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The E-Sylum: Volume 25, Number 9, February 27, 2022, Article 15

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Regarding television episodes with coins in the plotline, Bob Fritsch writes:

"One of my favorites was an episode of the 1958 series Yancy Derringer starring Jock Mahoney and X Brands. Loot from Richmond centers around smuggling the Confederate Treasury consisting of thousands of Confederate Half Dollars in Yancy's riverboat. The episode can be seen at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825214/?ref_=ttep_ep7. You will have to watch the show to see what happened to the coins."

Thanks! Check it out, folks. -Editor

Bob adds:

"On rewatching the episode, Pahoo is wearing a large medal around his neck. Could it be an Indian Peace Medal? Which one?"

Veering from television to movies, Rick Lank writes:

"Sahara is a film adaptation of the book by Clive Cussler, starring Matthew McCaughey (2005). It starts out with a bang when Richmond fell in 1865 and an iron-clad ship makes it away with Confederate gold and ends up (forgotten) in the Sahara Desert, with plenty of Hollywood shenanigans taking place across Africa.

"A single fantasy CSA $20 coin begins the fantastic search, with McConaughey going through many improbable adventures and getting the girl in the end...

"Here is the coin that Hollywood cooked up for the movie."

To read the complete article, see:
Confederate $20 gold coin sparks treasure hunt in Africa (http://www.brianrxm.com/comdir/cnsmovie_sahara.htm)

Continuing with the movie theme Ted Puls writes:

"Although modern movies have presented U.S. coins of rarity and value, the best coin was from "The Mysterious Mr. Wong", 1935 movie with Bela Lagosi. He needed the last of the "12 coins of Confucious". This Chinese coin was desired, not for the retail value but so he could have something even more: "ultimate power". The coin was lost and found and stolen. I am not sure who has it today, but I would like to acquire it as I already have the other eleven :-)"

The world will bow down to the all-powerful numismatist!! -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: FEBRUARY 20, 2022 : TV Episodes with Coins in the Plot (https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n08a09.html)

Brian Healy writes:

"I have been reading The E-Sylum for many years and saw in the Volume 25, Number 08, February 20, 2022 issue the section entitled "TV Episodes with Coins in the Plot".

"Thank you for the information on the "Hart to Hart" episode. Although I have been a fan of Stefanie Powers since I saw her in the film "Experiment in Terror" and watched many "Hart to Hart" programs, I somehow missed this one.

"I watched the "Hart to Hart" program which had a pretty good story about the theft of a fictional 17th century rare coin called the "Belleza Chalice". The prop coin playing the rare coin was copied from a modern Vatican coin but modified for the program.

"I have had a personal hobby website for some time with two sections:
Coins in Movies: https://www.brianrxm.com/comdir/cnsmovie.htm
Coins in Television: https://www.brianrxm.com/comdir/cnsmovtv.htm

"The E-Sylum Volume 22, Number 30, July 28, 2019 mentioned my website and the "Perry Mason - The Case of the Wooden Nickels" episode."

You're welcome. Check out his sites. -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
THE CASE OF THE WOODEN NICKELS (https://www.coinbooks.org/v22/esylum_v22n30a16.html)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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