A scene from Sahara 2005
Dirk

Admiral, have you ever seen a confederate gold dollar?

Sandecker

(annoyed)

Oh dear God, don't start this again.

Dirk

Of course not, because the Confederacy never made a gold dollar. The mint was destroyed at the end of the war.

Sandecker

I beg you on my hands and knees, don't.

Dirk

But not before Jefferson Davis had five samples made. He gave four of those samples to his top generals: Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Jeb Stuart and Johnston.

Sandecker

Every time we come to Africa outcomes that stupid ship model, outcomed the old port generals. We're leaving for Australia tomorrow.

Dirk

Four of those samples have been found. But the fifth never was. That one was given to an old family friend of Davis, a brilliant young sea captain named Mason Tombs. Captain of the CSS ironclad Texas. (producing the coin and handing it to Sandecker)

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