Ep 1. Trading Up

In the season 11 premiere of Pawn Stars, entitled "Trading Up", the team at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop receives a unique and valuable item in the form of a 1735 Spanish pirate chest. The chest is filled to the brim with rare and valuable treasures, including gold doubloons, silver bars, and other assorted gems and trinkets.

The owner of the chest, a collector himself, comes in looking to sell the entire lot at once. However, the Pawn Stars are hesitant to make such a large purchase without knowing the true value of the items inside the chest.

Rick Harrison, the owner of the shop, calls in a number of experts to assess the items and provide a fair market value. Among them is world-renowned coin and currency expert, Barry Sunshine, who values the gold doubloons at $5,000 each – a staggering amount of money for a handful of coins.

As negotiations continue, the seller reveals that he himself has been offered $1 million for the entire collection, but he prefers the idea of selling it to the Pawn Stars and keeping the collection intact. However, without a concrete value for the items, the team is hesitant to make an offer.

In the meantime, Chumlee takes on the task of organizing and cataloging the wealth of items from the chest. He comes across a rare piece of eight, a Spanish silver coin that dates back to the 1600s and believes that it could be worth a significant amount of money on its own.

While waiting for the experts to return with their assessments, the Pawn Stars also take on a number of other unique items, including an early 1900s bicycle and a collection of vintage Playboy magazines.

As the episode progresses, tensions rise as the seller becomes increasingly frustrated with the lengthy appraisal process. However, the Pawn Stars remain diligent, determined to provide a fair price for such a valuable collection.

In the end, the negotiations for the Spanish pirate chest come to a head, with the team at Gold & Silver Pawn Shop finally coming to an agreement with the seller. The final price for the chest and its contents is a closely-guarded secret, but viewers can be sure that it was a deal worth fighting for.

Overall, "Trading Up" is an exciting episode that showcases the expertise and unique inventory of the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop. With engaging personalities and complex negotiations, this episode is sure to entertain both longtime fans of the show and first-time viewers alike.