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'Pawn Stars': How Much For A Rare Nineteenth-Century Dollar Bill?

Posted 05.29.2012

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How much is 19th-century U.S. paper currency worth these days? That was the question facing the "Pawn Stars" (Mon., 10 p.m. ET on History) Monday nigh...

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More Americans Are Doing This To Get Loans

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 05.23.2012

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More Americans are turning to pawn shops to get by, hawking jewelry, electronics, tools, and other personal items for quick cash, according to a new r...

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'Pawn Stars': How Much For A Piece Of Cold War History?

Posted 05.22.2012

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The "Pawn Stars" (Mon., 10 p.m. ET on History) held a piece of mid-20th-century history in their hands Monday night. A seller approached them with ...

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Insults And Lots Of Cursing On 'Hardcore Pawn'

Posted 05.02.2012

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The expletives were flying thick and fast on "Hardcore Pawn" (Tue., 10 p.m. ET on TruTV) when a customer demanded more cash than the pawnbroker was wi...

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'Pawn Stars': Rare Abraham Lincoln Campaign Token

Posted 04.24.2012

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The "Pawn Stars" (Mon., 10 p.m. ET on History) found themselves face-to-face with a piece of political history Monday night. Rick Harrison identifi...

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Small Businesses Shunned By Banks Turn To Pawn Shops

HuffingtonPost.com | Janean Chun | Posted 03.16.2012

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Most small-business owners dream of seeing orders quintuple overnight. But when Fern Phillips had a purchase order suddenly jump from 4,000 units to 2...

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'Pawn Stars': How Much For A Can Of Elephant Dung?

Posted 03.06.2012

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On "Pawn Stars" (Mon., 10 p.m. EST on History) Chumlee Russell took a punt on a very esoteric item -- a can of "Zoo Doo." The can was full of "Guar...

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'Pawn Stars': A Piece Of Mob History?

Posted 02.28.2012

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On "Pawn Stars" (Mon., 10 p.m. EST on History) a would-be seller discovered that in the world of antiques and collectibles all good yarns have to be b...

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Rich Americans: 'Take My Mansion, Please'

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.23.2012

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Growing numbers of rich Americans are welcoming the foreclosure crisis into their homes. Default rates for the nation's most expensive properties ...

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'Pawn Stars': Rick Scores Civil War Revolver

Posted 02.21.2012

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Haggling for rare historical artifacts can be a tricky game to play. On the latest "Pawn Stars" (Mon., 10 p.m. EST on History), a rare Civil War revol...

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'Cajun Pawn Stars' Buy Lock Of Abraham Lincoln's Hair

Posted 04.08.2012

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According to the "Cajun Pawn Stars" (Mon., 9 p.m. EST on History) there are collectors out there who pay big bucks for hair from famous historical fig...

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The 'Pawn Stars' Appraise A Signed Copy Of Edward VIII's Memoirs

Posted 04.08.2012

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The love story between Edward, Prince of Wales and Wallis Simpson was one of the most memorable of the 20th century. As heir to the British throne he ...

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Pawn Shops Gain Traction With Banks Shutting Out Struggling Americans

AP | By CANDICE CHOI | Posted 11.23.2011

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NEW YORK -- Pawn shops are beckoning from the shadows. At a time when banks have shut their doors on those with bad credit, a growing number of borro...

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The Formerly Rich Fuel Rise Of High-End Pawn Shops

Posted 11.27.2011

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By Robert Frank of the Wall Street Journal The rich have always faced periodic “liquidity shortfalls,” where they have plenty of assets but not...

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PICTURE: Babydaddy Do You Wrong?

Posted 11.22.2011

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You've got to hand it to this pawn shop. They sure know how to market themselves. Because sure, some people might be pawning things to pay an overd...

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Payday Lenders, Pawn Shops Benefit As America's Economy Sputters

Associated Press | Bernard Condon | Posted 09.09.2011

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NEW YORK (AP) -- As the jobless rate inches up and the economic recovery sputters, investors looking for a few good stocks may want to follow the mone...

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Does Everything Require Stimulus?

Jerry R. Welch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rather than treat the unbanked and underbanked as second class citizens, the prepaid card industry is listening to their needs.

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Reyne Gauge: American Pickers

Reyne Haines | Posted 05.25.2011

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It seems shows on antiques and collecting are all the rage these days. Antiques Roadshow has certain illustrated the public's desire for televisio...

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Art Collectors Turn to Pawn Shops

Daniel Grant | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the course of a week, Yossi Dina talks to a lot of art dealers and art collectors, movie moguls and real estate investors, all of whom want him to give them a loan, using their art as collateral.

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Millions In U.S. Do Their Banking Without Banks, According To FDIC Survey

NPR | Sam Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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About 60 million adults do their banking at places other than banks, according to a new survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation....

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Annie Leibovitz Pawns Rights To All Her Photographs

New York Times | Allen Salkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last fall, Annie Leibovitz, the photographer, borrowed $5 million from a company called Art Capital Group. In December, she borrowed $10.5 million mor...

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Pawn Shop Customers Pulling Up In High Priced Cars, Peddling Luxury Items

Wall Street Journal | Gary Fields | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA -- At Society Hill Loan, a pawnshop in a middle-class neighborhood here, a steady rain fell outside as a fashionably dressed young man pa...

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Americans Rich And Poor Pawn More To Pay Bills

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif./PHOENIX (Reuters) - Whether it's a Tiffany diamond or a three-year-old lawnmower, more and more Americans from all social classe...

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Pawn Shops: Business Is Booming

LA Times | DAVID LAZARUS: | Posted 05.25.2011

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The economy is tanking, banks are scrambling for cover, the Fed is repeatedly cutting interest rates . . . and business is booming at pawn shop Crown ...

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Pawn Shops Prosper As Economy Tanks

ABC News | SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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As more and more Americans cope with unemployment, struggle to pay their mortgages and deal with higher gas prices, it seems they are turning to pawn ...

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