![]() The dime is a key plot point in practically every story featuring Magica De Spell as the main villain. Some other stories suggest that, although the coin is not lucky, it became special due to the long years by the side of Scrooge, "absorbing" his financial successes and the hard times he had to face for them: in fact, when Magica, via time travel, manages to steal the coin before Scrooge earned it, the dime becomes worthless. ![]() Don Rosa clarified that the Number One Dime is not actually an amulet, and that this vision was just a myth, which, notably, is inconsistent with some of Barks' classic comics, such as Lost Beneath the Sea. It is never made clear whether the dime actually brings good luck or if Scrooge merely believes in it so much that he is distressed and makes bad decisions whenever he no longer has the dime. In later stories, it is insinuated that the dime brings good luck to Scrooge and has helped him become a rich man, and in some stories he instantly starts losing money whenever the dime is no longer in his possession. ![]() In The Wonderful Spring of Mickey Mouse, the Number One Dime appears when Minnie accidentally trips over it while throwing stuff at the monster. In the House of Mouse episode " House of Scrooge", the Number One Dime is portrayed as a Winged Liberty Head "Mercury" dime silver dime of unknown mintage (the "Mercury" dime was minted from 1916 to 1945). In the episode " Once Upon a Dime", Scrooge tells his nephews the story of how he earned the dime as a shoeshine boy in Scotland. 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 or the reverse ), and the cushion is occasionally replaced by a dollar sign ("$")-shaped pedestal. 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. ![]() In some later comic stories, the number one dime is a silver 1875 Seated Liberty Dime. In 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. ![]()
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