The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 18, May 1, 2005, Article 14

SPY DOLLAR AT THE CIA MUSEUM

Roger deWardt Lane of Hollywood, Florida was web surfing
recently, and came across an interesting numismatic item at,
of all places, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's museum.

"This hollow container, fashioned to look like an Eisenhower
silver dollar, is still used today to hide and send messages or
film without being detected. Because it resembles ordinary
pocket change, it is virtually undetectable as a concealment
device."

[... except for the fact that nobody, but nobody, carries around
Eisenhower dollars for change, that is. If you were to pull a
few out of your pocket at an airport checkpoint today, they
would probably raise some eyebrows. -Editor]

To see the image: Image

To visit the CIA Museum, see: CIA Museum

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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