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1951 Proof Franklin Half on Mystery Science Theatre 3000
CaptHenway
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Was on Netflix today looking at Season 3 of MST3K (1999), movie was “The Beast of Yucca Flats” or something like that. Movie is short so they had two short features. One is for teenagers about how to handle money. Opening credits show a nice Proof 1951 half.
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
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The film starts out with a high school kid down to his last half dollar (dated 1950) but he needs $2.00 to go to the school dance. Suddenly the outline of Ben Franklin appears to him to teach him the value of thrift.
Gotta love the MST3K comments made throughout it!
I like the Franklin half dollar.. and it is silver..... It cannot compare to the WLH (great coin of my youth), but it did have a historical and patriotic theme.... Cheers, RickO