DISNEY 100 YEARS OF
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A better assortment of coins
may become available . . . WE WILL BE RESTOCKING THESE COINS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AND HOPE TO
PUT TOGETHER COMPLETE SETS – SOMETHING WE WERE UNABLE TO DO IN EARLIER VISITS
DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF THE MACHINES |
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DISNEY COMPANY 100TH ANNIVERSARY PENNIES The new 100 Years of Wonder series replaced
the 62 pennies celebrating the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World. Any machine that had a 50th anniversary
coin gained a replacement 100 Years penny.
In addition, 2 machines that had not housed 50th anniversary coins had
their old designs replaced by the new celebration: a 3-die machine at the
Heritage House (Hall of Presidents in Magic Kingdom) and a 4-die machine at
the Promenade Pier (outdoors at the Boardwalk Resort). 62 + 3 + 4 = 69 new pennies. This series is devoted to the 100th
anniversary of the Disney Company, which was founded in 1923 (Mickey Mouse
joined the crew in 1928, but Disney had other cartoons before that time –
notably the Alice Comedies, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and Silly
Symphonies). The official title of the
celebration is “100 Years of Wonder,” and you may see it abbreviated as
100YoW, 100YW, or similar permutations.
The celebration officially began April 1, and the penny presses were
ready in March. As of April 29, 2023, there were 69 different
pennies at Disney World. We have
only been able to obtain 63 of them due to various machine malfunctions
during our late April visit. The 6 coins missing from our sets are: 4 coins from The
Living Seas with Nemo (Ratatouille, Figment, Nemo & Dory, and Ariel &
Flounder); Baloo from Animal Kingdom – Wilderness Explorer Station; and
Timon, Pumbaa & Simba from Animal Kingdom – Dawa Bar. We plan to obtain all available coins and
will offer any new acquisitions as partial sets so you can complete your
collection. We do not know if
additional machines will be added, or if dies will be swapped for new
designs. We are not selling singles at
this time. FA 1.
There are only 63 coins in these sets. They are incomplete because 6
dies were not available during our visit. 2.
In a perfect world, there are 69 designs. We only have 63 at this time. The 6 coins missing from our current
offering are: [1-4] 4 pennies from The Living Seas with Nemo (Ratatouille,
Figment, Nemo & Dory, and Ariel & Flounder); [5] Baloo from Animal
Kingdom – Wilderness Explorer Station; and [6] Timon, Pumbaa & Simba from
Animal Kingdom – Dawa Bar. 3.
No, we will not be selling singles until next year, and then we will only
be liquidating remaining inventory and cannot guarantee continued
availability of any particular design.
You can find prior years’ singles on our Dated Coins page. 4.
Yes, we expect to have the remaining coins during the summer and will
offer them as a complete set of 6.
Expect the price to be around $15. 5.
Although we do not sell singles, we are offering machine sets: all 100
Years of Wonder coins from a single machine, or from a set of adjoining
machines. 6.
These are all zinc pennies as dispensed by the machines. Very few of these coins enjoy perfect
alignment of the design on the coin. 7.
As always, the photo shows a representative sample. Your designs will be the same, and the
condition similar. 8.
No, we are not stocking the 100 Years of Wonder medallions. Some older medallions are still available
as clearance items on various Disney and State pages – see the links in the
notice at the bottom of this page. We have limited numbers (around 5 copies) of any sets with
100th anniversary coins Incomplete set of 63 Set# YOW63 $154.99
ONE SET LEFT FOR NOW – WILL BE RESTOCKED & EXPANDED TO ALL
COINS LATER IN THE YEAR |
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HERITAGE HOUSE 100TH Complete set of 3 100th anniversary pennies
from Heritage House (Baymax, Jack Skellington, and Woody, Presscoins
#WDW23055-23057) |
PROMENADE PIER 100TH Complete set of 4 100th anniversary pennies
from Promenade Pier at Boardwalk Resort (The Incredibles, Edna Mode, Joe
Gardner, and Bing Bong, Presscoins #WDW23060-23063) |
POLYNESIAN VILLAGE SET OF 8 Note that all 8-die machines
feature 4 older designs and 4 anniversary designs. Complete set of 8 from Polynesian Village
Resort – 4 100th anniversary pennies, 4 older pennies Designs: Orange Bird 100th (WDW23037) Bruno, etc. 100th (WDW23038) Moana & Maui 100th (WDW23039) Stitch 100th (WDW23040) Goofy with surfboard (WDW21131) Donald w/ drum (WDW21132) Trader Sam logo (WDW21133) Mickey & Minnie (WDW21134) |
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EMPORIUM #1 100TH Note that all 8-die machines
feature 4 older designs and 4 anniversary designs. Complete set of 8 from Emporium machine #1 –
4 100th anniversary pennies, 4 older pennies
Designs: Captain Hook 100th (WDW23023) Buzz Lightyear 100th (WDW23024) Peter Pan etc. 100th (WDW23025) Pinocchio 100th (WDW23026) Mickey & Minnie (WDW20053) Snow White (WDW20054) Tink (WDW20055) Mickey hugging Pluto (WDW20056) |
EMPORIUM #2 – separate set not currently
available |
CONTEMPORARY RESORT 100TH Note that all 8-die machines
feature 4 older designs and 4 anniversary designs. Complete set of 8 from Contemporary Resort –
4 100th anniversary pennies, 4 older pennies
Designs: Aurora 100th (WDW23033) Belle 100th (WDW23034) Mulan 100th (WDW23035) Bo Peep 100th (WDW23036) Chef Mickey’s logo (WDW21120) Prince Eric & Ariel (WDW21121) Shy Mickey (WDW21122) Contemporary Resort logo (WDW21123) |
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FORT WILDERNESS 100TH A complete machine set of 3 from the
campground. Designs: Pooh & Piglet 100th (WDW23065) Pocahontas 100th (WDW23066) Mei (red panda) (WDW23067) ONE SET LEFT |
SET OF 3 MARVEL CHARACTERS FROM PIN TRADERS We made extra copies of the Marvel characters featured in three
different machines at Disney Springs Pin Traders. 3 designs: Iron Man (WDW23076) Hulk (WDW23077) Captain America (WDW23078) |
MAGIC KINGDOM RAILROAD STATION Set of 4 100th anniversary designs from the
Main Street train station’s lower level. Designs: Maleficent (WDW23070) Madame Loota (WDW23073) Mad Hatter & Cheshire Cat (WDW23074) Miguel & Dante (WDW23075) |
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ANIMAL KINGDOM 25TH ANNIVERSARY Complete set of 3 zinc pennies from 3
different machines, added in early April 2023 [Presscoins # WDW23079-23081] |
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NEW RIDE, NEW MACHINE: TRON This new 8-die machine was first reported on
April 20, 2023. There had been Tron
machines at Hollywood Studios and Disneyland years earlier, but this is an
all-new set. [Presscoins # WDW23082-23089] |
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RIVIERA RESORT FINALLY AVAILABLE We don’t know the complete official story,
but here’s a reliable unofficial version of these sets. When Riviera was getting ready to open in
December 2019, Disney’s vendor placed an 8-die machine in the building and
activated it. The machine was
reportedly available for only a single day (December 10) during media
previews, when a Disney executive apparently caught wind of its existence and
ordered it removed. The machine was
placed in a closet – so near, and yet so far, and we know of no public access
to it for more than three years. There were two factors at play. First, and this is definitely unofficial
but comes from a reliable collector, Disney Vacation Club wants to keep its
properties “exclusive” to members and objected that a penny press would
attract unwashed collectors like you and me.
Second, the vendor who controls all penny presses at Disney World has
been known to overstep its bounds in the past, so placing a machine in a
discouraged location is not a huge surprise.
Remember, the vendor put its Pennycollector.com inscription on the
border of the Toy Story Land set of 4 Pixar pennies a few years ago, and had
to replace those dies within a few days.
They also switched to circulated coins in all their machines in 2021,
which caused a ton of complaints to Disney about its quality standards and
resulted in the vendor going back to uncirculated zinc cents. For whatever reason, the machine was returned
to a public area in mid-March 2023.
And that’s good news. [Presscoins #WDW23002-23009] Complete set of 8 zinc pennies
#RES97 $12.99 |
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50th ANNIVERSARY ARCADE CARD We were able to obtain a small number of
arcade cards issued for the 50th anniversary celebration. These are used; do not expect them to have
any value still loaded on them. The
cards are the same size as credit cards. Check out our
other arcade cards, Disney Dollars, and Disney tokens |
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NON-100TH
SETS ADDED EARLIER THIS YEAR |
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HAPPIEST CELEBRATION NEMO QUARTER Another quarter rolled at The Living Seas during the Happiest
Celebration on Earth in 2005, featuring Nemo.
Presscoins #2005-59. Rolled on
a circulated quarter. |
ANIMAL KINGDOM LODGE We have a blemished set from the Animal Kingdom Lodge (which is
normally our set #RES11). There is
significant staining on the Mickey and Minnie coins, but it does not show up
in the photo. We have not attempted to
clean the coins. Pressed on pre-1982
copper cents. |
DISNEY
JUNIOR/IN CHARACTER SHOP BLEMISHED SETS We still have a few of the blemished
sets from the In Character store featuring characters from Disney Junior
programs. In early 2021 Disney’s
vendor placed circulated zinc pennies in all the machines, leading to
customer dissatisfaction and a change in policy. Unfortunately, we bought too many and can’t
sell them at ordinary prices. Here's a chance to acquire some pennies
below their original cost, perhaps to fill a gap in your collection or to
give to children who will be more familiar with these characters. This is the complete set of 8 from this
location. Photo shows a sample set. Each set will be different (but similar) in
quality. |
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SAFARI MINNIE – LARGE DOTS Safari Minnie Mouse from Animal Kingdom, Presscoins #AK0037, with
large border dots. Zinc penny. |
GERMAN DUFFY BEAR ON GERMAN COIN From the good ole’ days when we could roll out
own coins: Duffy Bear rolled at the Epcot Germany pavilion on a German
2-pfennig coin! |
Leaving the Laughing Place Tribute to Splash Mountain When Splash Mountain’s transition was announced a couple years
ago, Don Cade produced a penny showing Br’er Rabbit leaving home. The original coins were pressed with
backstamps mentioning the Disney parks and were given catalog #DT0012 on the
Parkpennies website. We have acquired a small inventory without backstamps. They are rolled on uncirculated copper
cents. |
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ANIMAL KINGDOM LODGE ON BIMETAL
COINS Set of three from the arcade at Animal Kingdom Lodge pressed on
uncirculated bimetal 100-sucre coins from Ecuador. Exclusive to our website – only 6 sets were
rolled on this rare machine that still lets us use our own coins. Presscoins # RES0148, 0150 & 0210. |
AVAILABLE NOW free with every order: Castle penny with exclusive
zzzcoins backstamp Automatically included with each
order – no need to click any buttons CLICK
HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PURCHASING ADDITIONAL
PENNIES, DENOMINATION SETS, AND OUR RETIRED VIEWLINER AND MONORAIL COIN SETS |
50th
anniversary coins have been moved to their own page These
coins are now all retired Click here for our complete selection of 50TH ANNIVERSARY COINS, including Series 2 |
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We will only stock a limited amount of
these medallions in the future and are offering close-out prices on select
remaining inventory of sets and singles See the following pages for sales
items: DISNEY WORLD OHIO WISCONSIN ILLINOIS TEXAS |
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New 12/11/2014 Revised 9/6/2023 © James McNally |
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