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POP-UP STORE: BASEBALL’S OPENING DAY Celebrating America’s Pastime COINS WITH BASEBALL THEMES There is nothing more beautiful to a child than a visit to the
ballpark. It’s a patriotic rite of passage. Back in the 1960s at Tiger Stadium in Detroit with my dad or
my uncles, I would walk through the compressed dank and noisy concourse, turn to go to the seats, be released from the compression to
the freedom of the outdoors, and see the most spectacularly beautiful green lawn in the
entire world: The turf: The outfield. The infield. Separated with surgical precision by the groomed dirt. |
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Angel Stadium – home of the Anaheim Angels (Los Angeles
Angels, California Angels, Orange County Angels, SoCal Angels)
There are two machines at
this location a 3-die electric machine, and a 4-die handcrank. We only have the retired PennyCollector set #3 left. Set of 4: Set #CA18 - $9.99
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DETROIT
TIGERS’ OLDE ENGLISH D AT GOLD COVE Roseville, Michigan Set
of 4 pressed on copper cents. Gold
Cove is a coin store north of Detroit.
Its
dies were designed by Don Cade, and include a Gold Cove logo coin and three
Detroit landmarks: the Joe Louis fist statue on Jefferson Avenue (which has
repelled a potential Canadian attack on our shores for decades), the Spirit
of Detroit statue designed by Marshall Fredericks (located outside the
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center – a/k/a city hall); and the Olde English D
(symbol of the Detroit Tigers and numerous area businesses). This
machine was added in December 2021.
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From our
Outlet page - 7 HENRY
FORD MUSEUM/GREENFIELD VILLAGE ZINC PENNIES – INCLUDES OLD-TIME BASE BALL
PLAYER Dearborn,
Michigan
7 different pennies, pressed on
circulated zinc. These appear to be recent designs, although one machine was
retired in the past year or so. Check our Michigan page for
complete sets of Henry Ford Museum pennies rolled on copper or on steel
cents. y14 $2.50
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PRINCE FIELDER TOPPS BASEBALL COIN/CHIP Detroit Tigers Prince Fielder (son of Cecil Fielder) on a plastic
Topps baseball coin that looks like a simulated casino chip. Excellent condition. Both sides shown. e7 $4 |
MINI
WRIGLEY FIELD It’s rare that we offer something that is blatantly unpennyish (is that a word? It is now!), but we thought
Cubs fans might appreciate these souvenir packages with a small book and a
small resin replica of Wrigley Field.
The original price was $24.99, but we have some for half price -
$12.49. They are unused, but we slit open the plastic tape to
inspect and confirm that the models were intact. We have only 3 copies. No extra charge for shipping – our usual flat rate
applies to your entire order! |
Wrigley $12.49
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TEAM MICKEY SET OF 4 DOWNTOWN DISNEY
Complete set of 4 rolled on circulated zinc pennies. Presscoins #DTD0050-0053. Includes baseball player Mickey. j31 $4
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CHICAGO CUBS – SPORTS
WORLD Chicago, Illinois
IL49cp $10.99
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HARRY CARAY’S/ CHICAGO SPORTS MUSEM Water Tower
Place, Chicago, Illinois
The locally popular and nationally
annoying baseball announcer is credited with making Me Out to the Ballgame a
7th-inning-stretch tradition. Will
Farrell’s imitation is pretty much on-target.
Restaurants using his name and image have popped up in a couple
tourist destinations in the city. This
machine is found at Water Tower Place and features a caricature of his image,
his famous “Holy Cow!” buzz phrase, the city skyline, and “My Lucky Penny”
“Chicago Sports Museum” with a horseshoe.
A similar set of coins, with some
overlap, is found at the Harry Caray’s at Navy Pier [not available on our
website]. We have a limited number of the
Water Tower Place sets on cleaned/polished Canadian 1964 copper cents, and on
circulated wheat cents. Canada
cents: IL60ca $6.99
U.S.
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WILLIS
TOWER SKYDECK SET INCLUDES
CHISOX LOGO Chicago, Illinois The
Sears Tower was the tallest building in the world when it was built in 1973. Renamed
the Willis Tower in 2009, the building has an observation deck (Skydeck) that
is a major tourist attraction. All machines were reportedly
removed. We have only one machine
left, pressed on copper. During our
November 2025 visit we confirmed that there are no machines in the Skydeck area
or in the building’s lower-level and first-floor gift shops.
Machine
#8 - copper Machine
#8 (using the Pennycollector numbering system) does not dispense its own
coins. I was able to roll sets on
uncirculated copper cents. Designs:
Machine #8: I Dared to Stand Out Skydeck Ledge – 1,353 ft. UP!; Skydeck
Chicago; Mrs. O’Leary’s cow; Chicago White Sox. Pressed on uncirculated copper cents.
#IL43 Machine
#8 $9.99 |
WHITE SOX LOGO @ RAINFOREST CAFÉ DOWNTOWN CHICAGO
Designs:
Machine 2: Ozzie the Orangatun with White Sox logo; Bamba the gorilla with
Chicago skyline; Cha Cha the frog with Buckingham Fountain (this is the
fountain shown in the opening credits of the old television program Married
with Children); Nile the crocodile at Navy Pier. All
pressed on uncirculated copper U.S. cents. This location has shut down
and the coins are now retired.
FOR OTHER RAINFOREST LOCATIONS:
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CLEVELAND
INDIANS ON OHIO
TURNPIKE ZINC COINS MILE
76 WESTBOUND (GENOA)
Designs: Wright
Brothers plane, Cleveland Indians (yes, the old name), Blue Heron (vertical),
State bird – cardinal. Only 3 sets available. These roll
short/off-center, as shown in the representative photos – and they always
have. I do not normally
carry these current Turnpike pennies due to their quality, price, and the
time necessary to roll them (these are the slowest machines I have ever
encountered). Once they sell out, I do
not expect to restock them. OH76Wz $9.99
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
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MINOR LEAGUE TOLEDO MUDHENS INCLUDED IN TOLEDO SET This machine
alternates between Toledo’s baseball and hockey stadiums, and sometimes
disappears for long peri0ods. These dies
are worn (making many features indistinguishable) and roll slightly short,
and I was only able to get 4 sets after employees allowed me into the locked
arena. Rolled on
uncirculated copper cents. Complete
set of 4 pennies, with backstamp on each.
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MIDWEST LEAGUE 1993 ALL-STAR DIME
1993 Midwest League
all-star game dime. The game was
played on June 21, 1993, in Geneva, Illinois.
Maker’s initials MOO-24 imprinted in the border. Pressed on a clad dime. Photo shows exact coin you are buying. bb7 $3.50
Same, but rolled short bb1 $2.50 |
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MADISON MUSKIES NICKEL, DIME & QUARTER SET
1991 Class A Midwest
League North Division Champions.
Maker’s initials MOO-9 imprinted in the border. Pressed on a Jefferson nickel, clad dime,
and clad quarter. Photo shows exact
coins you are buying. bb2 $9 |
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2 x KANE COUNTY COUGARS NICKELS
Two nickels from the minor
league team, from 1984 and 1991.
Maker’s initials MOO-29 (1984) and MOO-1 (1991, circulated nickel)
imprinted in the border. 1991 is a
championship team nickel. Photo shows
exact coins you are buying. bb3 $7 |
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ROCKFORD CUBBIES DIME
Rocford Cubbies - Midwest
League. Border print has maker’s
number MOO-36. Pressed on a clad
dime. Photo shows exact coin you are
buying. bb6 $3.25 |
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CLINTON GIANTS QUARTER
1991 Class A Midwest
League Champions. Maker’s initials
MOO-7 imprinted in the border. Pressed
on a clad quarter. Photo shows exact
coin you are buying. ba1 $4 |
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CLINTON GIANTS DIME
1991 Class A Midwest
League Champions. Maker’s initials
MOO-7 imprinted in the border (but partially cut off). Pressed on a clad dime. Photo shows exact coin you are buying. ba6 $3.25 |
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CEDAR RAPIDS REDS QUARTER
Cedar Rapids Midwest
League. Border print has maker’s
number MOO-6. Pressed on a clad
quarter. Photo shows exact coin you
are buying. ba3 $4 |
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PORTLAND SEA DOGS DIME
Class AA Portland Sea Dogs
Eastern League. Border print has
maker’s number MOO-32, copyright information, and year 1995. Pressed on a
clad dime. Photo shows exact coin you
are buying. ba4 $3.50 |
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SOUTH BEND WHITE SOX NICKEL & DIME SET
1992 South Bend White Sox
Midwest League. Pressed on both a
nickel and clad dime (both have initials MOO-13). Photo shows exact coin you are buying. ba5 $7 |
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BELOIT BREWERS QUARTER
1992 Beloit Brewers
Midwest League. Maker’s initials MOO-4
in the border dots. Pressed on a clad
quarter. Photo shows exact coin you
are buying. ba2 $4 |
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