Quote: Not coins, but if you see the movie "The Patriot" there is a sunset... over the Atlantic ocean.
Believe it or not there are a select few places on the Atlantic Ocean that you can see the sunset over the water! But back to the discussion, I remember the movie Lincoln had a coin in that which had Lincoln's face on it... That bothered the history buff and the coin collector in me!
I believe in Lincoln they MENTIONED a coin with his face on it but didn't show one. They could have fixed that problem very easily because there was paper money issued with his picture while he was still alive. 1861 $10 demand note, 1862 and 1863 $10 legal tender notes, $500 1863 gold certificate, and four different private bank issues.)
In 1869 a half dollar came out, but that is after Lincoln died. It was the Fourth Issue of the Fractional Currency 50 cent paper currency. Could they have found one of these half dollars on ebay, and mixed up the Fourth Issue with an earlier issue dates? The Fourth Issue started in 1869, and was not available when Lincoln was alive, but from the period right after the Civil War.
Just watched Lethal Weapon 2. About ten minutes in, getaway car crashes, when the cops open the boot a load of gold coins fall out. Mel Gibson says they/re Kruggerands (no close up). Later the baddie says he'd lost over $1,000,000. A historical check and gold in 1988 was about $450 an ounce. A Kruggerand is 0.50 ounce. Rough calculation and that come to approximate 4,400 coins. In the frame that looked distinctly possible. So anybody feel like freeze framing and counting? Thumbs up to the props department.
I know they made 1/2 oz coins, but they are rare in the USA The 1oz. Kruggerands are more common. Back 20 years ago a coin shop I worked at regularly got lots of them in from a customer that must have had well over 1000 of them, he would regularly bring in 25-50 and once he brought in 250 at once. PRetty cool having that much gold in hand. We would call A-Mark get a confirmation on the sale, cut him a check he could cash at our bank down the street, then pack up the gold to ship registered (in multiple packages usually due to the weight and value) the same day. I think we were making about a 7-8% profit, not too bad.
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I havent seen l.w.2 in forever but I still remember the thing with the kruggerands! One of these days I would like to get one. Maybe next time gold is $450 an oz (god forbid)!
I absolutly love movie inaccuracies and easter eggs. For those who don't know, an easter egg is something that a director puts in a movie as sort of an inside joke. Something that doesn't fit, or has a second meaning, and usually wouldn't be noticed by the casual viewer.
One of my favorites, being a musician, is the Buddy Holly Story. I cringed watching Gary Busey play musical instruments that were all clearly from the 70's. But, I also realize that I am one of the few that would ever even notice.
I don't give coins a pass though. Why? BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE DATE ON THEM! How hard is it for a prop person to look at the date on a coin and and see if it is newer than the scene? I still find it funny and love hunting for these errors.
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Posted 07/16/2014 6:43 pm
That bothered the history buff and the coin collector in me!
