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Number One Dime

The Number One Dime, also known as the Lucky Dime or Lucky #1 Dime, is the first coin that Scrooge McDuck had ever earned, and his most prized possession. It originated in the Uncle Scrooge comic story "The Round Money Bin", written by Carl Barks and first published in Uncle Scrooge #3 (September 1953). Scrooge earned the dime as payment for shining a ditch-digger's boots when he was ten. However, since it was an American dime and he lived in Scotland at the time, Scrooge realized that the person had actually cheated him out of payment. Scrooge originally kept the dime on him as a reminder that, in his journey to become the richest duck in the world, there would always be people who would try to cheat him. Ironically, many writers, including those who worked on DuckTales, tend to portray the dime as a good-luck charm for Scrooge.

Although Scrooge keeps the dime due to its sentimental value, it actually has a power that he himself is unaware of. In almost all of her appearances, Magica De Spell tries to steal the dime, intending to have it melted down into her amulet. This is because, being a piece of money belonging to one of the richest people in the world, it is a key ingredient in a spell that would grant Magica the Midas Touch.

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DuckTales
Media DuckTales (Episode list) • VideographyGladstone comicMagazineVideo game (HD remakeSoundtrack) • Disney ComicsThe Quest for GoldDuckTales 2DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (soundtrack) • Boom! Studios comicScrooge's Loot
Characters Heroes and allies Scrooge McDuckHuey, Dewey and LouieLaunchpad McQuackWebby VanderquackBentina BeakleyDuckworthGyro GearlooseDoofus DrakeFenton CrackshellDonald DuckLudwig Von DrakeBubba the Cave DuckTootsie the TriceratopsGene the GenieGlittering GoldieAdmiral GrimmitzMrs. CrackshellKing HomerQueen Ariel
Recurring villains The Beagle Boys (Big Time, Burger, Bouncer, Baggy, Bankjob, Bugle, Babyface, and Megabyte) • Ma BeagleBeagle BratsFlintheart GlomgoldCirceKa-Hoo-FuMagica De SpellPoe De SpellEl CapitanMerlock the MagicianDijonSarkusCinnamon TealPeteFritter O'WayDiddle O'WayThe SirensYuckalindaFrontier Beagle BoysMillionara Vanderbucks
Other characters Little HelperLuckyPlutoGabby McDrakeMinima De SpellRipcord McQuackBirdie McQuackLoopey McQuackBlackjackRhubarb McQuackMarilynAphroduckyVulcanThe Garbled OneMoorloonLesdredFiller BrushbillArmstrong
Locations DuckburgThe Money BinMcDuck ManorValley of the Golden SunsAtlantisFountain of YouthScotland
Objects Number One DimeJunior Woodchucks GuidebookGizmosuitMillennium ShortcutGolden GooseWebby's Quacky Patch Doll