Pawn Stars star Rick Harrison offered quick appraisals of White House souvenirs on camera, telling TMZ DC that common pieces from the “People’s House” can carry unexpectedly high price tags. In a brief interview in Washington, Harrison estimated a single White House dinner plate could fetch between $5,000 and $6,000, while a pen used by Donald Trump to sign a bill this year would be worth “a couple thousand” dollars.
Harrison — best known for his negotiating and valuation work on History Channel’s Pawn Stars — made the remarks while in Washington for a meeting with former president Donald Trump and a group of small business owners. He also spoke at a Trump news conference during the visit and described Mr. Trump to TMZ DC as “gold,” signaling his belief that memorabilia tied to the former president has strong market appeal.
The short on-camera appraisal focused on everyday items rather than the better-known showpieces of presidential history. When pressed about far more prominent artifacts, reporters asked Harrison about the potential auction value of the Resolute Desk and the bedframe associated with Abraham Lincoln, though the Pawn Stars co‑founder did not provide specific price estimates for those items during the clip.
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Harrison’s commentary comes amid heightened attention to presidential artifacts and collectibles, which routinely draw interest from private collectors, museums and auction houses. While routine White House china and signed pens are sometimes sold or auctioned when they leave official possession, large fixtures such as the Resolute Desk have a different provenance and are not commonly treated as routine auction lots — a nuance Harrison did not address in detail on the tape.
The appraisals also reinforced a broader trend: items tied to high-profile, contemporary figures often command brisk interest on the secondary market. Harrison suggested Trump-related items could outstrip the prices for pieces connected to past presidents — the interview referenced Lyndon B. Johnson in that context — reflecting collectors’ appetite for contemporary political memorabilia. He framed the demand as a function of attention and perceived collectibility rather than historical judgment.
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Harrison’s on-the-spot valuations are anecdotal and geared toward entertainment, but they underscore how provenance and celebrity can elevate otherwise ordinary objects. Detailed appraisals and final sale prices depend on authentication, condition, chain of custody and the legal status of items removed from official residences. For now, Harrison left viewers with clear headline figures for two types of White House items — dinnerware and signing pens — while leaving larger, institutional pieces like the Resolute Desk and Lincoln bedframe outside the scope of his quick estimate.
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