This week on TV features the return of 'The Pitt' with Noah Wyle, the new season of 'The Traitors' with celebrity contestants, antique and ancestry shows like 'Antiques Roadshow' and 'Finding Your Roots,' new streaming specials including Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska Live' and Marcello Hernández's stand-up, and several thriller series such as 'Girl Taken,' 'His & Hers,' and 'Cold Water.' The week also marks the start of awards season with the Golden Globes.
This week in the camera world, Sony launched its latest flagship camera and revamped a lens originally introduced by Canon six years ago. Meanwhile, a vintage gold Nazi Leica camera made an appearance on the Antiques Roadshow, where its owner was humbled by its valuation. These developments occurred amidst the backdrop of Black Friday camera deals capturing the attention of photographers.
A guest on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow was shocked to discover that her mother's diamond ring, which she used to keep in a sock to prevent losing it, is worth £20,000 ($AUD39,000). The ring, made in 1915 from platinum and a transitional cut diamond, was appraised by fine jewelry specialist Joanna Hardy. Despite one of the claws needing adjustment, the guest was thrilled by the valuation and expressed her intention to get it fixed quickly. This follows a previous episode where a damaged Omega watch, run over by a lawnmower, was also revealed to be valuable.
Antiques Roadshow, the popular PBS show, attracted around 2,000 people to Akron's historic Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens on Tuesday. The show's producer, Marsha Bemko, said most of the people who come seeking an appraisal are simply fans of the show who are also curious about a family heirloom or garage or thrift store find. The Akron stop will be featured in three episodes set to air in 2024.
A collector's binder of original 1990s Pokémon cards was appraised on Antiques Roadshow for $5,000 to $10,000 by expert Travis Landry. The set, purchased by the collector's mother for $35 in 1999, includes a holographic Charizard that could have sold for as much as $15,000 at the height of Poké-mania during the pandemic years.
A Pokemon card collector's binder worth around $10,000 was appraised on Antiques Roadshow, featuring Base Set cards and rare Shadowless copies from the 1990s in excellent condition. The host suggested selling the cards individually to earn more money, but warned that the Pokemon market is volatile. The increased value of Pokemon cards has led to a rise in theft, with one group stealing over $1M in collectibles in March 2023. Recently, a PSA-graded Trophy Pikachu sold for $300,000.
A binder of original Pokemon cards from the 1999 base set, including the 16 original holographic cards, was appraised on Antiques Roadshow for a value of $5,000 to $10,000. The appraiser notes that the market for Pokemon cards is volatile, but shadowless Charizards sold for up to $15,000 in early 2021. The owner may need to get the cards graded by a third party to get their full value.
A guest on Antiques Roadshow brought in a binder containing all 102 original, base-set Pokémon cards, which were appraised by pop culture appraiser Travis Landry. The cards were printed in two variations, with the shadowless copies being more rare and valuable. While the holographic Charizard could fetch $2,000 to $3,000 now, it could have sold for as much as $15,000 at the height of Poké-mania during the pandemic years. The binder was estimated to be worth $5,000 to $10,000 by Landry's conservative estimates.
The popular PBS program “Antiques Roadshow” shot some episodes in Vermont last summer, and the first one airs Monday night, April 24. Nearly 3,000 people from all over New England turned out to have their antiques appraised. The Shelburne Museum findings will span three episodes, running April 24, May 1 and May 8 at 8 p.m. on PBS.
