COREY: Hey, how it going, man?
JARED: Good.
So I got this for you.
COREY: Yeah, I-- I get a lot of people
who bring stuff like this in.
Man, I know it looks old, but it's still just worth $1.
JARED: But this one's signed by former President
Ronald Reagan and Walt Disney.
COREY: Oh, wow.
Sorry about that.
[cash register dinging]
JARED: I purchased the dollar bill at a private auction.
I believe the dollar to be signed in the early 1950s.
I'm going to be asking for $4,300.
I want to sell it because I've had it for a little while,
and I just feel like it's time to move on from the item,
and somebody else could appreciate it no.
COREY: This is really cool.
So do you know any of the story behind it?
JARED: Ronald Reagan was the emcee
for the opening of Disneyland.
And with the date of the bill, I believe
it to be from that time, but you know,
I can't say with 100% confidence.
COREY: God, it would be really cool if you had
some kind of proof for that.
JARED: Oh, I know, right?
COREY: Mind if I take a look at it?
JARED: Absolutely.
OK, that looks like it could be Walt Disney's signature.
JARED: Ronald Reagan actually signed the back as well, so--
COREY: OK.
So what are you looking to do with it, man?
Well, you know, I'm looking to sell it.
All right.
Any idea what you're looking to get out of it?
JARED: I mean, I'm looking to get probably $4,300 for it.
COREY: All right.
Do you mind if I have somebody come down
and verify the signatures?
I mean, they're pretty sloppy and faded on there.
I'd just like to make sure they're real before I
even made you an offer.
That would be fine.
I totally understand. - All right.
I'll be right back. JARED: Thank you.
[music playing]
I'm absolutely looking forward to an expert coming in,
because I think it will be good to have somebody
with skill to evaluate the signatures,
and tell me if it's authentic.
The guy's asking for a decent amount of money,
so before I make an offer, I called
up Steve to come check it out.
So we got a silver certificate signed by Walt Disney,
and Ronald Reagan twice.
I'm assuming they had to be in the same place
at the same time, and a guy had a $1 bill in his pocket.
That's usually the most common thing, like,
especially back in '40s, '50s, '60s, people would say, uh,
what do I have in my pocket?
Money.
So they'd get you to sign the $1 bills, sometimes you know,
$100 bill. It depends how you roll.
[chuckling]
So what are your concerns?
COREY: I can tell that the signatures are not
the greatest, and then other than that,
man, I have no idea what combined they could be worth.
OK, cool.
So the first thing I'll do, Corey,
I want to look at the examples that I have on file,
both these guys.
The first one I'm going to look at is Reagan.
Reagan used a myriad of secretaries.
You know, he's in movies, politics.
What I do look for is this last name,
and especially I take a look at right here, this g,
and how he forms it.
And he gets pretty lazy with it almost,
and he just kind of drags it down and brings it back up.
So we're kind of seeing that again there.
Next one is Disney.
The thing I always look for with Disney's signature
is just this beautiful, flowing autograph.
First thing I want to look for are the transition points here.
And I'm starting to see that a little bit,
but I have to be honest with you,
it's really difficult to see here what was going on here.
Could the crease have been there before?
Because you could see a slight interruption here.
Look at his D right here, and we're
seeing the same type of overlapping,
we're seeing the same structure and form.
Based on everything I've seen, Disney matches perfect,
the Reagan from the period matches perfect.
No doubt signatures are authentic.
COREY: OK.
And since they're both on the same bill, what is it worth?
STEVE: OK, with that said, condition's
not great on this piece, but I still
think it's pretty unique to have the two of them together.
I'd put this value right at about $3,000.
COREY: OK. All right, man.
I appreciate it. STEVE: Cool.
- Good to see you, man. - Yeah.
Good luck. - Yeah.
STEVE: There's no doubt when you mix two iconic names
like Disney and Reagan together, it's going
to end up being a good buy.
Now, what do you have to sell that to?
You have to find that niche collector
that wants to buy a piece signed by both of them together.
COREY: All right, so it's legit, and my guy's saying I could
probably sell it for $3,000.
So I would pay, like, $1,800.
I mean, I really think my $4,300 is actually pretty fair.
COREY: Would you go $2,200.
You're killing me with that.
[inhaling through teeth]
COREY: That's the best I can do.
I think I'll have to decline that.
COREY: All right, man, well, offer
stands if you want to come back with it, all right?
I appreciate it.
Thank you.
I'm passing on $2,200 because I just think that it will
bring a lot more than that.
What I'll do with the dollar now is probably frame it up,
get a picture of the two, and you know,
hope I can find that one person to pull the trigger on it.