Prehistoric Scrooge / Barks quote

[Daniel van Eijmeren]

OLIVIER, 28-08-2003:

>> "Call the doctor again!" (Which Barks story?)

> Could it be from the lost coin story? The one where Donald loses a coin, 
> and one persons picks it, then another, and the last one eventually drops 
> it from a plane (thinking it might bring him bad luck). It's a rare coin, 
> hence Donald's reaction. When the coin ricochets and lands on his desk and 
> he finds it, he loses his mind. Is that it?

Yes, it's the story about a five hundred dollar dime (WDC 50).

In this story, Donald acts like a prehistoric Uncle Scrooge:
- he has a safe with a funny mark ("O. Shurits Safe co")
- he collects and polishes coins
- he's stingy, he doesn't want to give money to the nephews ("O.K! But stop 
  bein' such spendthrifts! I gave you a dime not over a week ago!")
- he desperately chases a dime, trying to get it back
- superstitious thoughts about a dime (someone says it brings bad luck, 9.2)

And last but certainly not least, panel 1.1 contains a figurine of a duck 
which basically looks like Scrooge without whiskers.

--- Daniël

"Very good show! Here is a REWARD for you and your talented reptile!"
(Which Barks story?)