If you’re a lover of thrift shopping and browsing antique stores, chances are that you’re also a fan of the popular History Channel series, Pawn Stars. The show centers around Rick Harrison’s  famed World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, and the unique items he and his staff encounter in their choice of trade every day. Usually, the finds are mundane and not worth as much, but once in a while, they come across truly invaluable objects which are worth a lot.

We assure you, you will never look at garage sales after the finding the value of some of these items!

1. A 17th Century’s Ship’s Bell

Value: $15,000

When a woman had come across this rusted old bell, she had no qualms about putting it in her yard sale. But thankfully, she had a moment’s hesitation and went to get it looked at World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn. And it turns out, the rusty old bell was actually a bell from a ship than an expert dated at around 1602!

2. 1715 Spanish Fleet Gold Coin

 

Value: $18,000

This gold coin that Jody owned was an inherited property, and she had always known that it bore some weight. So when she brought to the pawn shop for appraisal, she never expected it to be so valuable! The coin was minted all the way back in 1715 in Peru.

3. Vic Flick’s 1961 Fender Strat

Value: $55,000

The name Vic Flick does not immediately garner recognition, but he is credited with playing the guitar riff in the original soundtrack for the James Bond theme. So when the man himself brought his 1961 Fender Stratocaster Guitar into the pawn shop, it sold at a considerable price.