<P> In 1989, Rick opened what would become the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop at 713 Las Vegas Boulevard South, located less than two miles from the Las Vegas Strip . The most common item brought into the store is jewelry . As of July 2011, the store had 12,000 items in its inventory, 5,000 of which are typically held on pawn . Even when absent from the show, according to an episode of Pawn Stars, Harrison usually was the first to arrive at the shop in the morning, and by 2010, had not had a sick day since 1994 . </P> <P> From July 19, 2009 until his death, Harrison and his son Rick, along with his grandson Richard Corey "Big Hoss" Harrison and Corey's childhood friend and employee Austin "Chumlee" Russell, starred in the reality television program Pawn Stars on the History Channel . Harrison was depicted as saying little and easily angered . Chumlee has stated that he is "old and cranky", while Harrison himself indicates: "My role on the show is to be an old grump ." Within ten weeks of its debut, Pawn Stars was the highest - rated program on the History Channel, and second highest - rated reality show program behind Jersey Shore . In that same period, the average number of customers in the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop increased from 70 to 700 per day . By February 2012, between 3,000 and 5,000 people visited the store each day . </P> <P> In 2014 Harrison's net worth was estimated to be $5 million USD . </P> <P> In March 2010, Harrison, his son, grandson and Austin "Chumlee" Russell were awarded the key to the city of Las Vegas by Mayor Oscar Goodman . </P>

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