Confederate $20 with provenance

Weiss

And many other impossibly cool movie props from some of the greatest science fiction & fantasy movies of all time are up for auction tonight (10-16-14)

Hero ‘Gold’ Confederate Coin
SAHARA (2005)
A hero ‘gold’ Confederate coin from Breck Eisner’s adventure film Sahara. This coin was used in the scene where Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey) was approached by Frederick Oshodi (Clint Dyer) about buying the coin, and later in the Confederate ironclad wreck.

Cast in metal and finished in ̔gold,’ the coin features the crest of the Confederate States of America and the year 1864 on one side, while the other features a chain with each state of the Confederacy represented and the value of 20 dollars. This is one of only a handful of hero coins created for the film. The piece is lightly distressed but remains in good condition. Dimensions: 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm x 0.25 cm (1½” x 1½” x ¼”)

£300-500

AUCTION TONIGHT

AMRC

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Boosibri

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Perhaps the OP incorrectly posted this on the wrong forum. Assume positive intent?

dbldie55

Perhaps the OP has nothing to do with the coin and is just pointing it out as it is unusual and others have recently posted images of coins in films so here is a chance to own one.

Broadstruck

I've just recently watched Sahara as it's been playing on Showtime like a 100 times in the last 6 weeks.

Although they never show the actual coin or coins found at the end of the film... The quick glances you get of it look nothing like what's being offered in this auction.

CaptHenway

Glad it was "cast in metal" and not something perishable, such as tuna salad.....

Weiss

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Although they never show the actual coin or coins found at the end of the film... The quick glances you get of it look nothing like what's being offered in this auction. >>







quick glace from the movie, courtesey of RXM

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Wow guess I need a new TV

dcarr

Here is what it really would have looked like

Justlooking

Haven't seen the film. Screen-used props are quite collectible. Thanks for posting!

ms70

Cool movie memorabilia. I like it.

crypto79

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That is as much of an assumption as the movie prop. That said I would concede it is an educated guess.

Weiss

I actually think someone with numismatic knowledge must have designed the prop coin. It's consistent with design elements of contemporary coinage--seated liberty with agricultural bounty and a phrygian cap or standard, and a shield or flag would make sense. I'm thinking along these lines:


Seated would have been the style of US pieces of the time, and there are a few confederate notes with similar iconography. And linked chains of confederate states on the reverse is an appropriate design that had been used on Fugios and chain cents. The date's about right. The size appears to be about right, too.

That's not bad for a Hollywood piece!

CaptHenway

Shouldn't a Confederate States of America coin say "LIBERTY FOR SOME"?