"the Shadow" (1994) Prop Coin ID

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cjh5801 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 03/03/2021 7:21 pm An important clue in the 1994 movie, The Shadow, is what is ostensibly an antique Chinese coin. Does anyone know if this is based on a real coin, or is it pure fantasy? The first two images are taken from screencaps from the Blu-ray of the movie and have been cropped, color balanced and compressed to fit the image size limit. I believe these may be computer generated images of the prop coin, since the coin is flipped to Alec Baldwin's character and these frames are supposedly taken of the coin in flight. The last image is also from a screencap that has been cropped and compressed, but shows an actual prop coin. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 03/03/2021 8:31 pm @cjh, one of our members (willieboyd2) seems to post about coins in films quite a bit here on CCF. Maybe reach out to him to see if he has already researched this one? My only other thought is that if this isn't just a fantasy prop, then it might be a Chinese charm such as are somewhat cataloged on primaltrek.com. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Parklane64 Rest in Peace United States 2668 Posts	Posted 03/03/2021 9:00 pm Good question, muh man. Report this Post to the Staff
cjh5801 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 03/04/2021 11:50 am Thanks, Spence, I'll give him a try. Edited by cjh5801 03/04/2021 11:51 am Report this Post to the Staff
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