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ONTARIO, CANADA

TORONTO Coins in Toronto are extremely expensive – CN Tower charges $2 per coin

TORONTO RAILWAY MUSEUM This is a fantastic museum in downtown Toronto just a couple blocks from Union Station. A coin press makes three designs on bright brass tokens supplied by the machine. The tokens are slightly larger than a penny. Designs: caboose; Cabin D (an interlocking tower); 1896 Don Station (a relocated train station). #ON16 – set of 3 - $7.99

CN TOWER CLICK HERE FOR AN ARTICLE MAKING SENSE OF THE CN TOWER MACHINES Obverse: English Reverse: French Perhaps the most famous structure in Toronto, the CN Tower has several coin presses but most are duplicate designs. Out of 4 machines (16 coins), 7 are unique designs. We pressed a small quantity on uncirculated U.S. nickels at the locations, eliminating the duplicate designs. Three have the same artwork but mention different elevation levels for various features of the CN Tower (the SkyPod, the Glass Floor, and the Lookout. These are inscribed in French on one side and English on the other. Photos show both sides – you are buying 7 coins. The frosted look on two coins is the result of lighting – they have the same look as the other coins. Note that some roll short. We were only able to roll 2 sets for selling. #ON17 - set of 7 - $34.99 ONLY 2 SETS AVAILABLE

CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM Kingsville, Ontario Complete set of 3 designs pressed on brass tokens supplied by the machine. The tokens are slightly larger than a penny. Designs: Heritage Village – Clark Cabin 1826; Canadian Transportation Museum – Heritage Village – front of classic car; Canadian Transportation Museum – Ford Model T #ON15 - $7.99

GRAND BEND, ONTARIO Grand Bend Sweet Shop Grand Bend is a tourist town on the Ontario side of Lake Huron. This is a set of 3 designs pressed on brass tokens supplied by the machine. The tokens are between the size of a penny and a nickel. Designs: sailboat; lighthouse; stylized sunset with waves. The lighthouse coin always rolls off-center, cutting off the bottom beaded border. #ON14 - $7.99

NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA Niagara Falls is the anti-Disney. Disney takes an artificial concept and makes it as good as they can. Niagara Falls, Ontario, takes a natural beauty and does whatever it can to harm the experience. READ MORE I have limited quantities of these coins because it can be so frustrating to get them. Machines are being removed from the Niagara Falls area because of the loss of the penny in Canada. The locations with tokens seem to be maintaining their presence.

WELLAND CANALS CENTRE St. Catharine’s, Ontario There was a single coin at the visitor center/museum at Lock 3 (there are 8 locks along the 27-mile canal connecting Lakes Erie and Ontario). The machine supplied its own blank token, which is slightly larger than a penny. Design: Great Lakes freighter. This machine was retired in 2018. #ON01 - $4.49

RAINFOREST CAFÉ Niagara Falls, Ontario SOLD OUT The Rainforest Café on Clifton Hill has a setup similar to the Great Wolf Lodge outside of town. A change machine distributes loonies with a token (same as used at the Welland Canal and Souvenir City machines) that you insert into the penny press. You can even put a loonie (dollar coin) in the change machine and get a loonie plus a token. Some websites advise you to bring your own penny to press. That would be a mistake. READ MORE Complete set of 4 rolled on tokens. Designs: frog; leopard; parrot; elephant in a barrel. #ON03 - $9.99 SOLD OUT FOR OTHER RAINFOREST LOCATIONS:

WHITE WATER WALK Niagara Falls, Ontario Complete set of 4. These are rolled on circulated coins supplied by the machine. The coins are typically zinc U.S. cents, although I have seen an occasional pre-1982 copper cent pop up. The key word is “circulated.” As you can see, they are not pretty. This is a representative set, but all of the coins are flawed to various degrees. Designs: White Water Walk; Horseshow Falls, Canada; maple leaf; crossed flags. #ON05 - $14.99 ONLY ONE SET LEFT

BIRD KINGDOM Niagara Falls, Ontario 2018: Pennycollector reports this machine is now retired. I have not been able to confirm, but once these coins are gone, they’re gone. 2019: Pennycollector reports this machine is still available. We are removing the “retired” designation There is a 4-die nickel machine at this attraction. I am offering sets pressed on uncirculated U.S. 2006 nickels or uncirculated Mexican 1966 5-centavos. Designs: Bird Kingdom – A Tropical Adventure; hornbill; toucan; flying parrot or macaw. NEW: Sets rolled on uncirculated 5 Euro cent coins (Italy 2007) ON04eu - $19.99

U.S. nickels #ON04 - $12.99 SOLD OUT

Mexican 5 centavos #ON04mx - $19.99

GREAT WOLF LODGE Set of 4 pressed on tokens supplied by the nearby change machine. Designs: Great Wolf Lodge footprint logo; barrel going down the falls; “Mounted Police” character; Violet (character) ON11 - $9.99 FOR OTHER GREAT WOLF LODGE LOCATIONS:

TABLE ROCK WELCOME CENTRE FOOD COURT Niagara Falls, Ontario Set of 4 from the food court machine on the 1st floor of the visitor center. The hand-crank machine has room for four dies, but one is blocked out (it was a “Maid of the Mist” design for the boat tour, but the company conducting the tours has changed to Hornblower). The Maid of the Mist die is still on the machine, but most collectors probably skip right past it. The machine supplies the U.S. cents used to roll the coins; they are circulated coins, and almost always zinc pennies. The photo shows a representative set, but all coins will be circulated and show flaws from dirt, staining, and handling. Designs: Horseshoe Falls; maple leaf; CN Tower (Toronto); Maid of the Mist As of February 2017, all machines at Table Rock are reportedly gone. #ON09 - $14.99

ILLINOIS

Volo Auto Museum Volo, Illinois This auto museum northwest of Chicago features an incredible array of cars, trucks, movie/TV cars, campers, boats, bicycles, military equipment, and Disney memorabilia. It has two penny press machines – one in its Duesenberg room, and a machine in one of several buildings holding Hollywood cars. All the coins (8 total) have the museum’s name on them. Set IL36: Duesenberg set – has Duesenberg logo, two side views of Duesenbergs, and front view; the 3 car coins say “It’s a Duesy” Set IL37: Movie car set – has Herbie the Love Bug from Herbie: Fully Loaded; Mater from Pixar Cars; Scooby Doo van; and 1960s TV Batmobile. Each represents a car in the museum’s collection. Set IL36-37 – complete set of 8 – $9.49 - save! Set IL36 – Dusenberg set of 4 - $4.99 Set IL37 – Movie cars set of 4 - $4.99

SPRINGFIELD Lincoln penny book from Presidential Museum Includes exclusive pressed penny design (“Lincoln’s Birthplace” log cabin) New, unused. #ILBK1 $9.99

Lincoln Tomb Single coin from a one-die machine at the gift shop just outside the entrance to the cemetery. Coins appear to have an oily substance, probably from machine lubrication. I have cleaned these using a dry cloth, but they have some remnants akin to fingerprints. The coin has a backstamp “Lincoln Souvenir.” Photo also shows backstamp – you will receive 1 coin. #IL12 $1.25

Mr. Lincoln’s Souvenir Shop This single-die machine is in a gift shop across the street from the national historic site containing Lincoln’s home. #IL07 $1.25

Museum set 1 - #IL11 $4.99

Lincoln Presidential Museum – the museum has three machines with 4 dies each. One is a “mule” with a backstamp from the Lincoln bicentennial in 2009. Museum set 2 - #IL10 $4.99

Photo shows backstamp in lower right corner – You will receive a total of 4 coins Museum set 3 – “mules” with backstamp - #IL09 $4.99

CHICAGOLAND Cabela’s – Hoffman Estates, Illinois – the standard Cabela’s deer design, this time from the Chicago suburb. #IL02 $1.25 FOR OTHER CABELA’S LOCATIONS:

#IL38 $3.99

OAK PARK CONSERVATORY Oak Park, Illinois This three-die hand-crank machine was added around October 2018. Designs: parrot; conservatory building; venus flytrap. Pressed on uncirculated copper cents.

#IL39 Machine #1 $4.99

RAINFOREST CAFÉ – DOWNTOWN There are a few Rainforest Café branches in the Chicago area (Gurnee, Schaumburg, and downtown at the corner of Clark and Ohio). The downtown location has two machines. Our machine #1 matches the Pennycollector machine #3, and our machine #2 matches Pennycollector machine #4. They are available separately. All pressed on uncirculated copper U.S. cents. Designs: Machine #1: Bamba the gorilla with Route 66 sign (Route 66 begins in downtown Chicago); Maya the Jaguar with John Hancock Building; Iggy the iguana with the Chicago Harbor lighthouse; Ozzie the orangatun holding Cubs logo.

#IL40 Machine #2 $4.99

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.

#IL41 Machine #11 $9.99

WILLIS TOWER SKYDECK 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. Four penny presses are located in the gift shop area. We are able to feature complete sets from three of the machines (the fourth was out of order). Unfortunately, this is one of the attractions in Chicago that charges top dollar for its coin sets. Using the Pennycollector numering system, machines #11 & #12 press four designs on shiny zinc pennies provided by the machine. Since the coins are supplied by the machine, we are unable to sell copper cents for machines 11 and 12. Machine #8 is available in copper, though. Machine #11 – zinc Designs: Machine #11: Enjoy the View - Willis Tower; Navy Pier; Cloud Gate (popularly known as "The Bean" in Millennium Park);Barack Obama – 44th President of the U.S., all pressed on zinc pennies. Limited quantities

#IL42 Machine #12 $9.99

Machine #12 - zinc Designs: Machine #12: Welcome to Chicago – The Windy City; Chicago skyline; City Hall – County Building; Buckingham Fountain. All pressed on zinc pennies. Limited quantities

#IL43 Machine #8 $4.99

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.

#IL25 $13.50

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY 8-die zinc machine 8-die machine added in March 2018. This machine dispenses its own shiny zinc pennies, so copper pennies are not available. Designs: museum building; Apollo 8; Boeing 727; space flight; locomotive 999; ships gallery; Stuka airplane; Numbers in Nature

#IL18.2 $4.99

2 U-Boat designs on 2 pfennig coins The 2 U-boat designs from MSI pressed on cleaned German 2-pfennig coins. The reverse is lightly painted to show the oak clusters on the original coin. Reverses are shown in the photo - you are receiving 2 coins.

#IL18.5 $4.99

2 U-Boat designs on 5 pfennig coins The same 2 coins, pressed on 5-pfennig coins. You are receiving 2 coins.

OLDER SETS FROM MSI:

Set of 4 from the Henry Crown Science Center #IL14 $9.99

Retired set of 4 from Transportation Gallery #IL16 $12.49

OLDER SETS FROM MSI:

Set of 4 on 1943 steel cents Designated as Pennycollector machine #1, this set was located at the yellow stairs but was relocated to the Transportation Gallery when the train set of 4 (our set #IL16) was retired The steel cents were cleaned, pressed on the wheat stalk side, and lightly sprayed with a clear coat to preserve the finish. Like steel pennies? Also check our Henry Ford Museum pennies

Designs: Museum building; logo; Earth Revealed; coal mine #IL17s $10.99

#IL3135 $35.99

FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Almost complete set of 15 zinc pennies and 12 copper cents. One zinc penny comes out misaligned – it will be included, but it is defective. See the dinosaur listing (#IL32) below for more details. Update April 2019: the machine continues to produce off-center pennies with the footprint design. It has been this way for more than a year.

#IL31 $10.99

8-die Egypt machine All 8 designs are devoted to the Egyptian exhibit. Still available: the prior set of 8 zinc pennies (only 3 sets left) #IL04 – Egypt theme (8) $24.99 Above: retired Egypt set

#IL32 $10.29

8-die Dinosaur machine Only 7 dies working Another zinc machine, with 8 dinosaur-related designs. One die, the dinosaur footprint, is not working correctly. It shows about half or 2/3 of the design. The coin will be included, but this set is discounted because of the flaw. The prior set of 8 zinc pennies is sold out Update April 2019: the machine continues to produce off-center pennies with the footprint design. It has been this way for more than a year.

#IL33 $5.99

Main floor machine The machine on the main level near the Africa entrance includes coins with triceratops and an Egyptian burial mask. Pressed on uncirculated 1981 copper cents. Set of 4.

#IL34 $5.99

Ground floor machine This machine is on the lower level near the picnic area. Pressed on uncirculated 1981 copper cents, the set of 4 includes gems and ancient Americans.

#IL35 $5.99

Upper level machine – dinosaurs This machine features all dinosaur & extinct animal designs. Sue is moving up to the upper level with the rest of the dinosaurs and primitive animals.

#IL28 $4.99

NAVY PIER BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP COMPANY 4 coins from the popular chain, pressed on 1981 uncirculated copper cents. A complete set. Designs: Run Forrest Run, ping pong, restaurant logo, bench/life is like a box of chocolates.

#IL29 $4.99

HARRY CARAY’S RESTAURANT The complete set of 4 coins pressed on 1981 uncirculated copper cents. Designs: Harry Caray caricature, Holy Cow, Wrigley-style sign, Chicago skyline.

#IL30 $4.99

CHICAGO CHILDREN’S MUSEUM The complete set of 4 coins pressed on 1981 uncirculated copper cents. Designs: museum logo, Chicago skyline, Big Backyard, Waterways with boat.

#IL26 $8.99

NAPER SETTLEMENT Naperville, Illinois Complete set of 4 uncirculated copper cents from the pioneer village west of Chicago. Designs: cabin, covered wagon, covered bridge, ducks. This machine was reported as “retired” in April 2019

#IL27 $4.99

PHILLIPS PARK ZOO Aurora, Illinois Complete set of 4 from the free zoo west of Chicago. Designs: mastodon; zoo logo; eagle or hawk; wolf. Pressed on uncirculated 1981 copper cents.

Another Lincoln coin! Bass Pro Shops – Bolingbrook, Illinois Complete set of 4 #IL13 $4.99 FOR OTHER BASS PRO LOCATIONS:

Rainforest Café – Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg Illinois Machine with Chicago theme: #IL01A $4.99 FOR OTHER RAINFOREST LOCATIONS:

Rainforest Café – Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, Illinois Moved to Rainforest Café, Gurnee, Illinois Machine new in 2014 at Schaumburg, with generic designs – city is not included in the designs. In 2015 this machine was moved to the Rainforest Café in Gurnee, Illinois. #IL01B $4.99 FOR OTHER RAINFOREST LOCATIONS:

ODYSSEY FUN WORLD Tinley Park, Illinois A single 4-die machine is located in this amusement center. It was added in February 2016, and by February 2017 it was reported to be retired. #IL23 $7.49

INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY MUSEUM Indianapolis A single coin – the single-die machine is the only machine availabe in 2021 at the Speedway’s gift shop. Design: Speedway logo #IN15 – $1.49

CABELA’S – NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA Complete set of 4 from this Indianapolis suburb. Designs: elk, deer, Cabela's logo, bear. #IN14 – $4.99 FOR OTHER CABELA’S LOCATIONS:

BASS PRO CLARKSVILLE Complete set of 4 from the Bass Pro just north of Louisville, Kentucky, on the Indiana side of the Ohio River. Designs: deer with Bass Pro logo; fish with Bass Pro logo; sturgeon; pheasant in flight. #IN16 – $4.99 FOR OTHER BASS PRO LOCATIONS:

DAVIS MERCANTILE Shipshewana, Indiana Complete set of 4 pressed on copper from the popular collection of specialty shops in Amish country. Designs: Amish horse-drawn buggy; Davis Mercantile building; carousel horse; Jo Jo’s Pretzels (one of the merchants in the building) #IN13 $4.99

GEORGE’S GYROS – CHESTERTON, INDIANA Complete set of 4 designs: Burns Harbor; Indiana Dunes; Indiana Wizard of Oz festival; South Shore Railway This machine was moved in 2015 to Gelsosomos Pizza, also in Chesterton. It had originally been at the city’s Chamber of Commerce office. These dies now alternate with other dies at a machine located at the Indiana Dunes visitor center. #IN10 $5.99

INDIANA DUNES A machine was installed at the visitor center in early 2019. Owned by the local Rotary Club, the machine had previously been in various local businesses in the Chesterton, Indiana, area. Four new dies were introduced when the machine was moved to the Dunes. The die ring is reportedly swapped out from time to time, reviving the designs that had been found in Chesterton (those designs are available below – George’s Gyros, set #IN10). Designs: Indiana Dunes logo; Babapaloosa logo (a local event); Chesterton’s Thomas Centennial Park; Octave Chanute – Pioneer of Flight in the Dunes. These coins are pressed on copper pennies that have been cleaned but can still show streaks and toning. The designs roll slightly short, cutting off some wording on the borders. This machine is extremely temperamental – I visited three times before being able to finally press an entire set. This machine was reported retired in mid-2021. #IN11 $9.99

National Automobile & Truck Museum, Auburn Indiana Complete set of 4 #IN01 $7.99

Cabela’s – Hammond, Indiana – again, the standard deer design, from northern Indiana. Rolled slightly short. Two machines rolled the same design; they were removed in 2017 and reported retired in 2019. #IN03 $2.50 FOR OTHER CABELA’S LOCATIONS:

Bass Pro Shops, Portage Indiana Complete set of 4 #IN02 $4.99 FOR OTHER BASS PRO LOCATIONS:

AMISH ACRES NAPPANEE, INDIANA Amish Acres was a shopping and amusement center in the heart of Indiana’s Amish country. It closed in 2019 when the old owner wanted to retire but couldn’t find a single buyer. Parts of the complex were sold at auction, and new owners have pledged to continue some of its operations, perhaps under a different name. We arranged to purchase the 4 designs from their penny press rolled on pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. When set up at Amish Acres, the machine only pressed pennies, but the other denominations were rolled by the machine’s owner after its removal from the shopping center. We are selling these as circulated coins. The pennies definitely show signs of being pressed on circulated copper cents. The nickels, dimes & quarters range from shiny uncirculated coins to an occasional coin showing some wear/patina.

Pennies

IN12 – $5.99 – set of 4 circulated copper pennies IN12N - $8.99 – set of 4 nickels IN12D - $9.99 – set of 4 dimes with long tails IN12Q - $14.99 – set of 4 quarters

Dimes (not pictured: nickels and quarter sets)

INDIANA TURNPIKE In 2016 the machines started being removed from the turnpike rest areas. The machine formerly found at mile marker 56 (Rolling Prairie) was permanently removed years earlier.

Indiana Turnpike, Portage, approx mile marker 22 Eastbound Westbound Designs: East: Lucky Penny Indiana; Indiana The Hoosier State; I Love You Indiana; Indiana Dunes West: Lucky Penny Illinois; Chicago skyline; Indiana The Hoosier State (appears identical to eastbound design); I Love You Chicago EASTBOUND I-80: #IN22E $9.99 WESTBOUND I-80: #IN22W $9.99

Indiana Turnpike, Elkhart, approx mile marker 90 Eastbound Westbound Designs: East: race car/Indiana USA; U.S. flag/Indiana USA; Luck o’ the Irish (vertical); Horse & Amish buggy/Indiana West: U.S. flag/Indiana USA (appears identical to eastbound design); race car/#1 Race Fan/Indiana; hoop game/Indiana; Luck o’ the Irish (horizontal) EASTBOUND I-80: #IN90E $9.99 WESTBOUND I-80: #IN90W $9.99

Indiana Turnpike, Howe, approx mile marker 126 Eastbound & Westbound Both sides of the turnpike had the same designs, so I am offering only one set. The machines on both sides of the highway were retired in 2016 Designs: heart/I Love You; My Lucky Penny; The Lord’s Prayer; tractor/Indiana Farmers Feed the World EASTBOUND I-80: #IN126E $9.99

INDIANA TURNPIKE COMPLETE SET Complete set – 18 coins (all different – does not include any duplicate designs) #INTPKset $39.99

WISCONSIN All Minnesota coins are sold out

#WI03 $10.99

JELLY BELLY FACTORY TOUR & STORE Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Complete set of 4 from the factory store. Retired in 2020. Designs: Jelly Belly logo; dancing Jelly Belly; Jelly Belly with American flag; steam locomotive ONLY ONE SET LEFT

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