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for sale Prop coin from the movie "Sahara" for sale

ccgtcc members only.

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

I have two available at this time. Possibly more later.

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

Here is the one of the coins I am offering:

The coins are a little darker in color than the scan depicts.

I have put a casino chip in a scan for scale:

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 made.

Second were coins with the same design as the one I am offering, but made of a more solid material. You can find these on eBay for around $20 each + S&H:

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."

I believe the props were made in the UK.

Here is a screen capture of the "cave" scene where these chips were used:

$5 per coin shipped in a bubble mailer. A copy of the COA will be included.

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

First two ccgtcc members who link to this post gets one.


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for sale Prop coin from the movie "Sahara" for sale
I'll take one
I'll take one!
Both are SOLD. Thanks!!

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