Just wanted to let our currency collectors know that tomorrow's new "Pawn Stars" will feature a segment on Currency from the Republic of Texas at the 10pm time period on the History Channel.
Since I know nothing about this, I was wondering who was right. $650k seemed ridiculous. Rick's expert seemed to know what he was talking about but the prices were so off, I wondered what was going on. Guess you guys confirmed my suspicion that the seller was a little delusional.
They can be yours for just $527,500.00. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-of-9-Re...182?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c244a3c5e http://www.ebay.com/itm/Championshi...304?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c21d2d820
Wait, I thought he already had an offer of $650,000?? It is a fun show to watch, but that piece was a little unbelievable. Dave
The CU discussion on this is enlightening. http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=23&threadid=854092
lettow; That is a definite "read" for anyone interested in this individual. I'm suprised he went so public with his notes. I would guess there maybe many loose ends, that still need to be addressed, from his past.
So, a known dealer is really going to walk into a pawn shop in vegas and expect to get top dollar on rare notes? IDK if the show is soft scripted, but that is just bogus. I thought a couple of experts in antique roadshow got fired for doing such a thing. Makes me sick, and if I hadn't sworn off this show before I have now. Its one thing to have a show soft scripted, but the sellers should be real people not dealers looking for their 15 minutes of tv fame. Did you read the other part in the CU thread where a currency dealer had his gf as the seller, and he was the expert appraising the notes for Rick. You would think there would be fraud charges against the show for lying to their viewers like that.
Here's a link to the episode: http://www.history.com/shows/pawn-stars/videos/pawn-stars-chum-p-change#pawn-stars-chum-p-change Apparently Brett Bogus is involved with it. Here is Brett's site for his radio program: http://themeltdownoncbs.com/ My sister said he looks "shifty".