It looks here like most coin hobbyists know it as the "Moby Dick doubloon." Moby Dick,...
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It looks here like most coin hobbyists know it as the "Moby Dick doubloon." Moby Dick, like the book? Why would a coin be named
after the famous whale? Because it's the coin the Captain Ahab
character nails to the mast of his ship as a reward to anyone
who spots the white whale that keeps evading his capture
after the famous whale? Because it's the coin the Captain Ahab
character nails to the mast of his ship as a reward to anyone
who spots the white whale that keeps evading his capture
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It looks here like most coin hobbyists
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know it as the "Moby Dick doubloon."
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Moby Dick, like the book?
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Why would a coin be named
after the famous whale?
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Because it's the coin the Captain Ahab
character nails to the mast of his ship
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as a reward to anyone
who spots the white whale
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that keeps evading his capture.
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Movie Summary
The adventures of Carmen Sandiego, a globe-hopping master thief.
