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  • But he's a new breed of wealthy, nothing like the old dubloon-wielding explorers who went out in search of their fortunes: he happened on his wealth.

    Why Scrooge McDuck is better than Bill Gates Heather McDougal 2007

  • But he's a new breed of wealthy, nothing like the old dubloon-wielding explorers who went out in search of their fortunes: he happened on his wealth.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Heather McDougal 2007

  • An early dubloon unearthed by Google's treasure-finding algorithm applied to video, it's made the rounds, but if you haven't yet seen it, do wait for it to load.

    Joshuah Bearman: China V. America? 2008

  • They also tried calling the Tooney the Dublooney; but that went over like a lead dubloon.

    it's the little things 2005

  • Finally, there's more resonant distance between loonie and dubloon than between loonie and toonie ... the latter pair are much, much more complementary than the former.

    it's the little things 2005

  • The big issue was which of the two candidates Canadians would embrace: toonie or dubloon (double loon, get it?).

    it's the little things 2005

  • It was a long time ago that I read the book and sadly the details escape me, but my clearest memory is of his fiery rant while staring at the dubloon, and the sun, which in turn have also come to represent the mask of God.

    Moby Dick: Portrait of the Blogger as a Young Reader and Other Thoughts Abigail Nussbaum 2007

  • My record is 2 bot­tled faeries and a 2 dubloon coins in 30 minutes.

    Pink Poogle Toy 2010

  • The Acadamy is far cheaper than the Train­ing School, since both the One and Two dubloon coins go for about code­stone for the Train­ing School.

    Pink Poogle Toy 2010

  • This be a fine chance to walk the yardarm, avast the gangplank, ahoy thar young Jim, Davey Jones matey locker, keel haul yer pieces o 'eight, dubloon to an prepare to be boarded!

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

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