Jack Black: Numismatist
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Jack Black discusses his hobby as a numismatist, showcasing his favorite coins, including a 1792 flowing hair penny and a standing Liberty quarter, and sharing their historical and cultural significance.
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What are Jack Black's hotties? >> Nobody knows this. I'm a numismatist. Do you know what that means? >> No. >> Coin collector. I love coins. And I got a rad coin. My my best coin is probably my 1792 uh flowing hair penny. I don't think it's 1792. I'm not a very good coin collector. I can't even remember the the the the date of my favorite coin. >> That's very interesting. >> Here's what's rad about this penny. It's a flowing hair uh penny and uh uh the the the puritanical ways of America at that time were like it's like pornography. Her hair is blowing IN THE WIND. STOP MAKING THAT COIN IMMEDIATELY. >> And then the coin's value skyrocketed because there's only there's not that many of them. >> It's like the Honus Wagner of coins >> and it also has like a little historical value. Tell us about this puritanical religious kind of >> I think it's really interesting. I think that's really cool. And my other favorite coin, there's a standing Liberty quarter [clears throat] back when quarters were made of pure silver. There's a breast revealed a one breast and you can tell the quality of the coin based on the nipple uh definition. So what I'm saying is my best coins are all slightly pornographic. >> Those are the ones to get. Those are absolutely the ones to [laughter] get. And a numitz a numitz >> pneumitismatist. >> Numidsmatist pronunciation. >> Isn't is a a felatist something about like a stamp collecting? >> A fel a fellious. That sounded a little weird. That's something else.
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A numismatist is a specialist or enthusiast who studies and collects coins, paper money, tokens, medals, and other forms of currency. And folks, Jack Black is a numismatist.
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