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Just saw an episode of Perry Mason "The Case of the Wooden Nickels" from December 10,1964. The case centered around the
Confederate Half Dollar. Mentioned also in the case was a 1884 Trade Dollar With "chop marks".
I once also saw an episode of The Rifleman where Lucas McCain tells his son Mark. here's a "nickel" to buy some candy. Shouldn't that had been a "half dime' ?
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Tv series makers use whatever term they think would fit the scene and they also know most people have no clue on coins so they can get away with such errors and nobody really cares as long as the Tv series gets their notice small details matter not to them
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Nickels were first minted in 1866 and the mint ended production of half dimes in 1873, so the term "nickel" could have been used in an 1870's-1890's time period
I was thinking more that the coin would've been a half dime not a nickel 5c piece. At that time the 1c and nickel 5c were only minted at Philadelphia in the east and really didn't get out west. The first of these coins were mint out west in 1909 and 1912 so I would think a 5c coin would have been a half dime. My thinking anyway.
Coins from the "Case of the Wooden Nickels" Perry Mason episode:
No wooden nickels here.
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There was an Amos and Andy episode where Andy came across an 1877 nickel and was offered $250 for it by a coin dealer. Kingfish found out about it, claimed Andy needed an eye exam, and when he administered the "eye exam," stole the nickel. Then he called the coin dealer, putting said nickel in a pay phone.
Kingfish tells Andy about this, and he had to help him get it back from the pay phone. Andy goes in there with a crowbar to break the coin box while Kingfish tries to keep people away from the pay phone. A cop wants to use the phone and they get busted.
In front of a judge, Kingfish and Andy are represented by 'attorney' Algonquin C. Calhoun. Calhoun goes in front of the judge. The judge looks at him, and says, "Calhoun. Didn't I have you disbarred three years ago?" Calhoun runs out of the courtroom.
Amos comes in, asks to speak to the judge privately, and explains everything. Charges dismissed. Andy gets the expensive nickel back. Kingfish starts hassling him, telling him that half of the proceeds belong to him. Andy starts to make a call on a pay phone, intentionally using that nickel.
He and Kingfish get into an argument. Kingfish leaves in disgust. Andy completes the phone call, calling the operator, saying he was calling a phone number which didn't exist, so he got the nickel back.
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What about the double eagles you see on TV the $2 coin? I have a PF 70 Ultra Cameo
Fun thread.
Not coins, but this prop money in my Media Memorabilia Collection appeared on an episode of the TV Series LOST:
More recently on the current itineration of "Magnum P.I". , Magnum requested a specific date of a quarter from the bad guys to buy some time as he assisted a potential hostage.
Of course the iconic coin related TV show was from the original Hawaii Five-O series titled "The $100,000 Nickel."
Ironically, I was just trying to identify if the Party Bus I rode and was seen departing from in an episode of the more current Hawaii Five-0 Series was the same one that I had just come across in a promotional photo featuring actor Taylor Wily.
Returning back to the relevant thread topic of Coins in TV, pictured is a coin prop that was intended for use in a proposed Hawaii Five-O episode that I had written after appearing on the show.
Usually, valuable coins depicted in TV series, are props.... Due to insurance liabilities they do not use originals. Cheers, RickO
The series Black List on Netflix featured a 1943D copper cent prominently in the episode I just watched. The auctioneer said it was certified by PCGS as a “68 out of 70”.....and brought $3m. But every time they showed it, it was an AU (copper plated I presume) in a hard plastic 2x2 holder. Still pretty cool though.
there are a bunch of seriously nice wheels there...
A President John F. Kennedy Appreciation Medal (struck by the US Mint (prior to his assassination), designed by Frank Gasparro, mintage 300) can be seen in a Senator Robert Kennedy documentary. It was laid in tribute by Bobby at Mount Kennedy, a peak in the Saint Elias Mountains within Kluane National Park, in Yukon, Canada
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I guess "Pawn Stars" has to be included. Multiple episodes feature coins.
Hawaii Five-O had an episode starring 1913 Liberty Nickel, "The 100 Thousand Dollar Nickel". The TV shows "Bones" had an episode with a 1943 bronze cent.
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