of those chips.
There's no more.
Chum, take a hike.
Chum, the mess.
Sorry, Rick.
That little bastard lied to me.
I wanted a chip.
Take the bag.
I'm gonna kick chumlee's ass.
It's called the Massachusetts pine tree cent.
How much do you want for it? $100,000.
I got a school for young ladies peep show.
I feel like I'm gonna go to jail.
I didn't expect you to be a real prude.
You just want to buy it and keep it in your office? [Laughs.]
I got you a grenade.
Oh, get that thing out of my store.
I'm Rick Harrison, and this is my pawn shop.
I work here with my old man and my son, big hoss.
Everything in here has a story and a price.
One thing I've learned after 21 years, you never know what is gonna come through that door.
A guy that works for me every now and then called me up and said he's got something to show me.
He wouldn't tell me what it was, but he sounded pretty excited, so I told him to bring it in.
Hey, what's up, Scott? What's going on, Rick? Scott spends a lot of time out at flea markets and estate sales.
And every once in a while, he finds some great things.
And if they're really great, sometimes I buy them for the shop.
I got you a grenade.
Oh, get that thing out of my store.
Oh, dude, I took it apart before I brought it in.
How do you put it together? That's what I don't remember.
[Laughing.]
[Rumbling explosion.]
I came down to the pawn shop today to try to sell my world war ii grenade.
I'm really stoked about showing Rick this grenade.
He's a buddy of mine, and I work for him from time to time.
And I know he's gonna be pumped about this thing.
I do know that.
So hopefully it's worth a lot.
Well, there's no boomy stuff inside of it.
Nope.
It's not every day that someone walks into my shop with a grenade.
I consider that a good thing.
But this particular one, I have never seen before.
So what do you know about it? It was either made by the oss or the CIA 60 years ago.
The office of strategic services was formed during world war ii to gather military intelligence.
In other words, they were spies.
And after world war ii, the oss became the CIA.
Well, got a lot of balls for buying a grenade and then taking it apart.
[Laughing.]
I've never seen a design like this.
Looks like it would be easy to throw, though.
The only thing I know is, ekc means eastman Kodak company.
Wow, okay.
I know, during world war ii, eastman Kodak made all sorts of weird things, and I'm pretty sure they made they even made rifles.
Let me call up Tony down at the gun store.
Maybe he knows something about it.
Maybe he can tell you what it's worth.
Cool.
And maybe you can get 50 bucks out of it; I don't know.
All right.
That sounds good.
Okay.
Let me give him a call.
All right.
This grenade definitely intrigues me, but until I get it checked out, I have no idea what it's worth.
At least once a month, I get a call from a guy named Lou who's always got the coolest stuff for sale.
I don't think we've ever made a deal.
Me and Corey are on our way to go check it out anyway.
Hey, what's up, players? Hey, what's up? What do you got this time? I got a school for young ladies peep show.
You look through the window, and you see these girls dressed in skimpy attire.
Is that even legal? I don't think so.
[Laughing.]
[High-pitched scream.]
[Sirens wailing.]
I called these guys from the pawn shop and asked them if they would be interested in buying my nickel peep show machine.
The condition is excellent.
And I believe it's worth about $4,000.
I call these wise guys to my house, and they never buy stuff from me.
And I sure hope we get a sale today.
Do you know how old this thing is? I'm not sure, but I think I'd say the '50s.
All right.
The fact that it's a nickel machine.
I'm assuming this is 1950s.
If it was older, these would be cast-iron.
They wouldn't be pot metal.
In the 1950s, you would have seen one of these machines sitting in the corner of a seedy bar.
But the pictures were pretty tame by today's standards.
Now I want to look at it.
What do I do? Just stick it in? All you do is, you put the nickel in the slot.
And you just turn the wheel as you look in there.
So what do you see, son? I feel like I'm gonna go to jail.
[Laughing.]
Wow.
I don't think you're old enough to be looking in there.
Oh, no, feel free, pops.
Yeah, this is Yeah, I don't think those pictures are from the 1950s or '60s or early '70s.
He took his glasses off to see this.
It's critical that I see the pictures clearly so that I can come up with the appropriate value for the machine.
I love my job.
You just want to buy it and keep it in your office? [Laughing.]
No comment.
[Laughing.]
What were you looking to do with it? I'm looking to sell it for $4,000.
But I will take less.
It's neat, definitely 1950s.
But it's not something I could have in my store.
I mean, my mom comes into my store.
It says on the top, "school for young ladies.
" It's a very educational piece.
It's you know, I thought it was something maybe risque from the '20s or something like that where it had some risque pictures in it.
If it'll help you any, my bottom line is $2,500.
UmYou know, I appreciate you having me come out here to look at it, but I didn't expect you to be a real prude.
Thanks for having me out.
Like anything else, you win some; You lose some.
Just call me anytime.
I'd love to check out anything you get, but this is just way beyond me, man.
I'm sorry.
Hey, no problem.
What can I help you with? Yes, sir, I have an original 1958 harley I'd like to sell you.
Okay, is it out in the parking lot? Well, actually, I brought it in here.
Okay, well This little baby here gets up and goes.
Great on gas.
[Motorcycle engine revs.]
I came to the pawn shop today to try to sell my 1958 harley-Davidson toy to help my mother with her eye surgery.
I'm trying to sell it today for $1,200, and I feel it's worth that much because I've done some research, and that toy is over 50 years old and hardly ever played with, and the most valuable toys are the ones that's never been played with.
So you know anything about this thing? Yes, I did some research on it and found out it's from the modern toy tin company from Japan.
And this was a first edition of 1958 for the motorcycle cop.
The tin toys from Japan, they're really, really highly collectible.
Oh, yes.
And it's a weird thing, because they were basically pretty cheap.
It was only probably a dollar or two.
Masudaya modern toys is a Japanese toy company that's been in business since the 1920s.
And their toys from the 1950s are extremely collectible.
But collectors want them in perfect or near-perfect condition, so this thing better work.
What in the hell are you waiting on, Rick? Turn it on and see whether it works.
Okay.
[Mechanical revving.]
[Sirens wailing.]
Whoa! [Laughter.]
I mean, this is in great shape, but there are some scuffs, like right there, and there's some on the Fender up here.
You did play with it some when you were a kid.
Yeah.
Okay.
I mean, the good thing you got going for you, though, is, the electric motors and everything works.
What happened with this is, kids would put batteries in these things.
They would forget about them.
You know, the batteries would blow up inside of them and just corrode the hell out of them.
What were you looking to do with it? I'm just looking to sell it.
How much were you looking to get out of it? I'm hoping to get $1,200 for it.
You don't have the box, by chance, do you? That's the only item I don't have.
Four or five years ago, still in the box, okay? And even though it's in incredible shape, it's not 2006 anymore.
I'm looking at, like, 300 bucks.
Well, seriously, I'm trying to get $1,000 for it.
I mean, this toy's really cool.
It's unique, one of a kind.
I know, but the number you're talking is one that's perfect, in the box, never used.
And that's not what you have.
I mean, can you do 500? I'll I'll go 400.
400? If you give me 450, it's a deal.
Yeah, I'll do 450.
Okay, that's a deal.
All right, let's go do some paperwork.
For the offer they gave me, I was willing to accept that today.
I believe it was a fair price.
It's gonna help me with my mother quite a bit today.
So, I mean, she's more important to me than that antique toy.
made by Paul revere.
Paul revere coins are really rare.
There's only one of them in the world.
Wow.
A impact-detonating grenade.
This is James Bond stuff here.
This grenade is like the holy grail of ordnance collectors.
You did real good.
Good, so I got some gas money coming my way.
You got car money coming.
Earlier today when my part -time employee Scott came in with a world war ii grenade, it's something I have never seen before.
So I called in my buddy Tony to take a look.
This is it.
This is it.
Wow.
I'm Tony from the gun store here in Las Vegas.
Everything that comes in that is unusual or strange or old, they call me.
This is a grenade that was made for the oss, the office of strategic services.
It was the forerunner to the CIA.
This is James Bond stuff here, old-school James Bond.
This was a impact-detonating grenade made by eastman Kodak company.
They made it look like a baseball because they figured that every American boy can throw a baseball.
This would normally be filled with tnt.
This screws on this like that.
Okay.
And then this goes in like this.
Three people died, all right? Because they couldn't get the fuse just right.
They actually never saw any action, because the war ended.
And when they ended it, because of the oss supersecret stuff, they destroyed all of the examples, and they classified all the records.
This grenade is like the holy grail of ordnance collectors.
And it goes for a ton of money.
How much did you pay? $5.
$5 American.
Yeah.
Okay.
You did way good.
You did real good.
Good, so I got some gas money coming my way.
You got car money coming.
Rick, the last time I saw one of these for sale was in 2007.
And it sold for Over $2,000.
All right.
Yeah, you did way good.
Thanks for coming in, Tony.
I appreciate it.
Hey, Rick, anytime.
Who's the man now, Rick? Uh, apparently you are.
This thing is beyond cool, and I definitely want the damn thing.
Scott knows the deal.
I got to make a profit, but he's not a pushover.
This is how he makes a living too, and that's why we don't make deals very often.
So how much do you want for it? Well, I'm thinking 1,600 now.
I know how it operates around here, and I want to leave you a little money to make in it.
So, yeah, 1,600.
[Exhales.]
I can do that.
All right.
Let's go write it up.
Sounds good.
I'm psyched I got this grenade.
It was a great find.
It was designed by a secret government organization.
It doesn't get any cooler than this.
How you doin'? Hey, what do you got here? An old candy machine.
Say, Rick.
What? Seen one of those? I don't think I've ever seen this particular one.
But I used to have candy machines right at the front door right there.
Why did you get rid of them? Isn't that self -explanatory? I came into the pawn shop today to try to sell my select-o-vend machine.
When I was younger, I did kind of re-spray-paint it.
I don't know if that takes the value away.
Walking away with 150, 100 bucks, I'd feel pretty good.
So Where'd you get this thing? Well, I mowed a guy's lawn when I was about 10, 11 years old, and he paid me with that.
Do you know anything about it? I'm thinking it's in the era of the 1940s, 1950s.
This old vending machine dates back to the days when a penny candy was actually a penny.
I love seeing things like this come into the shop.
It's just a throwback to the olden days.
This actual top will slide off of it, and that's how you get to the change at the bottom.
There you go.
Is there any change in there? You know, I already looked, hoping I'd find me a rich penny, and I didn't find anything in there, so It's actually in pretty good shape.
I mean, it looks like it would function perfectly.
All the gears work.
Everything works on this thing.
You just put a penny in, line this up, and pull.
This thing is neat.
It's odd and nostalgic at the same time.
If I was to stock it with candy, though, I'd have to keep it out of chum's reach.
Did you paint this thing, or actually, when I was about ten years old, I did.
Ah, it was a good paint job for a ten-year-old.
Yeah? [Laughter.]
They were all originally red, I believe.
The problem is that I don't know where you could get the beech-nut gum, the dentyne packs that would fit, or the beeman's pepsin gum.
[Laughing.]
Even if we fixed this up, we couldn't fill it up with candy.
And you'd lose a lot of money only charging a penny.
[Laughter.]
How much were you looking to get out of it? I'd really like to get You think you can do anything with it at 100? I really couldn't do nothing with 100.
I just don't see it selling.
You don't think the vintage and enough people collecting the 1950 items? It's 1950s, but it's not got that 1950s feel.
It's not curved.
It's just stamped-out metal.
You see, like, the 1930s coke machine right there that's got the you know, all the rounded edges and it's got that look? This doesn't have the look.
How much were you owed for mowing the lawn? About $10.
How many years ago? I don't know.
Maybe in another 26 years, it'll be worth money.
Eh, we'll see.
Thanks for coming in, though, man.
I appreciate it.
Thank you.
People buy old machines because they love that '50s iconic look.
This machine just doesn't have it.
What in the hell was that, Rick? It was an old candy machine.
It was in pretty good shape, but the guy wanted 100 bucks for it.
Yeah, good luck with that.
I don't even think they make that kind of candy anymore, so we couldn't even fill the thing.
Yeah, keeping it full would be even harder.
I'd clean that thing out in a second.
Shut up, chum.
I'm hungry, man.
I think you guys should buy me lunch today.
And why is that? It's employee appreciation day? I don't think so.
Well, then it's chumlee appreciation day.
Chumlee We don't appreciate you.
We tolerate you.
Does that mean you'll buy me lunch? Does that mean you'll shut up? Um Here's five bucks, chumlee.
That's all you get.
Don't ask for no more.
What am I supposed to eat with five bucks? You can eat the damn bill for all I care.
I'll appreciate myself with a footlong.
Hey, how's it going? I have a very unique coin I'd like you guys to look at.
Sure.
What do you got? It was made in 1776.
It's called the Massachusetts pine tree cent.
And it was made by Paul revere.
You know, longfellow made that entire poem about Paul revere, when that actual ride he made was only 17 miles, and a guy named Israel bissell went, like, 400 miles.
[Laughter.]
Sit right here, and you will hear the tale of Israel bissell.
[Laughter.]
[Horse whinnies.]
I'm coming to the pawn shop today to sell my 1776 Massachusetts pine tree cent, which was made by Paul revere.
I'm hoping to sell it for $100,000 and nothing less.
All right, this design was done by Paul revere.
You're right about that.
Wasn't he kind of known for not really knowing what he was doing when he was making dies but he got contracted to do it anyways? Well, the thing is, he was involved in politics, so he got a lot of government contracts.
Paul revere designed and engraved coin dies for the state of Massachusetts.
Paul may have been a great silversmith.
But he sucked at making coins.
The dies didn't work very well, so the coins didn't last very long.
Paul revere coins are really rare.
Uh, where in the world did you get this? I was at the Pasadena swap meet.
I bought an old suitcase, and in the lining of the suitcase, there was a black coin purse.
So it was, like, inside the lining like someone purposely hid it in there? Yeah.
So do you know how much the last one of these things went for? There's only one of them in the world.
It's in the vault of the Massachusetts historical society.
What were you looking to do with this thing? I would like to sell it.
And how much do you want for it? Say $100,000.
Whew.
This coin looks legit to the naked eye, but I still have to take a closer look.
This is a very rare coin.
People are going to make fakes.
Now, if you look at it with a loupe, you'll see, around the edge, there's a base metal underneath this thing.
It's plated.
Plated? The original coin was struck.
They didn't know how to plate things in 1776.
Is it worth anything at all? It is worth nothing.
It is fake.
Well, I wish it was real.
I wish it was real too.
We could both make a lot of money.
Thanks for coming in, man.
I appreciate it.
Thank you, sir.
Thank you.
I'm really disappointed I didn't get the $100,000, but I am going to get a second opinion, because I don't believe some of the things he said.
How's it going? Going good.
What do you got? It's jfk memorabilia.
Hey, grandpa.
What do you got, son? You want to look at some of this jfk stuff with me? Yeah, he was a good president.
I was proud of him.
Why? Because he slept with Marilyn Monroe.
[Wolf whistle.]
I came here today to the pawn shop to sell my jfk memorabilia.
Like the Beatles are the best band, he's the best president.
I think it's worth I don't know maybe $100 or so.
What can you tell me about this stuff? Well, what I know is, it was in my mother's things.
She was a huge Kennedy fan.
The matches are the ones that I can't find anything about them online.
And they have the white house embossed on them too with the presidential seal.
Everybody had matches made up back in the day.
You know, in the '60s, there wasn't amusement parks.
When people went on vacations, they went to the white house, Washington, D.
C.
, and what have you.
If you could imagine how many packs of matches your local bar gives away, times it by 1,000, and that's what the white house gave away.
So that's something common that you see? Very common.
This one here is your best piece.
I wish this was in better condition.
The thing about jfk stuff is that when he died, everybody held on to their jfk memorabilia.
So I mean, if it's not in mint condition, it's just not worth that much.
This one's in bad shape.
But this one here is excellent.
One packet of matches is in real good shape.
The other pack's got some rips and tears on it.
So what you trying to do, young lady? Trying to sell them, pawn them? Yeah, sell them.
I was thinking possibly $100 for everything.
I was thinking more about $30.
How about $75? No, I can't go that high, but what I'll do is, I'll try to split it with you.
I'll push it up to $55.
Well, I might as well, because they're just gonna sit in my room.
All right.
That sounds good.
That sounds grand.
All right.
Let's go do some paperwork.
All right.
Thanks.
I'm actually disappointed that it was only $55, but I have no use for them.
So now hopefully somebody else can have them and enjoy them.
[Loud slurping.]
[Crunching.]
[Loud slurping.]
Awesome.
If you guys really appreciated me, you'd do subway every day.
Shut up, chumlee, and give me one of those chips.
There's no more.
Chum, take a hike.
Chum, the mess.
Sorry, Rick.
That little bastard lied to me.
I wanted a chip.
Take the bag.
I'm gonna kick chumlee's ass.