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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WingedLiberty, post: 1163288, member: 26030&quot;]I was channel surfing yesterday and caught an old episode of &quot;Dennis the Menace&quot; on cable.&nbsp; The episode aired in 1959.&nbsp; The show was about Mr. Wilson&#039;s coin collection -- and in the episode he bought a rare coin -- an Uncirculated 1907 $10 Indian Gold piece with rolled edge and periods for $250 (a price portrayed on the show as very expensive).&nbsp; Mr. Wilson even made some comments on how crazy and extravagent a purchase it was.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]120795.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I was curious how much that $250 coin was going for today.&nbsp; The 2010 Redbook lists&nbsp; it at <b>$105,000</b> in MS63 condition!&nbsp; That 1959 price of $250 was confirmed by a&nbsp; Type Coin book I have that lists coin prices by decade, and it&nbsp; lists the price of that coin in 1960 at $260. Oh how times have&nbsp; changed!!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s also interesting how when Mrs. Wilson dropped Indian Gold coin on the carpet they showed it for a few seconds and it looks like they used a REAL Indian Gold coin on the show, as you can see the outline of the distinctive Eagle on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]120796.vB[/ATTACH]&nbsp; &nbsp; [ATTACH]120797.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It got me thinking ... How often has Coin Collecting been portrayed in TV or in Movies?</p><p><br /></p><p>From what I&#039;ve seen and can remember, it&#039;s a rare event.&nbsp; </p><p>Can anyone think of any other times when rare coins or coin collecting was featured in a TV series or Movie?</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway just thought I would share this blast from the past.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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