NPA This Week in Pawn

16 Rare Treasures Snatched Up By The Cast Of Pawn Stars

Hotcars.com

The Pawn Stars cast knows their way around cars because they deal with many of them on their show. As a result, they’ve purchased some of the best quality cars around.

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De Beers: No Need to Flag Synthetics Treatments

Rapaport

De Beers claims it doesn’t need to disclose treatments to its lab-grown diamonds, placing itself at odds with many synthetics traders pushing for full transparency in the sector.

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JPD investigating the shooting death of a pawn shop manager

Clarion Ledger
Jackson police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a pawn shop manager of Top Dollar Pawn at the scene of a vehicle accident.

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34ct. yellow diamond sells for $520K

Diamonds.net
The old-mine-cut, 34.28-carat, fancy-light-yellow, VS2-clarity diamond ring, set in platinum and white gold, was the lead item at the Clars Auction Gallery sale in Oakland, California. It realized $15,155 per carat, according to Rapaport calculations.

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Woman shot outside pawn shop

ABC News 15
A 34-year-old woman has been shot outside a pawn shop on 5th Street in Hartsville, S.C., according to Hartsville Police Lt. Mark Blair.

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