If you are watching tv tonight

Smudge

And get MEtv. At 11:30 Perry Mason has the episode with the Confederate half dollar on.

Connecticoin

Never saw it. About the one where only 4 were made?

WillieBoyd2

The episode is titled:
Perry Mason - The Case of the Wooden Nickels (1964)
Early American coins, foreign coins, and an 1861 Confederate half dollar

The Confederate Half Dollar from the program

hbarbee

Perry Mason is one of my favorite series. I watch it most every night on MeTV even though I have all the episodes on DVD. The interesting thing about the treatment of this numismatic related episode is how they had the actors handle the very rare/valuable coins with their fingers, rubbing them and even flipping them in the air casually as if they were pocket change. I suppose it was because it allowed the audience to more closely see the coins, don't know.

DoubleDime

One of the other coins mentioned was a 1884 Trade Dollar with chop marks.

ricko

It amazes me that these old TV programs are still available and watched. I watch very little TV...and never any series. I say never.... not in the last thirty years anyway. Just too many other things to do that interest me. Cheers, RickO

Joe_360

I like the My Three Sons episode of the lost 1914-D Lincoln cent...

seatedlib3991

Yes. I love the Mason episode with the Confederate half. Especially the part where Paul drake spends it on a pack of smokes. Unfortunately a bat got into my daughters bedroom about ten minutes into the show and the evening took a hard left.

Smudge

@Connecticoin said:
Never saw it. About the one where only 4 were made?

Yes.

CoinHoarder

The Twilight Zone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_9IvaNgT7s

JWP

I occasionally watch Perry Mason when I can't find anything else to watch. However I will have to start checking the TV Guide on my phone to see what episodes he might have like this. Thanks I didn't know this episode was ever made.