When it comes to high art, most "Pawn Stars" fans would probably point to Rick or his Old Man as the best candidate to make a deal. However, Chumlee manages to handle himself just fine in one Season 16 episode, when a customer brings in a modern bronze bust cast from a sculpture made by Michaelangelo himself. The bust, which is a replica of Michaelangelo's "Pietà," is one of only 500 that the Vatican commissioned from the company, New Renaissance. According to the seller, the piece is worth as much as $80,000.
To get a fair price on the work, Chumlee calls up an art expert to properly value the item. Unfortunately for the seller, the bust is worth far less on the secondary market, and it's worth only about $35,000. Thankfully, he still wants to sell the item. The only problem is that Chumlee isn't willing to pay more than $23,000. For a bit, it almost seems like this is one deal Chumlee can't close.
That is, until the seller comes up with the idea of trading silver for the item. Depending on how the markets go, the $24,000 worth of silver that the seller spotted in the shop could lower in value and actually make the shop more money. Luckily for them, this turns out to be the case, and Chumlee ends up making an extra $3,000 in the long run.
