$111,000, 200 plus pounds of silver
After being urged by his father to invest, one gentleman
chose to buy almost 200 pounds of silver. By the time he strolled into Rick's
business, 12 years had elapsed since his investment, and the price of silver
had risen dramatically. With a predetermined profit margin, Rick knew he could
sell it right away, so after some examinations to confirm the silver was pure.
Including some drilling, he was thrilled to buy the trove for the princely sum
of $111,000.
$60,000, 2014 Hertzpensky GT Mustang
In 2013, Hertz announced a collaboration with American
entrepreneur Roger Penske to build 150-limited edition Ford GT Mustangs. When a
gentleman brought Rick one of the first ten ever made, Rick requested
professional NASCAR driver Joey Logano to take it for a test drive. Rick,
satisfied that everything was in working shape, agreed to a price of $60,000.
$90,000, 1961 Gibson SG Les Paul Guitar
This unique guitar belongs to American guitarist Mary Ford,
who was married to famed guitarist Les Paul. From 1950 to 1954, Mary and Laco
wrote sixteen top ten songs and sold millions of albums. Lay solid body guitar
design also significantly altered the sound of rock music. Already a unique
instrument, made even more costly by its link to Les Paul, this would be Rick's
largest guitar purchase of his career. Rick did well to buy it for a just
$90,000, despite the owner's initial asking price of 250,000 pounds.
$80,000, 1922 Proofpiece High Relief Dollar
The 1922 High Relief Dollar, regarded as one of the rarest
coins in American history, was brought into Rick's shop by a man who had won it
in a poker game. The gentleman estimated the coin, one of only ten to twelve
still in existence, to be worth roughly $20,000. Rick had one of his experts
look at it, and the price soared significantly, with a new estimate ranging
from $50 to $100,000, Rick and the man struck a deal for $80,000.
$68,250 to 1932 Custom Ford Roadster
Rick and Corey engaged in heated discussions with the owner
of an Immaculate Jet Black 500 horsepower 1932 Custom Ford. The convertible
roadster was in excellent with only 450 miles on the clock, and when Vega
sought a custom legend Danny. The Count Coca fell in love with it, Rick knew he
had to make a sale, which he did for $68,250.
$85,000, 1941 Gibson SJ200 Guitar
This guitar was not just beautiful and unusual, it also
belonged to a rock legend. Steven Stills of the folk rock group Crosby, Stills,
and Nash held this piece of rock and roll history, which Rick immediately
appreciated as he said. That is cool, Rick had to dig deep to get his hands on
this holy grail of Gibson guitars, which came with a signed bill of sale from Stills
himself. In the end, he was able to get it from the owner for a cool $85,000.
$60,000, JFK Cigar Box
Rick had to have it when a man strolled into the gold and
silver porn shop with a piece of presidential history labelled as a once in a
lifetime item. The item was a cigar box that had formerly been on President
John F. Kennedy's desk in the Oval Office, it also featured some unsmoked
cigars. Given that another of JFK's cigar boxes sold for over $500,000 in the
1990s, Rick was onto a winner when he haggled this one off the gentleman for
$60,000.
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