DISNEY 100 YEARS OF WONDER (100YOW)
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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
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. FAQs (without the questions) 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
HERITAGE HOUSE 100TH Complete set of 3 100th anniversary pennies from Heritage House (Baymax, Jack Skellington, and Woody, Presscoins #WDW23055-23057) Set# MK66 $7.99	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) Set # RES100 $9.99		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) #RES99 $12.99
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) #MK67 $12.99	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) #RES98 $12.99
FORT WILDERNESS 100TH A complete machine set of 3 from the campground. Designs: Pooh & Piglet 100th (WDW23065) Pocahontas 100th (WDW23066) Mei (red panda) (WDW23067) Set# RES101 $8.99 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) Set# DTD100 $7.99		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) Set# MK70 $9.99
ANIMAL KINGDOM 25TH ANNIVERSARY Complete set of 3 zinc pennies from 3 different machines, added in early April 2023 [Presscoins # WDW23079-23081] AK43 $7.99
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] MK69 $12.99
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
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. WDW50 arcade card #AC11 $1.49 Check out our other arcade cards, Disney Dollars, and Disney tokens
NON-100TH SETS ADDED EARLIER THIS YEAR
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. n9 $9	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. b36 $2		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. DHS63BL $3.19
SAFARI MINNIE – LARGE DOTS Safari Minnie Mouse from Animal Kingdom, Presscoins #AK0037, with large border dots. Zinc penny. c50 $2	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! e34 $3		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. DT0012 $4.99
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. RES11ec $14.99	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
MEDALLIONS CLOSE-OUT 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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