Pawn Stars Review: November 12, 2012

Thank you for stopping by for another week of Pawn Stars.
In the United States (and I have visitors worldwide) today is Veterans Day I would like to thank all of the veterans who are serving or have served in the United states military- thank you for all you have done for our country.  For those who have served along the United states, we also thank you for your service.  For those who are members or have been of the military across the globe, I am sure your country thanks you for your service as well.
We had our first taste of winter this past week here in Las Vegas, with temperatures going below freezing the past two nights and we have had snow, not only in the mountains but also at red Rock and in the Summerlin in the Las Vegas Valley.
Winter time is a great time to come to Las Vegas.  We have great weather, many things to do and some places of business have winter activities.  There are some Christmas shows on and off the Strip, and several places for Christmas tree/cactus lights.
We have 2 new episodes of Pawn Stars tonight.

In the first episode, the first guy brought in a Babe Ruth baseball card from when he was with the Boston Red Sox.  http://www.baberuth.com/
The guy found it in a lock box in his shed.  Some guys get all the luck.  It had a newspaper ad on the back of the car.  The guy wanted $65,000.  Time for an expert, Jeremy Brown, owner of Ultimate Sports Cards and Memorabilia.  He gave a brief history of Babe Ruth and how he got his name and why he was traded.  He said the card was one of the top 5 Babe Ruth cards that are collectible and that there 40-50 around.  The card was not in mint condition and worth about $0.  The card was a reprint/fake.
The next guy brought in a sword from the War of 1812.: http://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812
It had a coat of arms on the sword with an eagle on the handle.  The guy wanted $5000 for the sword.  Corey needed an expert.  Mark from the Clark County Museum came to look at the sword.  He said the eagle handle was correct and the sword was in rough shot.  He said the sword was from a model1805 artillery officer's sword and was made in France.  Mark also said the sword was rare but not that rare.  The guy still wanted $5000 and Corey offered $500.  The guy came down to $2000 and Corey went up to $1000.  The final price was $1150.
Chumlee and Olivia were working the night shift again and let another customer into the shop to try and sell a Pancho Villa marionette.   http://www.biography.com/people/pancho-villa-9518733  
The marionette was a double shooter- a gun in both hands.  Chumlee didn't see any markings to indicate it was Pancho Villa so he didn't think it was Pancho..  The guy wanted $100.  Chumlee offered $40 and the guy came back with $50 and that was the selling price.
The next guy brought in a key board that was used by the old music group, 3 Dog Night in the studio.  http://www.threedognight.com/
It was a Yamaha Porta Sound PS-3 keyboard.  The guy wanted $1500 and he had documentation to show 3 Dog Night owned it.  Corey offered $500 if the guy could get the lead singer on the phone to verify the keyboard was his, then the $500.  All they got was a voice mail and the guy said he would keep on trying.
Later in the episode, the guy brought back a notarized letter by the lead singer by Danny Hutton.  So, Corey gave the guy $500 and that was the sale price.
The next lady brought in 2 Victorian stained glass windows.  The pictures were of pictures of flowers.  Rick offered $400 and the lady wanted $800 and Rick offered $600 and that was the selling price.
In the second episode, the first guy brought in a 1884 Colt pistol from the Wyoming Range Wars.  http://feraljundi.com/1388/history-the-range-wars-of-the-old-american-west/ 
http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=94380
The pistol was owned by Fred Coates and a book came with it, the Banditti of the Plains: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Banditti_of_the_Plains
The handle of pistol had a picture of a steer engraved on it.  Coates was a sheriff who was hired the big ranches to drive out the smaller ranchers.  The pistol came with a letter from the Great Great granddaughter of Coates, which was handwritten in 1997.
The guy wanted $55,000, which blew away Rick.  Rick needed an expert to see if it actually owned was by Coates.
Jeffery Richardson, who is the Gamble Curator of Western History, Autry National Center came in to look at the pistol.  He gave a story on the range wars and then looked at the letter and noticed that the letter was written in two different ink colors.  Richardson could not say for sure if the gun belonged to Coates and the owner was not happy.
Rick then offered $1500 and there was no sale.

 

The next guy brought in Watchman's clock.  It is used for security guards when they make their rounds.  The guy found it in Mexico City.  When I used to work as a security guard in Madison, WI., I used a more modern version of a watchman's clock.  Detex was bought by IBM. 
The clock was made around 1955 and the guy wanted $100 and Rick offered $85.  The guy came back with $95 and Rick offered $90 and that was the selling price.
The story line of the episode was Chumlee coming in late.  Chumlee apparently drives down Hwy 95, which usually doesn't have a lot of traffic and Corey was told to make sure everyone comes in on time.  Corey then installed a time clock for the shop and the time clock uses a thumb print to punch in.
The next lady brought in a flag that was cut off an airplane from World War 1 that had crashed and the grandfather of the lady ran up and cut off the flag to save the flag from the flames.  The grandfather made the newspapers for his actions.  She also had the dog tags from Teddy Roosevelt's youngest son and her grandfather.  The lady wanted $7500 and Rick offered $5000.  The lady then went down to $6500 and Rick went to $6000 and that was the deal.
The next guy brought in 18th century Onyx Diamond Flip Glasses.  The guy bought them 10 years ago from an antique store.  It had diamonds, sapphire and platinum and they were used for reading.  The lenses were shaped as octagons and had a handle on them.  The guy wanted $5000.  Corey then turned to Rick for some help.  Rick said it was worth around $700-800. The guy went down to $850 and that was the selling price.
According to the time clock, Rick was the worst offender in punching in.
That's the end of the two new episodes.  Thanks for stopping and enjoy the upcoming winter.