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for sale Prop gold coins from the movie "Sahara"

ccgtcc members only. Two (2) available.

for sale is a $20 gold piece used as a prop in the 2005 movie "Sahara".

The coin is made of PLASTIC and was modeled after the 1904 U.S. (Liberty head design) $20 Coronet double eagle coin.

From what I can tell, three coin variations were made for the film. The first was a "gold" Confederate States Of America (CSA) coin. Probably less than a handful of these were made. I read that at least one of the CSA coins sold for close to $1,000 on eBay before the film was officially released in the U.S.:

Second were coins with the same design as the one I am offering, but made of a more solid material. They sell on eBay for around $25 + S&H. They look like this:

The last are the plastic coins that I am offering. According to a website I found:

"The final lot consisted of an unspecified number of so-called "Background Confederate gold colored plastic coins" used for the purpose of set dressing of a cave towards the end of the film. It appeared to be several dozen pieces. Interestingly, the bogus Double Eagles do not contain the word 'copy' anywhere on them, as required by the Hobby Protection Act. When Coin World called this to the attention of the U.S. Secret Service, a spokesperson eventually told us that if we could determine that the coins were manufactured in the United States, and not overseas, they would look into the matter."

It was later revealed: "A spokesman there told me the Props Dept. ordered the coins from a supplier in the U.K. who, in turn, had the coins made at a small private mint over there. He said that since these were fantasy pieces' and the Confederacy never minted $20 Coronet coins of their own, these movie props were therefore not reproductions of actual coins and not subject to the Hobby Protection Act."

Here is the "cave" scene where these chips were used:

$7 per coin shipped in a bubble mailer. A copy of the COA will be included.

I will ship to members outside the US, but additional S&H charges may apply.

First two members who link to this post gets one.



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