GUEST: I found this in a
trash heap in a basement
where we were living, and
it looked like somebody

was throwing it away. I've
been carrying it from place to
place for the last 48 years.

It was really tarnished, and
I kind of went like this, and
I saw that there was light,

you know, like a silver spot.

APPRAISER: Mm-hmm.

GUEST: So I picked it up
and I have been using it
as a champagne holder.

APPRAISER: Nice. (laughing)

GUEST: So whenever we
have champagne, I bring
it out like an ice bucket.

APPRAISER: Isaac Van Horn was
a financier, and he started
off in Nebraska as a grocer

before moving to Boston
after he made his money.

GUEST: Uh-huh.

APPRAISER: And he became
an investment banker.

GUEST: Oh.

APPRAISER: And he invested
in the Laramie, Hahns Peak,
and Pacific Railroad...

GUEST: Huh.

APPRAISER: That was built in
Centennial, Wyoming, in 1907.

GUEST: Wow.

APPRAISER: So you've got
this wonderful combination
of railroad memorabilia...

GUEST: Yup.

APPRAISER: And then this
wonderful trophy cup. So
it was a gift basically
from his investors.

GUEST: Yup.

APPRAISER: Because he'd
invested in this railroad.

GUEST: Oh.

APPRAISER: And it's
actually made by Gorham,
which is right here...

GUEST: Which is in Connecticut.

APPRAISER: No, Providence, yeah.

GUEST: Providence? Oh, oh.

APPRAISER: So right there,
we've got that mark, and it's
a wonderful three-handle trophy

cup.

GUEST: Mm-hmm.

APPRAISER: But I think champagne
is an ideal use for it. It's
made of sterling silver.

GUEST: Right.

APPRAISER: You can definitely
clean it up, maybe get it
professionally polished. I think

once you had it cleaned up, I'd
expect it to sell for somewhere
between $1,500 and $2,500.

GUEST: Okay, great,
thank you so much.

APPRAISER: All right?

GUEST: Yeah.

APPRAISER: And thanks
for bringing it out
on this wonderful day.

GUEST: It's been a wonderful
experience, I love this. I've
been wanting to do this for

a long time, so this is great.

APPRAISER: Well,
fantastic-- thanks!