Treasure Detectives

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How to Spot a Fake: Pottery Mon, 1 Apr '13 | 1:59 PM ET "Treasure Detectives" host Curtis Dowling gives tips on searching like an expert.	Junk-Store Jackpots Thu, 28 Mar '13 | 1:31 PM ET Are you savvy enough to discover tag sale treasure?	How to Spot a Fake: Furniture Mon, 25 Mar '13 | 2:51 PM ET CNBC "Treasure Detectives" host Curtis Dowling offers tips about a common fraud involving collectibles: furniture.
“I’m Going to Take You Guys Down!” Fri, 22 Mar '13 | 12:41 PM ET How does Max react when he finds out that his rare guitar is not worth as much as he originally thought? Watch the showdown!	Is This Guitar the “Find of the Century?” Fri, 22 Mar '13 | 12:40 PM ET Max believes he has Les Paul's personal guitar, but what does expert Norman Harris, who buys and sells vintage guitars, have to say?	Movie Memorabilia That Cleaned Up Tue, 19 Mar '13 | 4:29 PM ET From "Saturday Night Fever" to "Star Wars," here is some movie memorabilia that cleaned up at auction.
World Famous Forger: Tony Tetro Mon, 18 Mar '13 | 3:38 PM ET Curtis enlists the help of one of the world's top forgers, Tony Tetro. Learn about Tony's history and how he fooled experts.	How to Spot a Fake: Silver Tue, 19 Mar '13 | 2:44 PM ET How do collectors know they’re buying real silver? Curtis Dowling of CNBC's "Treasure Detectives" offers some key points.	Commonly Faked Collectibles Tue, 19 Mar '13 | 1:13 PM ET Here’s a roundup of commonly faked items in popular categories of collecting.

Meet the Team

• Curtis Dowling Wed, 2 Jan '13 | 3:51 PM ET

  

  Curtis has over 20 years' experience in fine arts and antiques and he hates fakes! He is on a mission to help people discover the truth and put the fakers and forgers out of business.

• Catherine Knebel Wed, 2 Jan '13 | 3:47 PM ET

  

  Catherine Knebel is Curtis Dowling's research assistant and a treasure detective with an auctioneer's background.

• Andy Smith Wed, 2 Jan '13 | 3:41 PM ET

  

  Andy is the treasure detective with people skills. People like Andy and he can get them to talk and give him valuable information.

• Matthew Brandon Hutchens Fri, 22 Mar '13 | 9:38 AM ET

  

  "Hutch," a.k.a. Matthew Brandon Hutchens, started collecting as soon as he could walk. His special areas of expertise are high-end military memorabilia, swords, fine art, and jewelry.