In the far reaches of the solar system, Uranus and Neptune dazzle with unexpected rings, supersonic winds and dozens of moons. And NASA’s New Horizons gets a stunning up-close view of Pluto before venturing deep into the Kuiper Belt.
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The Planets: Saturn
NASA’s Cassini explores Saturn for 13 years, looping through its icy rings and flying by its moons. The probe captures stunning ring-moon interactions, but when it finds the ingredients for life on the moon Enceladus, a bittersweet decision is made.
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
Billings, MT, Part 3 of 3
Host Mark L. Walberg meets appraiser Bruce Shackleford at Billing’s Yellowstone Art Museum to look at its impressive collection of paintings by Joseph Henry Sharp – famous for his realistic depictions of American Indians. Highlights include a beautifully preserved 1843 artillery sword and belt; a circa 1925 sequined flapper dress and gold lame coat; and a circa 1925 heirloom collection of ruby, diamond and jade rings, valued at $60,000.
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Des Moines, IA, Part 3 of 3
Discoveries are being made at ANTIQUES ROADSHOW in Des Moines, Iowa, where highlights include: a circa 1856 Des Moines city plan; a circa 1838 E.C. Brewster beehive clock; and a circa 1925 round European cut diamond and platinum ring, valued at $60,000 to $80,000.
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Junk in the Trunk 8
Experience all-new and previously unaired Season 22 appraisals, including a 1962 and 1963 Mercury Atlanta #8 and #9 archive, a Rasht horse cover made around 1875 and a purple sapphire ring. Which is appraised for $60,000-$120,000?
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Vintage San Francisco
Discover how standout San Francisco appraisals from 2003 have held up in the market, including an Asscher-cut diamond ring; a Maynard Dixon painting; and a San Francisco Seals-signed baseball.
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Newport, RI, Part 3 of 3
This episode features a Tiffany & Co. sapphire and diamond ring, a Boston bureau table made around 1770, and M.C. Escher lithographs. Find out which is appraised for $100,000!
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Knoxville, TN Part 3 of 3
Highlights from the Roadshow floor include a third edition of Gone With the Wind with a false inscription; signed Muhammad Ali training shoes; and a Cartier sapphire and diamond ring that was purchased at a Knoxville estate sale for less than $15, 000 and is now valued at $40,000 to $60,000.
A CRAFTSMAN’S LEGACY
The Goldsmith
Host Eric Gorges combs the country for America’s finest craftsmen, documenting what it means to be a modern-day maker. In each episode, Eric explains the history of an old-world craft as it is practiced in America today.
The Goldsmith
Eric visits goldsmith Susan McDonough, who works in a small studio on her family’s farm in the mountains. Susan describes working in kitchens and bakeries, as a school-bus driver, EMT, firefighter and librarian, on her long journey to becoming a goldsmith.
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The Boomer Years
The “Baby Boom” of the mid-20th century created a generation of people who grew up witnessing the rise of television, space exploration and rock ‘n’ roll. In celebration of the “Boomer Years,” the Roadshow is looking back with nostalgia at the vintage treasures from the 1940s, 50s and 60s, including: a 1956 Elvis “Love Me Tender” standee that was found during a home renovation; a 1958 Martin Luther King Jr. letter purchased for $20 at the estate of a Richard Nixon biographer; and Charles Schulz comic strip art, ca. 1960, owned by a former Hallmark employee who worked with Schulz for 12 years, valued at $200,000 to $250,000.