I did a presentation at our club awhile back on coins in movie and television history. I thought this presentation would be a little different and a little fun. Anyway, I showed pictures from the movie "Gangs of New York" where Bill the Butcher was playing cards with his cronies. Seated Liberty coins were shown on the table during the bet. In a serious manner, one older guy asked me if they got permission from the government to use these in the movie. I sarcastically replied that you may want to ask Martin Scorsese. I had to groan, but he later he asked why we have a presentation like this at the club meeting. Cripe...
Great flick If i belonged to a club (i consider it 2 b CT) I would go with this movie, i love spaghetti westerns but you get a good long look at 2 stacks of morgans and folding $ on the poker table . Classic
"Coins in Movies" is an interesting subject. Gangs of New York (2002) - Money in Hand The coins appear to be Liberty Seated dollars and a Liberty Head five-dollar gold coin.
This is what makes the moderating on this forum so very interesting. And they say there's no double standard....
I am not what you meant by a double standard. Based on the initial post, I am still kind of sore about that idiot critiquing the purpose of the presentation. What's wring with a little fun?
Nothing at all. Although I quoted your post, my post wasn't intended as a response or in any way meant as a slight to you. It was simply an observation of how very similar things are handled very differently here. Some will understand what I'm getting at. My apologies (to you) for any confusion. Interesting idea and subject choice for the presentation.
No problem, thanks for your response. there are many coin moments in cinema and television. There was a recent Simpsons episode with a coin collecting theme.
What books is saying ( IMO) is that he thinks some get away with, what you did not, comments that are not allowed by rules. There is usually only 1 or 2 moderators on at this time, and he expects prompt punishment for those who violate the rules, as he feels he can not. He is welcome to his opinion as illformed as it may be.
In answer to your questioner at the coin club meeting, he didn't have to. While in the early 20th century it was illegal to use images of real coins and currency in pictures, the restriction agains coins went away around the 1940's. Currency was still illegal into the 1960's or 70s and they would still rather you not use images of real currency.
Ok I understand but someone is way too sensitive to remove my comment. It had nothing to do with politics and my intent was to be humorous.
Yet even when tagged or directly pointed to the very issues you claim to address evenhandedly, it's almost always ignored. Here's a prime example for all to see, and now a week after the fact... https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1958-double-die-obverse-penny-d-mint-mark.48520/page-3#post-2810405 "Prompt" indeed, and to further the point, there's another from January 18th of this year that you were openly notified of, is a clear and undeniable political swipe, yet is still there six and a half months later. Spin as you wish, sir, but this isn't something simply imagined, nor is it the result of my own leanings, and has been proven time and time again. It is, of course, easier to frame me as being unreasonable, or as having an "illformed" position than it is to neutrally apply the same standards in spite of your own personal leanings or preferences. To quote a very wise man: "Sad"...
There was a similar post where Nancy Reagan was mentioned. Is that allowed? What about happenings at the US Mint? That is part of the government and has political overtones. I had no intention of being biased politically. I was making jest to a legendary cinema character. The sensitometer is set wat too high.
