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Perry Mason and The Confederate Half Dollar
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Show in St. Louis a episode on the Confederate Half Dollar. Now airing on METV 10:30PM
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Season 8, episode 12, 1964
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Ozzy once asked: Who can we get on the case...
I didn’t know coins were involved.
I'll have to check it out.
I heard about them discussing the dollar, then went to sleep.😜
Watched it. Pretty good.
I did not realize they still played Perry Mason episodes on TV....Wow... An enduring series for sure. Cheers, RickO
Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Wooden Nickels":
It is a pretty interesting 1964 episode from the numismatic standpoint.
The plot involves 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.
They 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.
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Coins in Movies
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I remember watching perry mason with my dad. interesting to hear its still on
MeTV here has Perrry Mason at 9 every morning and 11:30 every night. This is a really neat episode.
second best show after Gilligan's Island.
Governments can print currency. Only the people can print faith in it — and they’re running low on ink.
The coin collector did it.