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The E-Sylum: Volume 20, Number 43, October 22, 2017, Article 23

FEATURED WEB SITE: BRIANRXM

This week's Featured Web Site is suggested by Dave Perkins Thanks! Here's his submission. -Editor

Has Good Ol’ Mr. Wilson been Grooming a Young Numismatist for decades now?

Dennis the Menace Comic with Silver Dollar Saturday’s edition of the Denver Post newspaper had this Dennis the Menace comic (by Hank Ketchum) that mentioned a silver dollar. I seem to recall “good ol’” Mr. Wilson next door trying to interest Dennis in coin collecting on other occasions.

A quick search on Google followed by another search on the PCGS Collector’s Universe U.S. Coin Forum gave me the answer I was looking for, and much more. The Google search led me to a website simply titled, “BrianRxm” and a page titled, “COINS ON TELEVISION / DENNIS THE MENACE (1959-1963).” The first show listed is, “Dennis and the Rare Coin first shown January 17, 1960 (Season 1 Episode 15) where “Mr. Wilson pays $250.00 for a rare gold coin from a con artist.” Per the website, “The episode shows a 1907 $10 gold coin.”

There are about a dozen episodes with coins featured, ranging from an 1895 Silver Dollar to Dennis depositing 300 pennies [sic.!] at a bank where Mr. Wilson works.

Further exploring the www.BrianRxm.com website leads to another page, with "Coins on Television / Television Stars / Coins Appearing in Television Programs.” Hawaii Five-O, Andy Griffith, Beverly Hillbillies, Dragnet, and many others, some familiar, some not-so familiar.

Entering “Coins on Television” in the PCGS Forum Search Bar shows someone going by “WillieBoyd2” in various discussions on this subject from 2013-2017. It appears this is his website, and a good one. This is confirmed by a note at the bottom of one of the website pages, “This website has been viewed more times than you can imagine.” I hope you enjoy it.

www.brianrxm.com

It's indeed a useful site for these topics and several others. Categories include Pirate Coins and Masonic Coins, although some sections are not fleshed out (The Coin Books section has one entry). But the Coins in Movies and Coins in Television sections are quite handy. -Editor
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