Get on board with the Pawn Stars when Rick checks out an 1800s first edition book about the Underground Railroad. Containing first-hand experiences from slaves who escaped, will Rick go the distance to get his hands on this rare piece of history? Then, Rick gets ready to play ball when a full set of a baseball cards given only to troops during Desert Shield is brought in. Can he score the winning run or will he get thrown a curveball? And later, Chumlee tries to come up with his own collectible trading cards. Will Chum be able to cash in or will Rick stop the presses?.
Pawn Stars is filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicles the daily activities at the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, a 24-hour family business operated by patriarch Richard Harrison (or "The Old Man"), his son Rick Harrison (who opened the shop with his father in 1988), Rick's son Corey (who has worked there since childhood), and Corey's childhood friend, Austin "Chumlee" Russell.
The series depicts the staff's interactions with customers, who bring in a variety of artifacts to sell or pawn and who are shown haggling over the price and discussing its historical background, with narration provided by the Harrisons and occasionally Chumlee. The series also follows the interpersonal conflicts among the cast.
Numerous local experts in a variety of areas also regularly appear to appraise the items being sold or pawned.