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Frank Zappa Collage
Season 10, Episode 1
Is the artist who created this piece Frank Zappa?
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Beatles Autographs
Season 10, Episode 1
Are these genuine Beatles signatures?
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Bob Dylan Guitar
Season 10, Episode 1
Is this the guitar Bob Dylan played at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965?
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Fiery Cross
Season 10, Episode 2
What is the story behind this record?
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Civil War Deringers
Season 10, Episode 2
Are these pistols union or rebel?
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Motown Amp
Season 10, Episode 2
Did this amp boom the bass line of the Motown sound?
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Empire State Building Plane Crash Piece
Season 10, Episode 3
Does this piece of metal belong to the plane that crashed into the Empire State Building?
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Rogue Book
Season 10, Episode 3
Who did this book of rogue characters belong to?
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Bettie Page Slide
Season 10, Episode 3
Is this a lost Bettie Page image by Irving Klaw?
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Hollywood Sign
Season 10, Episode 3
Is this a piece of the original Hollywood sign?
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WWII Patch
Season 10, Episode 4
What is the story behind these patches?
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Lincoln Oath
Season 10, Episode 4
Was this note penned by Abraham Lincoln?
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Chief Black Kettle
Season 10, Episode 4
Are these war spoils of a Cheyenne chief?
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Marshall House Flag
Season 10, Episode 4
Did this piece of fabric come from a flag that cost a Union colonel his life?
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