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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WingedLiberty, post: 1168388, member: 26030&quot;]Another <b>Dennis the Menace</b> episode that aired in 1959.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Mr. Wilson schemes to get a Morgan Silver Dollar offered as a paper drive prize to Dennis.&nbsp; The woman that is giving the silver dollar prize doesnt realize it&#039;s the ultra-rare 1895 Morgan (880 proofs only known). It&#039;s interesting that the coin Mr. Wilson is holding in the photo does have a mirrored (proof-like) finish.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know it&#039;s only TV, but can you believe how he&#039;s holding it?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]121508.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>After trading Dennis and Tommy two paper dollars for the 1895 Morgan Silver Dollar, Mr. Wilson gets a case of the guilts and ends up donating the the &quot;full value&quot; of the coin to the charity ... $600.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Can you believe that in 1959, the full value of an 1895 Morgan was $600?</b>&nbsp; </p><p>The value today is somewhere around $50,000</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, I wonder how many kids in the late 1950&#039;s and early 1960&#039;s were introduced to (and/or learned about) coin collecting from the Dennis the Menace TV show?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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