Carl Barks Pressed Coins
Staring
Scrooge McDuck
The World Famous
Penny Pincher!
Pinched pennies can make for a fun collection. True, the proper term for these fun keepsakes is "Elongated Coins" and many people do call them "pressed pennies". But, given Scrooge McDuck is the star here... elongated coins? It just seems right to call them pinched pennies. :-) As you may know, and according to Wikipedia, Mr. Carl Barks worked for the Disney Studio and Western Publishing where he created Duckburg and many of its inhabitants. Of course, Donald Dack, er ah Donald Duck has fans around the world*. But once Scrooge McDuck became a resident of Duckburg back in 1947. Well, some of us, like Financial Planners and all really took a liking to Scrooge. ;-)
Of interest, cartoonist Will Eisner once called Mr. Barks "the Hans Christian Andersen of comic books". Needless to say, Mr. Barks was very accomplished, has given us many Disney characters, and has many fans of his work around the world. Yours truly included. After all, without his imagination, Donald Duck would not exist and surely not this Scrooge "pinch penny" collection.
Of the many remarkable members of the Duckburg family, Mr. Bark's lovable Pinch Penny Scrooge character to many of us, has earned the title of Disney's King of Pinching Pennies. Scrooge's reputation and popularity has inspired many pinched pennies, pinched nickels, pinched dimes and pinched quarters at the Disneyland Resort USA, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland DisneySea,
and Comic-Con International to name a few locations. We've gathered a sample of some of these fun "Pinched Pennies" for you here. However, there are many, many more Duckburg themed elongated coins listed in the ParkPennies Guides, particularly in the Tokyo Disneyland Resort Guides. Please use the search box at the top of this page to find more via image descriptions.
*This fun Donald Dack pressed coin Donald Dack pressed coin was shared by a longtime collector and friend, Dee D. The coin is believed to have been pressed on 5p euro, Russia 50 kopeck, Mexican bi metallic coins and a larger copper coin. The acquisition of this coin required some detective work. Thankfully Dee was up to the task and shared his find with us. Dee adds that these coins are currently listed on PennyCollector.Com as having been in Minsk, Belarus*. But, based on seller information, the machine was retired a long time ago.
Oktyabrskaya is a station on the Koltsevaya line of the Moscow Metro. Opened on 1 January 1950, Oktyabrskaya was part of the first segment of the fourth stage.
Two machines in the subway station. 4 designs each. Designs are:
1) 'I Love You', Love in heart being held by Cupid who is sitting,
2) 'Donald Dack', Donald Duck,
3) 'For Luck' Horseshoe,
4) I Love You', with other foreign writing. Heart in middle with angel and demon inside.
C. B. F. C.
The
Carl Barks Fan Club
Featuring Scrooge McDuck
Pinched Pennies
Carl Barks Fan Club Gold Panning Logo pinched penny. These hard to find Scrooge McDuck Carl Banks Fan Club elongated coins are often sought after by both Carl Barks and Disney collectors. The Carl Barks Fan Club, which was active until 2020, issued a series of only three "pinched pennies" to club members in Carl's honor. We've pictured an example of the C. B. F. C. Gold Panning Logo pressed coins here. The coin was the first in the series of three and was originally issued only to club members and only pressed on US cent coins. When asked, the roller stated that a limited number of cents and "less than ten sets" of nickels, dimes, and quarters had been rolled in total. Also that the dies were retired and would be canceled. We will update this listing with an image of the canceled coin as soon as we have a coin to scan.
2005 Carl Barks Fan Club Goodwill European Tour Scrooge McDuck pinched penny. These hard to find Scrooge McDuck Carl Banks Fan Club elongated coins are often sought after by both Carl Barks and Disney collectors. The Carl Barks Fan Club which was active until 2020, issued pinched pennies to club members in Carl's honor. We've pictured an example of the C. B. F. C. 2005 Goodwill European Tour pressed coins here. The coin is the second in the series of only three and was originally issued only to club members and only pressed on US cent coins. When asked, the roller stated that a limited number of cents and "less than ten sets" of nickels, dimes, and quarters had been rolled in total. Also that the dies were retired and would be canceled. We will update this listing with an image of the canceled coin as soon as we have a coin to scan.
DO0014 Uncle Scrooge McDuck
Heritage Auctions "Pinched Penny". Here is the stereotype pinched penny as depicted in this Carl Barks classic pose. (A trusted source later reported to ParkPennies.com that these coins were distributed at the Comic-Con International 2010 held July 20-24, 2010 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.) Here is more information on this cool Scrooge McDuck pinched penny elongated coin set.
