Mint to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal. These commemorative coins were created by the U.S. $67.5k - 1915 Panama Pacific Octagonal Gold CoinĪfter heading to Atlanta to attend one of the biggest coin auctions in America, Rick needed to find a 1915 Panama Pacific Octagonal $50 gold piece for a customer who wanted to pay $70k for it. The convertible Roadster was in impeccable shape with just 450 miles on the clock and after Vegas car custom legend, Danny “The Count” Koker fell in love with it, Rick knew he had to strike a deal, which he did at $68,250. Rick and Corey engaged in fierce negotiations with the owner of a pristine jet-black 500-horsepower 1932 Custom Ford. After Rick had one of his experts take a look at it, that price jumped considerably with a new estimate given of between $50-100k. The gentleman believed the coin, one of only 10-12 left in existence, to be worth around $20k. $80k - 1922 Proof Peace High Relief Dollarĭescribed as one of the rarest coins in American history, the 1922 High Relief Dollar was brought into Rick’s shop by a man who had originally won it in a poker game. In the end he was able to prise it off the owner for a cool $85k. Stephen Stills of the folk rock group Crosby, Stills, Nash owned this piece of rock ‘n’ roll history, which was instantly appreciated by Rick as he uttered the words, “that is cool!” With an accompanying bill of sale signed by Stills himself, Rick had to dig deep to get his hands on this “holy grail” of Gibson guitars. Not only was this guitar beautiful and rare but it was also owned by a rock legend. Read more about Popular Culture A novice's Guide to haggling After the owner’s initial ask of £250k, Rick did well to snap it up for a meager $90k. Already a rare guitar made even more valuable with its actual connection to Les Paul, this would become Rick’s largest guitar buy of his career. Les’ solid body guitar design also effectively changed the sound of rock music. From 1950-1954, Mary and Les co-wrote 16 top 10 hits and sold millions of records. This custom guitar belonged to American guitarist Mary Ford, who was the wife of legendary guitarist Les Paul.

In the end it was $95k big, paid in cash, which the owner then pushed back over the counter to buy $95k in gold. So when Rick and the Old Man went to check out an exceptionally maintained ’32 Roadster, they knew they had to go big if they wanted to ride off with this vintage beauty. With its 150-horsepower V-12 engine, it was more powerful than most cars of its era. This convertible was created with one thing in mind, luxury. With a set profit margin, Rick knew he could sell it on immediately, so after carrying out some checks to ensure the silver was pure, which even included some drilling, he was happy to snap up the hoard for the princely sum of $111k! 2. By the time he walked into Rick’s shop, 12 years had passed since his investment and the price of silver had skyrocketed. $111k - 200+ Pounds of SilverĪfter told by his father to invest, one gentleman decided to purchase over 200 pounds of silver. We count down the 10 biggest payouts ever on the history of the show.

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