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Stories Involving Coins |
Historical Coins, Criminal Activity, Celebrities
A few coin-related stories about some old coins and some new coins.
| 1. | The World War II Hesse Crown Jewels Robbery |
| Germany Prussia gold 1888 10 Marks | |
| 2. | The French Key - A 1940's Numismatic Mystery Film and Novel |
| Coin Collectors, Rare Coins, Gold Hoarding, 1822 Half Eagle | |
| 3. | Mark Twain's Turkish Penny and the Gold Napoleon |
| Mark Twain tries to retrieve a gold coin mistakenly given to a beggar | |
| 4. | Louis XI, the Spider King of France (1461-1483) |
| The king who kept wild turkeys as pets | |
| 5. | Volcano Lava Coin Vesuvius 1944 |
| Italian coin embedded in piece of volcanic lava | |
| 6. | Berkeley California Masonic Penny |
| Royal Arch Masons Grand Chapter Convention, San Francisco, April 18, 1906 | |
| 7. | Monroe Doctrine 1923 half dollar |
| Hollywood motion picture studio scandals and President Monroe's Doctrine | |
| 8. | John F. Kennedy "Good Luck" Gold Coin |
| "Clare Boothe Luce's gift to World War II Navy Officer | |
| 9. | Forever Amber and King Charles II |
| "My tail's for sale. Half-a-crown will lay me down!" | |
| 10. | Radio Program "The Romance of Helen Trent" Egyptian Medallion |
| An Egyptian Magic Coin and the 1946 motion picture "Duel in the Sun" | |
| 11. | British India Altered One Anna Coin |
| Somebody made a small profit | |
| 12. | South Africa Mint 1964 Coin Price List |
| Proof sets and uncirculated coins from the Pretoria Mint | |
| 13. | Central Bank of Ireland 1966 Coin Order |
| Ireland (Éire) 1966 10-shilling Easter Rising Patrick Pearse | |
| 14. | Byzantine Constantinople Copper Coin Mint |
| The Castle of the Seven Towers at Yedikule in Istanbul | |
| 15. | Roman Antoninus Pius Sestertius Dacia |
| An unusual Roman coin not in standard Roman coin catalogs | |
| 16. | The Sacred Black Stone of Elagabal |
| Roman coin celebrates the ancient Syrian religion |