Coins in Movies - James Bond's British sovereigns vs Matt Helm's British half crowns
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In the 1963 film "From Russia with Love" British secret agent James Bond (Sean Connery) is given an attache case with fifty British gold sovereign coins.
"From Russia with Love" British sovereign coins
In the 1966 film "Murderers Row", American secret agent Matt Helm (Dean Martin) is given a box with three British half crown coins.
"Murderers Row" box with three coins (upper right)
"Murderers Row" British half crown coin dated 1963
Given the difference in values between the two coins, it appears that the American is traveling on the cheap.
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Probably just enough for one martini at the time...had to keep Dean on a short leash.
A good tovarisch from 1963 might have been reluctant to take an Elizabeth gold sovereign.
It might have been past the era where that gold would get a comrade in front of the firing squad, but maybe not by much.
Bad guys probably wouldn't have had any qualms.
I wonder what those gold coins looked like in the Clint Eastwood movie The Good Bad and Ugly ?
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