A Gunsmoke television show episode with real US gold coins in it
I haven't seen real United States gold coins on a television program before (except for documentaries).
I bought a DVD with several episodes of the television program "Gunsmoke" to watch one particular episode.
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I then watched some of the others and found this one, which used real United States gold double eagles as prop coins.
The episode was called "Trail of Bloodshed" and was first broadcast on March 4, 1974.
It was a story of revenge about a young man hunting his outlaw uncle who has murdered his father for a cache of gold and silver coins.
The outlaw stops in a small town and loses the money in a poker game.
The coins in the episode probably came from somebody's collection, and together would have been worth
a few thousand dollars in 1974 when the price of gold was $150 to $200 an ounce.
"Gunsmoke" episodes were set in the 1870's, and the coins are from that period.
Or are they?

Several Morgan-type silver dollars and St. Gaudens type double eagles.

Several Morgan-type silver dollars and St. Gaudens type double eagles.
One of the silver dollars is dated 1885.
More details on my website under "Coins on Television".

I bought a DVD with several episodes of the television program "Gunsmoke" to watch one particular episode.
http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=901389
I then watched some of the others and found this one, which used real United States gold double eagles as prop coins.
The episode was called "Trail of Bloodshed" and was first broadcast on March 4, 1974.
It was a story of revenge about a young man hunting his outlaw uncle who has murdered his father for a cache of gold and silver coins.
The outlaw stops in a small town and loses the money in a poker game.
The coins in the episode probably came from somebody's collection, and together would have been worth
a few thousand dollars in 1974 when the price of gold was $150 to $200 an ounce.
"Gunsmoke" episodes were set in the 1870's, and the coins are from that period.
Or are they?

Several Morgan-type silver dollars and St. Gaudens type double eagles.

Several Morgan-type silver dollars and St. Gaudens type double eagles.
One of the silver dollars is dated 1885.
More details on my website under "Coins on Television".

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Matt went all bug-eyed and wanted to know where the heck Festus had earned that kind of money!!
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