Wrong Coins Depicted In The Movie "the Cotton Club: Encore"

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captainrich Pillar of the Community United States 982 Posts	Posted 11/13/2022 6:57 pm Yesterday, on the streaming channel Kanopy, I watched the Director's Cut of the 1984 gangster movie "The Cotton Club." At approximately one hour and eleven minutes into the film, the mob took over the "numbers racket" in Harlem during the 1920's... and someone dumped a whole bag of change onto a table. Although the shot only lasted a few seconds, I immediately saw a Bicentennial Half in the group! Upon rewinding the movie to the shot, I also saw such unlikely coins in the group as Lincoln Memorial cents, Jefferson nickels, Roosevelt dimes and Washington quarters. It amazes me that a big budget film like this would take such a short cut on continuity when I'm sure many coin dealers in the 80's could've supplied them with appropriate cull coins from the 1920's. Screen shot: My 7070 My NGC Registry Sets: https://coins.www.collectors-societ...eopleID=9216 Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25004 Posts	Posted 11/13/2022 8:15 pm Sharp eyes, Captain! Great spot! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 11/13/2022 10:59 pm also seems like too high a percetange of obverses showing to be random Report this Post to the Staff
SpeedDemonND Valued Member United States 357 Posts	Posted 11/14/2022 12:42 am Nice catch. Report this Post to the Staff
Carrigna Valued Member United States 413 Posts	Posted 11/14/2022 02:45 am Many movies are well known for their inaccuracies. You have good eyes and indeed, this is a perfect example! Not only movies, I even catch the silver certificates in one comic myself. Asked the illustrator about it and he does not want to answer why. The setting was in 1990s and early 2000s. It does not make any sense to me. I have thought about the possibility of copyright issue? Not sure. Thank you for sharing your good find with us! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 11/14/2022 10:24 am Very interesting... and sad... thank you for sharing! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 11/14/2022 2:58 pm Nice catch! That's pretty funny. I like to catch mistakes like that too. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
willieboyd2 Pillar of the Community United States 525 Posts	Posted 12/08/2022 7:51 pm Sometimes coins in films do not match the time that the film is set. The John Wayne Western film "Rio Grande" is set in 1879 at a cavalry outpost yet shows Peace dollars and Walking Liberty half-dollars in one scene. https://www.brianrxm.com The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin Coins in Movies Coins on Television Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 12/08/2022 10:29 pm My favourite "movie coin anachronism" is from the movie "Troy", where they place coins on the eyes of the deceased Hector. They get plus 10 points for referencing the obscure ancient Greek custom about "paying the Ferryman" for the departed with two obols placed on their eyes. They get minus 1000 points for not realising that the Trojan Wars allegedly happened around 1200 BC - which is about 600 years before coins were invented. If the Trojans had believed in the "two obols" tradition (which they probably wouldn't have, since they weren't actually "Greek"), they'd have used "real" obols - the iron sticks the Greeks previously used for money before they invented coins. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
willieboyd2 Pillar of the Community United States 525 Posts	Posted 12/13/2022 3:01 pm There are also coins in the 1959 film "Solomon and Sheba". The Queen of Sheba (Gina Lollobrigida) wears them on her forehead. https://www.brianrxm.com The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin Coins in Movies Coins on Television Report this Post to the Staff
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Wrong Coins Depicted In The Movie "The Cotton Club: Encore"