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| − | |type = American Dime |
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| − | |owner = [[Scrooge McDuck (1987)|Scrooge McDuck]] |
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| − | |user(s) = Scrooge McDuck<br>[[Magica De Spell]] |
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| − | |image1 = Number_one_dime_2017.png.jpg |
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| − | |place_of_origin = [[Glasgow]], Scotland}} |
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| + | The '''Number One Dime''' is the first coin that [[Scrooge McDuck (1987)|Scrooge McDuck]] ever earned. |
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| − | The '''Number One Dime''' is the first coin that [[Scrooge McDuck (1987)|Scrooge McDuck]] had ever earned. It first appeared in an ''Uncle Scrooge'' comic story titled ''The Round Money Bin'', created by [[Carl Barks]] and first published in ''Uncle Scrooge'' #3 (September 1953). In this story, the dime is so old that it has become thin as a razor blade and allows Scrooge to cut binding ropes and escape from the [[Beagle Boys (1987)|Beagle Boys]]. Since Carl Barks' 1961 classic ''[[Uncle Scrooge]]'' comic ''The Midas Touch'', sorceress [[Magica De Spell]] has been trying to obtain the dime. |
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| + | [[File:Dime in Bin 1987.jpg|thumb|250px]] |
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| − | In one of the dime's early appearances, the comic ''Billions in the Hole'' (1961), written and drawn by Carl Barks, the date on Scrooge's dime is 1899 and it bears the portrait of an eagle. However, in some later comic stories, the number one dime is a silver 1875 [[wikipedia:United States Seated Liberty coinage|Seated Liberty Dime]].Of Ducks, Dimes and Destinies. It is usually seen encased in a reliquary shaped like a golden platter with a velvet cushion securing the coin under a protective glass dome. |
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| + | The dime is a generic white metal coin marked with a large "10" on one side and the head of a duck on the other side. Scrooge keeps it on a pedestal in his [[Money Bin (1987)|Money Bin]]. |
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| + | Despite it being an American coin, Scrooge earned it in [[Scotland]], by polishing shoes while still a youngster. Although it didn't have any value in Europe, it was its origin that made him decide to leave his home in [[Cottage McDuck]] and move to the [[USA|United States]], determined to get rich. |
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| − | In ''[[DuckTales]]'', the dime is a generic white metal coin marked with a large "10" on its surface (it is unclear if this is the obverse ["heads"] or the reverse ["tails"]), and the cushion is occasionally replaced by a dollar sign ("$")-shaped pedestal. |
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| + | As he arrived in America, the Dime, and his kilt and bagpipes, were his only assets, and Scrooge has saved the Dime ever since, as a symbol of the blood, sweat and tears it took to become the richest duck in the world. |
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| + | The Dime is still Scrooge's most valued possession, but its value is pure sentimental, something others doesn't allways understand or agree on – [[Gladstone Gander (2017)|Gladstone Gander]] think of it as Scrooge's "lucky charm" (much to his uncle's annoyance), and [[Magica De Spell (1987)|Magica De Spell]] wants to steal it and melt it down, believing it to be able to give her magical abilities that will make her the most powerful witch in the world. |
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| + | ==Behind the scenes== |
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| + | The Dime was created by [[Carl Barks]] in 1953, for the comic book story ''The Round Money Bin'', first published in ''[[Uncle Scrooge]]'' #3. |
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| − | *In the ''[[Wikipedia:House of Mouse|House of Mouse]]'' episode "House of Scrooge", the Number One Dime is portrayed as a [[wikipedia:Mercury dime|Winged Liberty Head "Mercury" dime]] silver dime of unknown mintage (the "Mercury" dime was minted from 1916 to 1945). |
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The Number One Dime is the first coin that Scrooge McDuck ever earned.
History
The dime is a generic white metal coin marked with a large "10" on one side and the head of a duck on the other side. Scrooge keeps it on a pedestal in his Money Bin.
Despite it being an American coin, Scrooge earned it in Scotland, by polishing shoes while still a youngster. Although it didn't have any value in Europe, it was its origin that made him decide to leave his home in Cottage McDuck and move to the United States, determined to get rich.
As he arrived in America, the Dime, and his kilt and bagpipes, were his only assets, and Scrooge has saved the Dime ever since, as a symbol of the blood, sweat and tears it took to become the richest duck in the world.
The Dime is still Scrooge's most valued possession, but its value is pure sentimental, something others doesn't allways understand or agree on – Gladstone Gander think of it as Scrooge's "lucky charm" (much to his uncle's annoyance), and Magica De Spell wants to steal it and melt it down, believing it to be able to give her magical abilities that will make her the most powerful witch in the world.
Behind the scenes
The Dime was created by Carl Barks in 1953, for the comic book story The Round Money Bin, first published in Uncle Scrooge #3.