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GUEST: Uh, it's a British 
uniform from the Revolutionary 
War period, 1780s. And it was

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something my father found in 
England when he was walking 
down the street, and he saw

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a woman cleaning a glass with 
this. And he said, "What's 
that?" And the woman said, "The

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mistress of the house "told me 
I can use any rags that I want 
to clean." So my father said,

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"Let me see the rag box," and 
there was this, and clothes 
inside it, and this red coat.

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And he spoke to the mistress 
of the house, and he gave her 
five pounds, which is about

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$15. For the whole...

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APPRAISER: About $15 
for the whole lot.

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GUEST: The whole 
lot. This is in 1955.

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APPRAISER: (laughing): Right, 
right, right. Well, it's, 
it's too bad that she cut the

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leg off of the breeches 
to use to clean with.

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GUEST: But that 
saved the rest of it.

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APPRAISER: It saved the 
rest of the stuff that 
you got, including this 
wonderful regimental

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coat. It's an officer's 
coat from the 125th 
Regiment. Now, that regiment 
was only in existence

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for two years.

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GUEST: Really?

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APPRAISER: 1794 to 1796.

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GUEST: Ah...

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APPRAISER: Yup. Now, we can tell 
it's an officer's coat for a 
few reasons. It's got gilt lace.

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GUEST: Yes, silver.

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APPRAISER: It was 
actually gold, it's faded.

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GUEST: Oh.

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APPRAISER: Yeah, it was 
actually, there's brass buttons, 
so it would have been gold

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lace. We've got this wonderful 
fitted sleeve right here. Got 
the cuff with paired loops

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or paired lace-- two here and 
two here. And if we spin it 
around... You can see the detail

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of the false pockets here. 
These are all non-functional.

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GUEST: Oh!

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APPRAISER: They're just for 
looks. And down here, we can 
see Stanford Regiment, which,

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this is the, uh... The logo for 
the, uh, 125th Regiment of Foot.

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GUEST: Oh!

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APPRAISER: It's a great piece, 
great piece. The condition 
is awesome. The other thing

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is, is, you can tell it's an 
officer's coat because of the 
color. The color is scarlet.

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Enlisted men would have had 
a brick or madder red coat.

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GUEST: Ah, that's 
why it's so red.

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APPRAISER: Exactly, 
exactly. So have you ever 
had it appraised before?

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GUEST: No, never.

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APPRAISER: So, unfortunately, 
with the damage to the breeches, 
with the leg being cut off,

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it does affect the value, 
and they don't... They aren't 
really worth anything, unlike

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the coat. We would put a 
conservative auction estimate in 
today's market between $7,000

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and $9,000 for the coat.

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GUEST: I'm gobsmacked. (laughs)

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APPRAISER: It's a great piece.

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GUEST: Whoa.

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APPRAISER: Like I 
said, the condition is 
just wonderful on it.

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GUEST: I knew it was 
in good condition.

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APPRAISER: Yeah, for surviving 
that long, it's just amazing.