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Timoro
Great Dam Disaster at Money Lake Question Message 1 - 2013-08-20 at 12:35:01
Hello all!

I tried to search this but couldn't find any discussion about this.
I have a faint recollection that someone somewhere counted all the visible coins (as far as it is possible) that Barks drew on his famous splash panel, where the money dam bursts. (Only a Poor Old Man, OS 386)
How much coins there were, or am I just imagining over here?

Best Wishes
Timo
Roger North
Great Dam Disaster at Money Lake Question Message 2 - 2013-08-20 at 15:58:43
There are at least three cubic acres of Money. How many coins exactly is unknown. Believe me you would probably get a headache if you try to count all of Scrooge's Money. I have Only A Poor Old Man in Uncle Scrooge Adventures #33.
Timoro
Great Dam Disaster at Money Lake Question Message 3 - 2013-08-20 at 18:32:58
Well the question was "only" those visible ones at that panel.
I found the answer: some Finnish donaldist (I guess) counted years ago that Barks drew 3387 coins on that one panel!
Charlie Brown
Great Dam Disaster at Money Lake Question Message 4 - 2013-08-21 at 05:31:08
That's a high number. Did Mr. Barks drew it himself? I once read an article stating, that his wife drew many backgrounds - especially the coins of Scrooge.
Timoro
Great Dam Disaster at Money Lake Question Message 5 - 2013-08-21 at 06:20:17
Can't be sure. Barks married Margaret "Gare" Williams in 1954 and this story was created in 1951 - published early 1952.
Timo
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