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DISCOVERY CENTER MUSEUM Rockford,
Illinois Multiple museums are found in this
building. The science museum geared to
kids has a penny press depicting children at play/learning. Rolled on pre-1982 copper cents
that have been cleaned and polished. IL51cp $1.99
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NICHOLAS
CONSERVATORY &
GARDENS Rockford, Illinois We were
able to squeeze time to visit the home of Cheap Trick during a recent Chicago
trip. This conservatory has a 4-die
machine in its lobby. We rolled sets
on pre-1982 cleaned and polished copper cents. Designs:
Koi; Venus Flytrap plant; Food Truck Tuesdays; Streetcar IL50cp $5.99
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PULLMAN NATIONAL MONUMENT TOKEN Chicago, Illinois
High-relief token from the historical site of the
Pullman factory and company town, now part of the city of Chicago. Both sides shown in photo. Token is about the same diameter as other
national park tokens. NP16
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OUTLET OFFERING – BLEMISHED MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY We have sets of 4 pennies that were rolled on copper coins
that show streaks and an occasional stain. They may have been cleaned coins;
we do not clean our coins, so we’re offering these as-is. You may be able to clean them and improve
them, but they actually look pretty good to start with – they’re just not the
quality we prefer to sell. This is our set #IL17 (PennyCollector machine 1). So you can see the designs, we are showing
a photo of the good sets we sell at a higher price; these blemished sets (in
lesser condition) are being offered for $4, and we have two sets
available. Copper cents.
Set IL17BL $4 TWO BLEMISHED SETS AVAILABLE |
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CHICAGO
CUBS – SPORTS WORLD Chicago,
Illinois
IL49cp $10.99
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MINI
WRIGLEY PARK 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 (and we will list
them on eBay soon if they don’t sell out here). No extra charge for shipping – our
usual flat rate applies to your entire order! Wrigley $12.49
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THE CHICAGO COIN
SHOWS Annual conventions of
the American Numismatics Association and the Central States Numismatic
Society are held in the Chicago area, creating great opportunities for
collectors to build their collections – not to mention the prevalence of
penny presses throughout the Chicago area.
Attending the CSNS show in April (in Schaumburg) and the ANA World’s
Fair of Money in August (Rosemont-O’Hare) are highlights of my year. |
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A COLLECTION OF CENTRAL STATES NUMISMATIC SOCIETY (CSNS) ANNUAL
TOKENS
The CSNS show
issues a promotional coin each year to promote the event. We have quantities of 5 years (2010, 2011,
2012, 2016, 2017). These coins are
slightly larger than a quarter and are legendary for obverses that reproduce
old U.S. coin designs. We are
offering all 5 for one low price, or you can order individually by year. Three come in flips, and two are
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CS07 (set
of 5) $4 CS07.10
(2010 Milwaukee) $1 CS07.11
(2011 Rosemont) $1 CS07.12
(2012 Schaumburg) $1 CS07.16
(2016 Schaumburg) $1 CS07.17
(2017 Schaumburg) $1 |
RAY DILLARD’S LAST PROJECT: CSNS 2020 SHOW COIN FOR CANCELED CONVENTION
When Ray
passed away, the die for the Central States Numismatic Society’s 2020 show
coin was still in his machine, and a bag of rolled pennies was discovered
next to the machine. These were sent
by TEC officers to the CSNS to fulfil Ray’s obligation. The
convention, however, was canceled due to COVID. The coins sat in storage until 2024, when
they were offered at the convention in May.
These are rolled
on copper cents with stained/dyed red backgrounds. They were not cleaned or polished, so
some show minor stains or patina.
I have weeded out any with major staining. (I have come across a
couple with different backs, and one rolled on zinc) The design
depicts a steam locomotive emerging from the CSNS logo, with dates and
location for the canceled 2020 show. This is a
rare opportunity to secure an important coin in Ray’s long history in our
hobby. These will come with a souvenir card (about the size of a
baseball card) that we created to highlight this coin’s history. CS01 $2
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CSNS
SHOW COIN ROLLED BY RAY DILLARD ON LUXEMBOURG ALUMINUM
I
had Ray roll 10 copies of the 2019 CSNS design on Luxembourg 25 centimes,
which are made from aluminum. They
make beautiful impressions. I have 7
copies available. They roll about the
size of a nickel because of the soft metal. v2 $2 |
CENTRAL STATES
NUMISMATIC SOCIETY WOODEN NICKEL Schaumburg,
Illinois
A wooden nickel
promoting the CSNS. Photo shows both
sides – you will receive a single wooden nickel. WN-CSNS $3
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CENTRAL STATES
NUMISMATIC SOCIETY 2018 CONVENTION
ELONGATED COINS Schaumburg,
Illinois
We discovered a hoard
of these convention coins rolled by Ray Dillard for the April 2018
convention. They are rolled on copper
cents with stained backs showing Lincoln’s head and the penny’s date. Due to handling over the years, I
characterize them as being in circulated
condition. CSNS18 $1
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TWO AVAILABLE b31 |
GREAT WOLF LODGE, GURNEE ILLINOIS MEDALLIONS All medallions are about the size of a silver dollar and
brass-colored. They are not in mint
condition – they have bag marks (dents) and some haze from the manufacturing
process and handling. There are four
designs at the resort; we only have three designs available. Photo shows both sides. MAGIQUEST
ONLY ONE
AVAILABLE b32 |
SOME KIND OF RODENT
ONLY ONE
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PINE TREE SHILLING CSNS 2024 SHOW EXCLUSIVE
Between 500 and 800 replica coins
were made for the 2024 Central States convention in May. They are rolled on pewter using a rocker
press, and are actually made from elongated blanks that are positioned in the
press to change an elongated blank into a round coin. An article about these “unelongated” coins
appeared in the TECNews for July-September, 2024. You can subscribe to TECNews by joining the
TEC club here: LINK
TO APPLICATION. Each coin is hand-rolled and will
have minor centering variations. The photo
shows a representative sample of what we are selling. The inner ring on the date side has an
inscription for the CSNS show. This is the first such project by
Joe Paonessa of the Root River Mint.
He will re-use the obverse die, and will create similar reverse dies
that replace the CSNS inscription with wording for other events and sponsors. CS04 SOLD OUT |
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HARD ROCK CAFÉ Chicago
Hard Rock has been
adding penny presses to its restaurants.
They have a combination of standard designs and local flair. Unfortunately, machines in the Chicago area
are generally more expensive than normal.
Rolled on uncirculated pre-1982 copper cents. Designs: guitar logo;
t-shirt; logo; Chicago skyline framed inside guitar pick. This
location closed permanently on March 29, 2025.
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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
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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.
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THE
GROVE Glenview, Illinois
The
Grove is a forest reserve in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. Its penny press has 4 designs depicting
local wildlife: raccoon, owl, snake, and tortoise. Complete
set of 4 pennies pressed on pre-1982 uncirculated copper cents. IL45 $4.99 |
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 $9.99
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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. All machines were reportedly
removed. We have only one machine
left, pressed on copper.
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.
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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.
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KRISTOF’S WORLD OF
FUN Round
Lake Beach, Illinois
A single design is
available from this massive arcade/bowling alley north of Chicago. Rolled on uncirculated pre-1982 copper
cents. Design: logo.
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ALL MACHINES WERE RETIRED IN APRIL 2024 WHEN THE MUSEUM WAS
RENAMED
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U-BOAT COINS ON GERMAN EURO COINS
We sprayed a
green dye on the oak cluster side of German 2-euro-cent coins (the Ray
Dillard method) and pressed these with the oak clusters on the reverse. These coins are the same size as an
American penny. You get the two U-505
designs from the submarine exhibit at the Museum of Science &
Industry. The reverse and a raw source
coin are shown only for comparison. Set IL18.eu (2 coins)
$5.99 Trivia: although the
U-boat was captured off Africa and towed through 4 Great Lakes to Chicago
after the war, humorous Chicagoans used to convincingly tell gullible
visitors that it was captured in Lake Michigan and shows how close Germany
had come to invading the United States.
While the German navy patrolled off the coast of the U.S., it wouldn’t
have gotten past the Welland Canal. |
The two U-boat
designs pressed on slightly circulated obsolete German 5-pfennig coins. These coins have a brass tone to them, and
because they are slightly circulated you can generally see the image of the
oak clusters from the source coin on the reverse (intensity varies –
visibility is higher for highly circulated coins). The German 5-pfennig
coin (a denomination replaced when Germany adopted the Euro) is slightly
smaller than an American penny, but also slightly thicker. When rolling, the full image is usually
realized. You
will receive two coins with U-boat designs.
The rolled reverse and a source coin are only shown for reference. Set
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Set of 4 on copper cents In
December 2022 we were able to press a limited number from this machine on
uncirculated copper cents before the rest of our travel party said “dad, hurry
up.” Designs:
Museum building; logo; Earth Revealed; coal mine #IL17 $9.99 |
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. By 2022, this
machine was located near the blue stairs on Lower Level 1 near the Swiss
Jolly Ball. The
steel cents were cleaned, pressed on the wheat stalk side, and lightly
sprayed with a clear coat to preserve the finish. Designs:
Museum building; logo; Earth Revealed; coal mine #IL17s $10.99 Like steel pennies? Also check our Henry
Ford Museum pennies |
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
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Set of 4 from the Henry Crown Science Center
Rolled
on uncirculated copper cents; designs: Apollo 13/”Failure is not an Option”;
rocket blasting off; Lunar Rover; Moon Landing July 20, 1969. #IL14 $9.99 |
Retired set of 4 from Transportation Gallery
Rolled
on uncirculated copper cents. Designs:
steam train #999; biplane; Pioneer Zephyr; Spirit of America speed car. #IL16 $9.99 |
BACK IN STOCK TRANSPORTATION GALLERY
This
is the only penny press remaining in the Transportation Gallery. Designs:
Helicopter; train on trestle bridge; passenger jet plane; chicken and eggs. #IL20 $9.99 |
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This machine used to be found on the Lower level near the
blue stairs, but now it is outside the main gift shop on the Entry level. Designs: Piccard Gondola; Tractor/”Farm Tech”; airplane;
museum building. #IL19 $9.99
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BACK IN STOCK 2
U-BOAT PENNIES HIGHLIGHT MACHINE
BETWEEN U-BOAT AND SPACE
This machine is located in the corridor
between the Henry Crown Space Center and the U-Boat exhibit. These sets are blemished, made from cleaned
copper cents that show signs of cleaning. Designs: U505 Submarine; U505 emerging
from water; Genetics; Toymaker exhibit #IL18 $9.99
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PIONEER ZEPHYR MEDALLION Museum of
Science & Industry Chicago,
Illinois
Silver-dollar-sized brass medallion depicting
the Pioneer Zephyr on one side and the museum’s 90th anniversary logo on the
reverse. This is a new reverse. We are only carrying this single token – we do
not stock the other medallions from the museum. Both sides shown in photo. You will receive one medallion. IL-TK03 $8.99
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The Field Museum has switched entirely to preloaded zinc pennies at a
higher price point. Once the copper
coins in our offerings are sold out, we will switch to zinc coins in our
listings. This is your final chance to
secure the copper versions. |
8-die
Dinosaur machine All 8 dies now available!
Preloaded zinc
machine, with 8 dinosaur-related designs.
One die, the dinosaur footprint, was not working correctly for
years. We now have this coin in proper
condition.
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BACK IN STOCK EGYPT 8-DIE MACHINE
Preloaded zinc
machine with 8 designs related to the museum’s Egyptian collection.
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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.
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Ground floor machine This machine was on
the lower level near the picnic area.
Pressed on uncirculated 1981 copper cents, the set of 4 includes gems
and ancient Americans. This set was retired some time before December 2023.
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Upper level machine –
dinosaurs This machine featured
all dinosaur & extinct animal designs.
Sue is moving up to the upper level with the rest of the dinosaurs and
primitive animals. This set was retired some time before December 2023 and
replaced with a set with nearly identical artwork but a new museum logo
pressed on preloaded zinc cents (our set IL44, below)
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NEW DESIGNS AT FIELD MUSEUM
We’re not
sure when this machine was added, but it replaces the machine that had
extinct species with more extinct species and the square-shaped Field Museum
logo adopted in 2018. To date, these
are the only pressed coins with the newer logo. Designs:
Saber-toothed Cat; Allosaurus; Sue at the Field Museum Chicago; 2 dinosaurs
at water’s edge. Pressed on
shiny zinc pennies supplied by the machine. Set IL44z $9.99
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NAVY PIER
Navy Pier is a
unique Chicago landmark with expensive parking and mediocre food. Still, it’s the best place in town for
tourists to watch other tourists watching tourists. |
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. This
location closed in September 2021
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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.
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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
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VOLO
AUTO MUSEUM ATTRACTIONS TOKEN Volo,
Illinois A single small token
(about the size of a nickel) used to pay for rides and entry into some
attractions. Circulated
condition. IL-TK01 $2.49
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CHAIN
STORES & RESTAURANTS KNOWN FOR PENNY PRESSES LINK
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Another
Lincoln coin! Bass Pro Shops – Bolingbrook, Illinois Complete set of 4, rolled
on copper cents
#IL13 $9.99
FOR OTHER BASS PRO LOCATIONS:
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Rainforest Café – Woodfield Mall,
Schaumburg Illinois Machine with Chicago theme:
#IL01A $9.99
This location has shut down
and the coins are now retired. FOR OTHER RAINFOREST LOCATIONS:
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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
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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.
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Cabela’s – Hoffman Estates, Illinois – the standard Cabela’s
deer design, this time from the Chicago suburb. Uncirculated copper cent.
#IL02 $1.25
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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
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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
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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 SOLD OUT |
Photo shows backstamp in lower right
corner – You will receive a total of 4 coins Museum set 3 – “mules” with backstamp
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INDIANA All coins in
this section are rolled on professionally cleaned & polished pre-1982
copper cents unless noted.
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URANUS
FUDGE FACTORY Anderson,
Indiana
New machine added in 2024. Every pre-teen gross-out joke about Uranus and
fudge is fully played out at this tourist trap, leaving exasperated parents
to wonder “who the hell named that planet???”
Rolled on professionally cleaned
& polished pre-1982 copper cents. IN26cp $5.99
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FALLS OF
THE OHIO STATE PARK Clarksville,
Indiana
Complete set of 4 from the state
park on the Ohio River at the far southern end of Indiana. Rolled on professionally cleaned
& polished pre-1982 copper cents. IN25cp $5.99
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4 NEW COINS FROM URANUS Richmond, Indiana This is a brand new machine in a new location for
the Uranus Fudge Factory. This place
was so new that it hadn’t even been landscaped yet when we visited in early
January 2025. Just across the Ohio
state line in Indiana, the machine in Richmond features 4 designs that differ
from the ones in Anderson (which we added to our catalog in November 2024 as
set #IN26 [available below]). Rolled on pre-1982 copper pennies that have been
cleaned and polished. IN28cp
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NATIONAL
NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD
MUSEUM Elkhart, Indiana
How did the
national New York Central museum end up in northern Indiana? It’s simple –
Elkhart was an industrial center and railroad repair facility for the NYC’s
busy route to Chicago. The (largely)
open-air museum features locomotives and rolling stock from the NYC and its
successor railroads (Penn Central and Conrail). In 2023 the
museum added its first penny press. We
bring you these 4 designs on cleaned and polished pre-1982 copper cents. All designs roll slightly short. Designs:
New York Central EMD E8 diesel locomotive; museum logo; City of Elkhart logo;
New York Central Class L-3A (number) 3001 steam locomotive. IN24cp $5.99
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INDIANA
HISTORICAL SOCIETY Indianapolis, Indiana
Complete set
of 4 from the Society’s headquarters in downtown Indianapolis. Pressed on uncirculated copper cents. IN22 $5.49
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COLUMBIAN
PARK ZOO Indianapolis, Indiana
Complete set
of 4 from the zoo’s gift shop. Pressed
on uncirculated copper cents. IN23 $4.99
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FAIR OAKS
FARMS Fair Oaks, Indiana
This dairy
farm takes tourism to a new level with an entire complex of activities. A complete set of 4 was rolled in the Dairy
Adventure Building. Pressed on
uncirculated copper cents. IN21 $4.99
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STUDEBAKER MUSEUM South
Bend, Indiana
Studebaker was based
in South Bend. This is a complete set
of 4 designs rolled on uncirculated pre-1982 copper cents. This machine has a more expensive price
point, compelling us to charge more for sets.
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STUDEBAKER MUSEUM
SOUVENIR CASINO CHIP South
Bend, Indiana
The gift shop carries
souvenir plastic casino chips. Mint
condition; photo shows both sides with Studebaker logos. These are the size of standard casino chips
(about 40mm). IN17A $3
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COPPES COMMONS Nappanee,
Indiana
Complete set of 4
pressed on uncirculated copper cents.
This shopping center is built in an old cabinet factory in the heart
of Indiana Amish country. Designs:
logo; woman holding sign; wooden cabinet; building.
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SOUTH BEND AIRPORT South
Bend, Indiana
Complete set of 4
from the airport machine. Rolled on uncirculated
pre-1982 copper cents. This machine
has a more expensive price point, requiring us to charge more. Designs: My lucky
penny – South Bend; Studebaker logo; Indiana map with star marking South
Bend; The South Bend Chocolate Company.
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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
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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, and has
since been retired. It had originally
been at the city’s Chamber of Commerce office.
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INDIANA DUNES
NATIONAL PARK Porter,
Indiana
A new machine in 2021
has 5 all-new designs to replace a retired 4-die machine. Rolled on uncirculated copper cents or
copper cents that have been cleaned and polished using professional methods
(these end up with a greater shine than uncirculated pennies, as uncirculated
pennies lose some lustre over time.
The 6th coin in the photo shows the backstamp common to each coin –
you will receive 5 coins. IN20 $6.25
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INDIANA
DUNES NATIONAL PARK TOKEN
Single
token from one of America’s newest national parks. The Dunes became a national lakeshore in
1966 and were elevated to national park status in 2019. Both sides of the token are shown in the
photo – you will receive one token.
Size: standard national park token size, about the width of a quarter. NP13 $2.99 OUT OF STOCK
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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
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National Automobile & Truck Museum, Auburn Indiana Complete set of 4
rolled on copper cents that have been cleaned and polished using professional
methods. #IN01cp $6.99
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Cabela’s – Hammond, Indiana – again, the standard deer
design, from northern Indiana. Rolled
slightly short. Two machines rolled
the same design;
#IN03
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Bass
Pro Shops, Portage Indiana Complete set of 4 #IN02 $4.99
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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
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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 |
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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. Rumors in 2023/2024 that machines were brought back
have not been substantiated – my trip to all travel plazas in May 2024 found
no machines.
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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
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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
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WISCONSIN All Minnesota coins are sold out |
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RIVERSIDE & GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY Wisconsin Dells
Complete set of 4 rolled on uncirculated pre-1982
copper cents depicting locomotives. A
very moody machine, it eats about 20% of the coins you try to roll.
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GREAT WOLF LODGE Wisconsin Dells
Great Wolf Lodge has a single 4-die machine. This is the complete set, rolled on zinc
pennies dispensed by the machine. Some of those pennies are in circulated
condition.
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GREAT WOLF LODGE MEDALLIONS Wisconsin Dells
Complete set of 4 brass-colored medallions, with the
Wisconsin Dells location noted on the reverse. You will receive 4 medallions; the fifth
one in the photo (center) shows the reverse.
Medallions may have bag marks or other defects from the
shipping and installation process.
This is common for all these medallion sets in all locations across
the country. WI15
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KALAHARI RESORT –
machine #2 Wisconsin
Dells
ro Kalahari has 5 penny
presses, according to Pennycollector.com.
During my late April visit, I could find only two penny presses (plus
the medallion machine). Some may be
located beyond paid areas (such as the water park). I will check again in June. Pennycollector
machine #2 has 4 designs and takes our copper pennies, so this set is pressed
on uncirculated pre-1982 copper cents.
This machine has a higher price, so we must charge more. Designs: Indian head;
Stand Rock; Kalahari logo; “My friends went to Wisconsin Dells and all I got
was this lousy penny” We have an additional
Kalahari penny from a single-die machine on the NEW COINS page. WI12 $8.99
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KALAHARI RESORT –
machine #4 Wisconsin
Dells
An animated gorilla
machine delivers zinc pennies as
dispensed by the machine. These coins
can be circulated or uncirculated, depending on luck of the draw. An occasional circulated copper penny may
be included, again at random based on the machine’s stock. Set of 4 designs: elephant
logo; elephant under tree; gorilla; cartoon chimpanzee standing. Pennycollector machine #4. WI13 $9.99
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KALAHARI RESORT Wisconsin
Dells
Complete set of 4
brass-colored medallions, with the Wisconsin Dells location noted on the
reverse. You will receive 4
medallions; the fifth one in the photo (center) shows the reverse. Medallions may have
bag marks or other defects from the shipping and installation process. This is common for all these medallion sets
in all locations across the country. WI14 |
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KALAHARI
RESORT Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin
We had trouble
locating this single-die machine during our springtime visit. It has moved to Tom Foolery’s arcade, where
we were able to stock up. WI20 $1.99
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BENNETT STUDIO MUSEUM Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin
One of the oldest
machines in town pays tribute to the former Civil War photographer whose
nature shots brought the Dells to America’s attention. Designs: Bennett with camera; Wisconsin
Dells logo; his son jumping Stand Rock; 4-leaf clover. Only 3 sets
available. Nostalgia time: When
we first established this website, sets from this location were among our
first offerings. WI06 $4.99
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PAUL BUNYAN’S COOK
SHANTY Wisconsin
Dells
Complete set of 4
from this popular breakfast spot in the Dells. Pressed on a variety of circulated
and uncirculated zinc coins dispensed by the machine. You may find an occasional copper cent in
these sets, but expect zinc. Designs: Paul
carrying an axe through the forest; Paul & Babe the Blue Ox; lumberjack
on rolling log; Wisconsin map with Stand Rock in center.
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CIRCUS
WORLD MUSEUM Baraboo,
Wisconsin
Complete set of 4
rolled on uncirculated copper cents.
These roll quite a bit short. WI16 $4.99
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DEVIL’S
LAKE STATE PARK Baraboo,
Wisconsin
Complete set of 4
rolled on uncirculated copper cents, with a backstamp. Designs: Devil’s Doorway rock formation;
Balanced Rock formation; tour boat; North Shore Chateau. WI17 $4.99
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BUFFALO
PHIL’S PIZZA & GRILLE Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin
Complete set of 4
rolled on uncirculated copper cents.
Designs: Buffalo Phil’s logo; Stand Rock; Indian head; delivery
vehicle with bison on it (Buffalo Phil’s and Moose Jaw have distinctive
delivery vehicles). WI18 $4.99
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MOOSE
JAW RESTAURANT Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin
Complete set of 4
rolled on uncirculated copper cents. WI19 $4.99
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CHULA
VISTA RESORT Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin
Complete set of 4
rolled on uncirculated copper cents.
Designs: Indian head with “Chula Vista” in border print; Cati the Cactus
(mascot); Stand Rock; Chimney Rock.
This is a Wyndham resort and is located on the outskirts of the main
tourist area. WI23 $4.99
______________________________ We also have limited
numbers of the Chula Vista Indian Head and Chimney Rock coins available on
uncirculated bimetal coins:
Bimetal
Indian coin: WI23.1ec $2.99
Bimetal Chimney Rock
coin: WI23.2ec $2.99 |
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WILDERNESS
RESORT Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin We have a small
selection of coins from this location.
We offer the single-die logo coin on copper, and the “Ducks” (DUKW)
coin on bimetal Ecuador 100 sucres.
Copper
cent logo coin: WI22 $1.99
Bimetal
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BROADWAY GIFTS Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin
Complete set of 4
rolled on uncirculated copper cents.
Designs: “My friends went to Wisconsin Dells and all I got was this
lousy penny”; boat tour; “Water Park Capital of the World” with tuber; Stand
Rock. WI24 $4.99
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RESORT Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin
Complete set of 3
rolled on uncirculated copper cents.
Designs: 2 natives with spears; pirate face saying “arrgh”; standing
pirate. This is another of the
machines that has been around for a long time. Nostalgia time: When
we first established this website, sets from this location were among our
first offerings. WI05 $3.99
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BIGFOOT
ZIPLINE Wisconsin
Dells, Wisconsin
Complete set of 4
rolled on uncirculated copper cents.
Designs: Bigfoot with “Bigfoot Ziplines”; Wild Thing jet boat ride;
Dells Army Ducks; person on zip line “Bigfoot Ziplines.” These coins have a backstamp. WI25 $4.99
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CIVIL WAR MUSEUM Kenosha,
Wisconsin
Although These are
pressed on uncirculated copper cents, the machine grips the coins hard,
leaving the appearance of streaking on the surface. I have not tried cleaning them. Designs: “Old Abe the
Battle Eagle”; cannon; eagle holding Union emblem, with “Civil War Museum”
written in an arc across its wing. WI30 $3.99
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KENOSHA
DINOSAUR DISCOVERY MUSEUM Kenosha,
Wisconsin
All coins from this machine
roll woefully short, as shown in photo.
WI31 $3.99
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KENOSHA
HISTORY CENTER Kenosha,
Wisconsin
WI32 $3.99
A fourth press in
Kenosha, at the Kenosha Public Museum, is not available in our catalog due to
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LINCOLN
PARK ZOO Manitowoc,
Wisconsin
Unfortunately, this
machine dispenses circulated pennies at a higher price point. There is a decent chance you will get a
copper penny in a set, but please expect all coins to be circulated and very
likely zinc. WI28 $9.99
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AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION (EAA)
MUSEUM Oshkosh,
Wisconsin
Complete set of 4
rolled on uncirculated copper cents, with a backstamp. Designs: Pioneer Airport; Wright Flyer;
P-51 Mustang; Laird Super Solution racing biplane. WI26 $4.99
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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 SOLD OUT |
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. This machine has been moved to another location in town. #ON14
- $7.99
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ANNE OF
GREEN GABLES CANADA
COLORIZED $1 COIN
We don’t
carry many ordinary coins, however we bought a roll of the colorized dollar
coins from the Royal Canadian Mint’s booth at the World’s Fair of Money. This coin, minted in 2024 and bearing the
portrait of King Charles, is part of a small series of coins honoring the
Canadian classic book Anne of Green Gables. These coins
are fresh from the Mint, fresh from the roll, and uncirculated. #Anne $2.99
Trivia: TEC’s Tyler Tyson and I
rolled three sets of these coins with raised reverses at the Chicago World’s
Fair of Money on August 9, 2024. A
video of the process was posted
to the TEC Facebook page by Vira Hora and is very educational. The sets consist of the ANA WFOM design and
the TEC design for the show. What is TEC, you ask? It’s the ANA-affiliated coin club for
elongated collectors, and well worth the affordable membership price. An application to join
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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.
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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. #ON09-4
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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:
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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 Italy 2007 5-euro cent coins (they
look like a nickel-size penny) or uncirculated Mexican brass 1966 5-centavos. Our uncirculated nickels are sold out. Designs: Bird Kingdom
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5-euro cents
Sets
rolled on uncirculated 5 Euro cent coins (Italy 2007) ON04eu
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5 centavos
#ON04mx
- $19.99
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