Get rewarded with the Pawn Stars when a 1965 Panama Canal service medal is presented to the shop. Will Rick keep his eyes on the prize or will he fail to complete his mission? Then, Corey sets his sights on a renaissance era crossbow. Will Corey hit a bulls eye or miss his target entirely? And later, Chumlee finds himself in hot water after he fails to call in an expert. Will his wacky sale turn a profit or will the joke be on him?
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.