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Smudge
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edited August 18, 2022 7:34PM in U.S. Coin Forum

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

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  • Connecticoin
    Connecticoin Posts: 13,278 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Never saw it. About the one where only 4 were made?

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  • WillieBoyd2
    WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,410 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The episode is titled:
    Perry Mason - The Case of the Wooden Nickels (1964)
    Early American coins, foreign coins, and an 1861 Confederate half dollar

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    The Confederate Half Dollar from the program

    :)

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

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

  • seatedlib3991
    seatedlib3991 Posts: 1,630 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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
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    @Connecticoin said:
    Never saw it. About the one where only 4 were made?

    Yes.

  • CoinHoarder
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    edited August 23, 2022 5:16AM
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  • JWP
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    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.

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