Pawn Stars

male announcer: ON THIS EPISODE OF PAWN STARS...

- IT'S A ROKON TRAIL-BREAKER OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLE.

- THESE WERE, LIKE, HIGH-TECH WHEN THEY CAME OUT.

YOU CAN SCALE WALLS AND GO UP AND DOWN TRAILS

THAT WOULD MAKE A HORSE THINK TWICE.

I'VE OFF-ROADED MY WHOLE LIFE,

AND THIS IS JUST COOL.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, SIR?

- SELL MY 1950s WOODY WOODPECKER TOY.

- THESE THINGS WERE EXTREMELY COLLECTIBLE BACK IN THE DAY.

- LIKE TO SELL THIS GOLD COIN, IF I COULD.

- I'VE SEEN SIMILAR COINS FETCH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AT AUCTION.

SO IF THIS IS A REAL PIECE OF SPANISH TREASURE,

I WANT IT.

IT'S ALMOST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

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.

- COREY, RICK, GET OVER HERE AND LOOK AT THIS THING.

POPS.

IT'S SOME KIND OF MOTORCYCLE TRACTOR THING.

IT'S A ROKON TRAIL-BREAKER

TWO-WHEEL-DRIVE OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLE.

- THING LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE

A BUCKET LOADER ON THE FRONT OF IT, DUDE.

- I DECIDED TO COME TO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SELL MY OLD TWO-WHEEL-DRIVE TRAIL-BREAKER MOTORCYCLE.

IT'S DESIGNED TO GO, LIKE, UP IN THE ROUGH, ROUGH COUNTRY.

YOU CAN GO PLACES ON THIS BIKE YOU JUST CANNOT GO

WITH ANYTHING OTHER, MAYBE A HORSE.

- THIS THING IS DEFINITELY COOL. WHERE DID YOU GET IT?

I ACTUALLY GOT IT

RIGHT AFTER I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

I USED TO LIVE IN BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA.

SO THAT'S, LIKE, YOU KNOW, HEAVEN FOR BIKE RIDERS.

AND HAD IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS,

AND THEN MY BROTHER AND I WENT ON THE ROAD AS MUSICIANS,

SO I GAVE IT TO MY COUSIN,

AND HE GAVE IT BACK TO ME A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

I HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN 30 YEARS.

IT'S KIND OF COOL TO SEE IT AGAIN,

BUT I DON'T WANT IT,

SO I'M READY TO GET RID OF IT.

- YOU KNOW, I'VE OFF-ROADED MY WHOLE LIFE,

AND THIS IS JUST COOL.

THESE WERE, LIKE, HIGH-TECH WHEN THEY CAME OUT.

IT'S TWO-WHEEL-DRIVE. IT WILL GO ANYWHERE.

THEY WEREN'T REAL FAST, THOUGH.

- MAYBE 15, 20 MILES AN HOUR, TOPS, DOWNHILL.

BUT I HAD A BLAST WITH IT.

- THESE THINGS WERE DESIGNED TO TAKE YOU PLACES

WHERE NO OTHER VEHICLE COULD.

I MEAN, YOU CAN PRACTICALLY SCALE WALLS

AND GO UP AND DOWN TRAILS

THAT WOULD MAKE A HORSE THINK TWICE.

- WHAT'S UP WITH THE HUGE METAL THINGS ON THE TIRES, MAN?

THEY WON'T FILL UP WITH MUD WHEN YOU'RE OFF-ROADING.

YOU CAN ALSO FILL THEM FULL OF GAS.

- SO YOU'RE JUST ROLLING AROUND WITH GAS IN YOUR WHEELS,

FLYING AROUND.

YEAH.

THE REASON THEY WERE DESIGNED TO HOLD GAS IN THE WHEELS

IS SO THAT YOU COULD RIDE TO A VERY REMOTE AREA

AND STILL HAVE ENOUGH GAS TO COME BACK.

ALSO, YOU SEAL THEM UP, WITH GAS,

THE THING WILL FLOAT.

WELL, .

- GASOLINE IS LIGHTER THAN WATER,

AND WHEN THERE'S NO GAS IN THEM, IT'S AIR,

SO IT'S DEFINITELY LIGHTER THAN WATER.

SO THE THING WILL FLOAT.

IF YOU'RE IN A STREAM, YOU CAN WALK IT ACROSS LIKE THAT.

- WOW. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

I DROVE IT IN THE DESERT, SO...

- YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS REALLY WANTED ONE OF THESE,

BUT IT'S ROUGH, THOUGH.

IT'S NOT VERY GOOD CONDITION.

IT'S OBVIOUSLY GOT A FLAT TIRE.

ENGINE DOESN'T TURN OVER.

I AM NOT A MECHANIC,

BUT I'M SURE IT COULD BE BROUGHT UP TO SPEC FAIRLY SIMPLY.

- IT FEELS LIKE IT'S STILL GOT COMPRESSION.

IT JUST DOESN'T HAVE A CARBURETOR.

THIS THING IS ROUGH,

BUT I THINK IF I CAN GET IT FOR THE RIGHT PRICE,

IT'S WORTH IT.

WORST CASE, I'LL PART IT OUT.

BUT, MAN, I REALLY WANT TO RIDE THIS THING.

SO HOW MUCH WERE YOU LOOKING TO SELL THIS THING FOR?

- I THOUGHT IF I COULD GET $2,000,

I MEAN, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I PAID FOR IT,

BUT IT'S AN ANTIQUE NOW,

SO I THOUGHT MAYBE THERE WAS SOME VALUE THERE, BUT...

WELL, DON'T LAUGH.

- YEAH, I MEAN, IF THIS THING WAS IN GOOD SHAPE,

I MIGHT CONSIDER THAT,

BUT THIS THING NEEDS, LIKE, ONE OF EVERYTHING.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

I'LL GIVE YOU 500 BUCKS FOR THE THING,

AND THAT'S JUST 'CAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY COOL.

I'M NOT GONNA GO ONE PENNY MORE.

WELL, OKAY.

I DON'T WANT TO PUT IT BACK IN THE TRUCK.

IT'S HEAVY.

- ALL RIGHT, THANKS A LOT, MAN. - COOL.

- I AM PUMPED WE GOT THIS THING FOR SUCH A GREAT PRICE.

I JUST NEED TO BRING IT TO MY BUDDY RICK DALE,

SEE IF HE CAN FIX IT UP,

AND IF HE CAN, I JUST MIGHT KEEP IT FOR MYSELF.

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

- GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

- AH, PRETTY GOOD. - GOOD.

I'D LIKE TO SELL THIS GOLD COIN, IF I COULD.

OKAY.

EIGHT ESCUDOS.

THIS IS A SPANISH STAMP HERE.

THIS IS, LIKE THE ROYAL CREST OF SPAIN.

SO WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?

- I GOT THAT FROM MY GRANDFATHER WHEN HE DIED.

HE LEFT A SAFE FULL OF CONTENTS.

- ANY OTHER COOL THINGS IN THE SAFE?

NOT REALLY, NO.

- NO HOLY GRAILS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

NO, NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

I'M GOING INTO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SEE IF I CAN SELL MY GRANDFATHER'S GOLD COIN.

HE KEPT IT IN PLASTIC,

SO IT'S IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE.

LOOKS REALLY OLD.

AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY USE FOR IT,

SO I'M GONNA SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME HERE.

DO YOU KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS?

- I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT IT AT ALL.

OKAY.

I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COIN.

I MEAN, IT'S EIGHT ESCUDOS.

IT WAS FROM LIMA, PERU.

THEY HAD, LIKE, THE WORST MINES IN THE WORLD.

I MEAN, IT WAS 2,000 FEET DEEP.

YOU WOULD GO DOWN. THERE WAS CAVE-INS.

THERE WAS NO VENTILATION.

THERE WAS NO NOTHING.

IT WAS JUST REALLY, REALLY BRUTAL.

BUT IT MADE A FORTUNE FOR THE SPANISH.

SURE.

- WHEN THE SPANISH OCCUPIED LATIN AMERICA AND SOUTH AMERICA,

THEY USED FORCED SLAVE LABOR TO WORK THE MINES.

IT WAS A BRUTAL AND DANGEROUS JOB,

AND THE LIFE EXPECTANCY WAS SHORT.

COINS BACK THEN WERE WEIRD.

THE SIZE DIDN'T HAVE TO BE EXACTLY CORRECT.

IT JUST HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF GOLD,

THE RIGHT WEIGHT, AND THE RIGHT PURITY.

WHEN THEY STAMPED THESE COINS OUT,

YOU DIDN'T ALWAYS GET A GREAT STRIKE LIKE THIS.

IT'S ALMOST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

THIS COIN IS IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.

AND I'VE SEEN SIMILAR COINS

FETCH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AT AUCTION.

SO IF THIS IS A REAL PIECE OF SPANISH TREASURE

FROM THE 1700s, I WANT IT.

SO DO YOU WANT TO PAWN IT OR SELL IT?

I WANT TO SELL IT.

- WHAT WERE YOU LOOKING TO GET OUT OF IT?

- I'D LIKE TO GET $2,000, IF I COULD.

OKAY.

THIS COIN IS IN REALLY GREAT SHAPE,

BUT THIS IS EASILY COUNTERFEITED.

THERE'S A LOT OF FAKES OUT THERE.

SO I'D REALLY LIKE SOMEONE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT,

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

I GOT A BUDDY WHO KNOWS

EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT THESE.

I'LL HAVE HIM COME IN,

AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

- SOUNDS GREAT. OKAY.

- THANKS. - THANK YOU.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, SIR?

- WELL, I WAS GOING THROUGH SOME OF MY FATHER'S THINGS,

AND I FOUND THIS LITTLE WOODY WOODPECKER TOY.

- I DECIDED TO COME TO THE PAWN SHOP TODAY

TO SELL MY ANTIQUE 1950s VINTAGE WOODY THE WOODPECKER TOY.

AT FIRST, I GAVE IT TO MY 2 1/2 YEAR-OLD GRANDSON

TO PLAY WITH,

BUT IT WOULDN'T LAST LONG IN HIS HANDS.

SO I THOUGHT I'D BRING IT OUT HERE.

SOMEBODY MAY GET SOME ENJOYMENT OUT OF IT.

- WOODY WOODPECKER CAME OUT OF UNIVERSAL STUDIOS IN THE '40s.

WHEN YOU WENT TO THE MOVIES,

YOU SAW THREE OR FOUR CARTOONS

BEFORE YOU SAW YOUR DOUBLE FEATURE.

- YOU HAD TO GO TO THE MOVIES TO WATCH CARTOONS?

YES.

- WHAT WOULD KIDS DO ON SATURDAY MORNING?

- THEY WENT TO THE MOVIES AND WATCHED CARTOONS.

THIS IS PROBABLY MID-'50s BECAUSE OF THE PLASTIC.

EARLY '50s AND LATE '40s, IT WAS MOSTLY TIN TOYS.

RIGHT.