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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 2906392, member: 4910&quot;]Another movie prop piece identified, this time from the 2010 film &quot;True Grit&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_movie_truegrit2010_goldpiece.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>True Grit (2010) gold piece</p><p><br /></p><p>The prop piece in the film reads &quot;CARAT 18 1/2 DWT 25 6/10&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>It is copied from a Colorado pioneer gold piece made in 1860 by Dr. John D. Parsons, an assayer in that state.</p><p><br /></p><p>The original unique piece is in the Eli Lilly collection housed at the Smithsonian Museum.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are copies made of base metal and one of these is probably the source for the prop.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have added the film to my &quot;Coins in Movies&quot; website.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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