Perry Mason

DoubleDime

Just saw the Case of the Wooden Nickles (12/10/64}. The case centers around the Confederate Half Dollar. A coin that was also mention was a 1884 Trade Dollar with chop marks.

MFeld

In the real world, an 1884 Trade Dollar would be an extremely unlikely candidate for chop marks.😉

ricko

I think I remember that Perry Mason episode..... Not the detail about the 1884 dollar though. Cheers, RickO

WillieBoyd2

Perry Mason - "The Case of the Wooden Nickels":

It was a pretty interesting 1964 episode from the numismatic standpoint.

The plot involved substituting replicas for original rare coins, the selling of a Confederate Half Dollar, and eccentric coin collectors.

There are some scenes of the traditional downtown small cramped coin shop, and a wealthy collector's displays.

The Confederate Half Dollar from the show

The coin is probably a replica that is sold to tourists at Civil War historic sites.

Some other coins from the episode

The coins appear to be two United States Morgan Silver Dollars, a Continental Silver Dollar, an Italian coin of Victor Emmanuel II, and a Mexican Josefa 5 Centavos coin.

MJD

Even though the coins weren’t real, it made me cringe to see how carelessly they were handled. Hamilton Burger must have left his thumbprint on the half dollar.

alefzero

A couple rare '21 Morgans.

Smudge

@MJD said:
Even though the coins weren’t real, it made me cringe to see how carelessly they were handled. Hamilton Burger must have left his thumbprint on the half dollar.

I liked Hamilton Burger.

charlesf20

Good ole Ham Burger.