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male announcer: 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?

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.

- 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 REALLY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S WORTH.

IT'S SUPER RARE.

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.

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.

- 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.

- - 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?

NO COMMENT.

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.

- UM...YOU 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.

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.

WHOA!

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.