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OHIO All Ohio coins pressed on pre-1982 uncirculated copper cents except as noted NAVIGATE THIS PAGE: TOLEDO SANDUSKY CLEVELAND CINCINNATI/DAYTON COLUMBUS TURNPIKE

SANDUSKY AREA

KALAHARI RESORT Sandusky, Ohio We have all three penny presses, plus medallions from the resort near Cedar Point. None of these include the city’s name, so they may be similar to designs at other Kalahari locations. Set OH46 has streaking on all the coins. We are assuming cleaned pennies were used during rolling. The other sets look BU. Designs: OH46 (PennyCollector machine 3): giraffe; zebra; tiger cub; two monkeys OH47 (PennyCollector machine 2): Kalahari Resort logo horizontal; surfer; elephant character; resort logo vertical OH48 (PennyCollector machine 4): “My Lucky Penny” with shamrock and horseshoe; “United We Stand” with U.S. flag; “I [heart] You” OH46 (animals) $4.99 OH47 (logos) $4.99 OH48 (generic) $3.99 Complete set of 4 brass medallions. The photo shows 4 medallions plus the common reverse – you will receive 4 coins. Designs: African Lion; African Elephant; Tiger Cubs; Giraffe (shows two giraffes). Set #OH-ME02. OH-ME02 $29.99 $20

MARBLEHEAD LIGHTHOUSE Marblehead, Ohio Ohio’s most famous lighthouse – the oldest lighthouse on the Great Lakes (1821); complete set of 4 pressed on copper. The coins have a backstamp with “Marblehead Lighthouse Historical Society.” The photo shows all 4 designs plus the backstamp featured on each. Designs: lighthouse, long view; top of lighthouse close-up; keeper’s house; life-saving station. OH44 $4.99 KELLEYS ISLAND GENERAL STORE Kelleys Island, Ohio Complete set of 4 from the general store on Kelleys Island, one of the popular Lake Erie islands. You have to take a ferry to get here. Designs: outline of island with “KI”; one of the island ferries, monarch butterfly (the Lake Erie islands are part of the monarchs’ migration path); Patmos lighthouse (a privately-maintained unofficial light built by a church camp in 1971). OH43 $6.99

MERRY-GO-ROUND MUSEUM Sandusky, Ohio There are two machines in this fascinating museum in the old downtown post office. We have complete sets of 4 from the two machines, and a limited number of singles from the one-die machine on both copper AND uncirculated bimetal Ecuador 100 sucres. All these copper cents are rolled on uncirculated Canadian 1964 pennies with the maple leafs showing faintly on the reverse. Designs: carousel animals: ostrich; frog; horse head; horizontal full view of horse. OH45 $4.99 ___________________________ ▲Single coin from the 1-die machine, rolled on an uncirculated 1964 Canadian cent. #OH45B. OH45B $1.49 ___________________________ ▲Single coin from the 1-die machine, rolled on an uncirculated bimetal Ecuador 100 sucres. #OH45Bec. OH45Bec $2.99 ___________________________ ▲ Wooden nickel, new condition. Both sides shown in photo – you will receive one wooden nickel. OH-WN01 $2.99

GREAT WOLF LODGE Sandusky, Ohio The penny press was out of order during our visit. We have complete sets of 4 medallions, though. The city name is featured as part of the logo on the reverse. The photo shows 4 medallions plus the common reverse – you will receive 4 coins. Designs: character Brinley, character Wiley Wolf; howling wolf; MagiQuest. OH-ME01 $29.99 $20

TOLEDO AREA

TOLEDO ZOO 10 new machines were installed in mid-2019. COMPLETE SETS: complete sets of 40 coins are not available due to continuous problems with machines. At this stage I am able to offer all 10 machines with 39 coins (instead of 40). The parakeets coin from the Aviary has been out of service for several months over a year three years. I will try again, and the coin will be offered individually (and added to sets) if it becomes available at a later date.

MY SET #

Location

Photo

Pennycollector machine #

OH38 Set of 10 machines, 39 coins (1 coin unavailable) $39.99

Various – see descriptions below

For contents of set, see individual photos below

17-26 (10 machines, 39 coins)

OH38.1 $3.99 Only 3 designs

Aviary building INCOMPLETE SET Only 3 of 4 designs working Designs: Two-toed sloth; Koala; Rhinoceros Hornbill missing: parakeets

Parakeets coin unavailable due to machine issues

17

OH38.2 $4.99

Aquarium Designs: giant Pacific octopus; stingray, horseshoe crab, African penguin

18

OH38.3 $4.99

Arctic Encounter Designs: polar bear; polar bear with cub; harbor seal; grey wolf

19

OH38.4 $4.99

Africa/by giraffes Designs: giraffe; ostrich; zebra; cheetah

20

OH38.5 $4.99

Great Apes Designs: Cinerous vulture; orangutan; western lowland gorilla; tortoise

21

OH38.6 $4.99

Hippoquarium Designs: river otter; hippopotamus with calf; 2 hippos in water; Tasmanian Devil

22

OH38.7 $4.99

Primates Designs: ring-tailed lemus; white-cheeked gibbon; black and white colobus; red panda

23

OH38.8 $4.99

Reptile House Designs: golden tree frog; cobra; turtle; saltwater crocodile

24

OH38.9 $4.99

Tembo Trail Designs: grizzly; Indian rhino; African elephant; meerkat

25

OH38.10 $4.99

Tiger Terrace Designs: Amur Tiger; Cougar; Snow Leopard; Maned Wolf

26

#OH04 $5.99

TOLEDO WALLEYE/TOLEDO MUDHENS MACHINE RETURNED IN DECEMBER 2022 NEW TO OUR LISTINGS MAY 2023 I finally had a chance to track down the elusive Toledo Walleye (hockey) machine that was first reported on PennyCollector in December 2022. As some suspected, this appears to be the same machine that had been located at the Toledo Mudhens’ minor league ballpark. 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.

#OH24 $4.99

IMAGINATION STATION Toledo, Ohio Complete set of 4 from this science museum in Toledo. Designs: All coins press with a slightly odd tail and are not properly aligned (see photo for examples). Designs: Gizmo (mascot); BOYO; “I’m an XTREME Scientist"; Hurricane Chamber. All coins have a backstamp with the Imagination Station logo. Pressed on uncirculated copper cents.

#OH03 $4.99

Bass Pro, Rossford (Toledo) Ohio Complete set of 4 FOR OTHER BASS PRO LOCATIONS:

#OH03ec $12.99

BASS PRO ROSSFORD (TOLEDO) ROLLED ON ECUADOR BIMETAL COINS These are a real treat – the complete set of Bass Pro designs from northern Ohio rolled on uncirculated bimetal coins that make the designs pop Do you like these new bimetal coins? You can purchase uncirculated rolls below. UNCIRCULATED ROLL: ECUADOR 100 SUCRES Bank roll of 20 x 100 sucres from Ecuador. These bimetal coins are the diameter of a U.S. penny, but slightly thicker. Some commercial penny presses will not accept these because of their thickness, but they are great for private rollers or coin collectors. On a recent trip to northern Michigan, about half the machines – all older machines – accepted them. You can see samples of those pressed coins in the June and July 2022 additions on this page. Roll of 20 uncirculated coins. Ecuador roll $10

#OH18 $4.99

FORT MEIGS HISTORIC SITE Perrysburg, Ohio The visitor center at Fort Meigs has a single machine with 4 designs related to the fort's role in the War of 1812: soldier with rifle; fort; soldiers shooting cannon; woman in bonnet.

CLEVELAND AREA

GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER Cleveland, Ohio Complete set of 3 coins from the science museum on Lake Erie. All pressed on uncirculated copper cents. New machine in 2018. Contrary to earlier listings on pennycollector, these coins do not have backstamps (a prior machine with different designs did, though). One of the coins is now apparently blocked, so the 2022 version of this machine is only a 2-die machine. We have all three designs. Designs: Apollo space capsule; museum building; logo #OH34 $3.99

WATSON HARDWARE Oberlin, Ohio Complete set of 4 from the hardware store on Main Street. Designs: Watson Hardware; Slow Train; My Lucky Penny – Oberlin, Ohio; OBIE. Some roll slightly short, as shown in the photo. These sets are more expensive to make, so I have rolled only a few. #OH32 $9.99 ONLY ONE SET LEFT

#OH22 $4.99

CABELA’S – Avon, Ohio Complete set of 4 designs, all marked with the store location. Elk, deer, bear, Cabela’s logo. Pressed on uncirculated copper cents.

COLUMBUS

COLUMBUS ZOO RETIRED MACHINE #26 In 2022 the Columbus Zoo retired all its older penny presses, replacing them with 8-die machines. I have copper cents from PennyCollector machine #26, featuring an owl, the zoo train, and a moose. #26 $3.99 Also available: Nickels, dimes, quarters, Mexico bimetal pesos, and UK 1 pence 26n 3 AU nickels $3.99 26d 3 AU dimes $3.99 26q 3 BU quarters $5.49 26mx 3 Mexico circulated bimetal 1 peso (size of a nickel) $5.49 26uk 3 circulated UK 1 pence (size of a nickel) $5.49 Mega Set: 3 coins x 6 variations: copper cent, nickel, dime, quarter, UK pence, & Mexico peso (18 coins) 26set $25.00 JUST ADDED IN DECEMBER! Set of 3 on stainless steel Mexican 50 centavos: 26MX50 $4.99 MORE VARIATIONS COMING SOON ON FOREIGN COINS

#OH26 $2.50 OUT OF STOCK

COLUMBUS POLICE ACADEMY Columbus, Ohio Complete set of 4 pennies pressed on copper from the Police Academy. Designs: Columbus Division of Police with single badge; 200 Years – 1816-2016, with two badges; Columbus Ohio Division of Police with eagle flying in front of waving flag; large badge with Columbus Ohio Junior Police – Division A inside badge. These coins all have a common backstamp, inscribed “a token of our friendship from the Columbus Division of Police.” Copper pennies.

Machine #1 #OH28 $4.99 Machine #2 #OH29 $4.99 Both machines #OH2829 $9.75

COSI OHIO Columbus, Ohio There are two machines at the science museum. Buy each machine separately, or purchase the entire set of 8 at a discount. Set #1: Albert Einstein; astronaut; dinosaur; Adventure in the Valley of the Unknown. Set #2: DNA; telescope & space; beakers; Body Mind Spirit Life. Copper pennies.

#OH31 $1.50

OLENTANGY CAVERNS Delaware, Ohio The gift shop has a single coin with an Indian chief. All coins roll with a very long tail, as seen in the photo. Rolled on uncirculated copper cents.

CINCINNATI-DAYTON AREA

OHIO

8-DIE MACHINE AT GREAT WOLF LODGE Mason, OH (near King’s Island) This 8-die machine dispenses zinc pennies and replaced a 4-die machine that used your own quarters and pennies. These designs have never been available on copper – just zinc. Unfortunately, this machine rolls inconsistently. Expect most coins to be slightly short, and some will be off-center. The older retired set is available below as set #OH20. OH49 $12.99

#OH20 $9.99

GREAT WOLF LODGE Mason, Ohio This branch of the familiar themed hotel is adjacent to King’s Island north of Cincinnati. Its 4-die penny press features characters Wiley and Violet, MagiQuest dragon, and an astronaut (a nod to Ohio’s slogan as “the birthplace of aviation”). The machine was retired in, we think, 2021 and replaced with an 8-die machine that dispenses zinc pennies. FOR OTHER GREAT WOLF LODGE:

OH40 - $1.49

BICYCLE MUSEUM OF AMERICA New Bremen, Ohio This unique museum has a penny press with a single design. The coin has a backstamp describing a local historical fact (shown as second coin in photo). One copper cent. The museum remains open, but this machine was beyond repair and was reported retired in September 2021. In March 2022 it was reported back in service.

OH41 - $4.99

JUNGLE JIM’S INTERNATIONAL MARKET Fairfield, Ohio A massive grocery store with a flair for the dramatic (like Wall's Drug in South Dakota). Their penny press machine has 4 designs, offered here on copper cents.

OH42 - $4.99

THE WORKS PIZZA Loveland, Ohio Complete set of 4 pressed on copper cents from this popular pizza restaurant northeast of Cincinnati.

#OH39 $4.99

THE CONE West Chester, Ohio (4P, with backstamp) Pennycollector lists this location as “The Cone in West.” The name of the business is simply “The Cone,” and it is located in West Chester (north of Cincinnati). It is a seasonal business open from approximately March to September. Designs: The Cone ice cream store; Mobile Cone ice cream trailer; Coneman’s Snowman; two cows

Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum, Wapakoneta Ohio (new machine in 2013) 4 designs, with backstamp on all coins as shown in bottom right corner. This batch has streaks on the pennies that may indicate they were cleaned before pressing. #OH07 $9.99

Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton Ohio Purchase by machine (set) number (4 pennies each), or purchase the whole set of 12 Set A: #OH16A $4.99 Set B: #OH16B $4.99 Set C: #OH16C $4.99 Complete set of 12 designs: #OH16 $14.49

#OH06 $4.99

CARILLON HISTORICAL PARK Dayton Ohio Machine #1, set of 4. This older machine was out of service when I visited in March 2018. Notice that machine #2 has two similar themes for its designs. Designs: Carillon; 1905 Wright Flyer III; Orville & Wilbur Wright; Locust Grove School

#OH05 $4.99

CARILLON HISTORICAL PARK Dayton, Ohio Set of 4 from machine #2, which was added in 2017. The coins from machine #2 repeat some themes used on machine #1. Machine #1 was reported to be out of service, but those coins are still available above. Designs: the Wright Brothers; 1905 Wright Flyer III; Hawthorn Hill (Orville Wright’s home, not located at this park); DH-4 airplane.

#OH17 $4.99

BOONSHOFT MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY Dayton, Ohio After years of difficulty, we were finally able to roll some good sets on copper. Designs: museum logo; microscope; Oscar the Otter (museum mascot); hand and planets.

#OH19 $4.99

ENTERTRAINMENT JUNCTION West Chester (Cincinnati), Ohio This railroad-themed party center and hobby store boasts the world’s largest model train layout (Miniatur Wunderland in Germany and Northlandz in New Jersey make the same claim). Pennies from the 4-die press have a backstamp with the attraction’s address and phone number. Designs: diesel locomotive; steam locomotive; Entertrainment Junction logo; Amazen Funhouse logo. This machine was reportedly retired in 2018. That report was incorrect – the machine was still on-site as of September 2020.

#OH21 $4.99

CABELA’S – WEST CHESTER, OHIO Set of 4 from the outdoor sporting chain. Designs: Cabela’s logo; bear; deer; elk. FOR OTHER CABELA’S LOCATIONS:

OHIO TURNPIKE The designs in the yellow sections were retired in January 2017

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

OHIO TURNPIKE ZINC COINS MILE 77 EASTBOUND (GENOA) Designs: The McCoys (famous for the song “Hang On Sloopy”), Blue Heron (horizontal), Ohio State Animal – White Tail Deer, Ohio State Buckeyes football. Only 4 sets available. These roll short/off-center, as shown in the representative photos – and they always have. As with the companion set to the left, I do not normally carry these current zinc sets, and they will not be restocked. OH77Ez $9.99

OH237Wz $12.99

OHIO TURNPIKE – Mahoning Valley service plaza Westbound mile marker 237 Complete set of 4 pressed on new zinc pennies dispensed by the machine. These roll off-centered - I have not found any of the turnpike machines rolling with well-centered designs. They have a high price point at the machine, the machines are slow as all get-out (as my mom would say), and they are only available on zinc, so I have no current plans to stock other locations along the turnpike.

Eastbound Westbound Ohio Turnpike, Tiffin/West Unity, approx mile marker 20 Eastbound: New designs in 2013, complete set of 4. These dies are rough looking, so the texture is rough and not smooth like most pennies. Still, these, like my other coins, are pressed on uncirculated copper coins. Designs: locomotive/Ohio Central Railroad; Ohio Wine Country; Welcome to Ohio/rest area building; Ohio State Buckeyes/football player West: Notre Dame football; Ohio Trucking; Ohio’s Amish Country; Scarlet Carnation – Ohio’s Flower NOTE: ALL OHIO TURNPIKE COINS ROLL SHORT RETIRED IN 2017 EASTBOUND I-80: #OH20E $9.99 WESTBOUND I-80: #OH20W $9.99

Eastbound Westbound Ohio Turnpike, Genoa, approx mile marker 76 Designs: East: USAF Musuem- Dayton Ohio; Dresden Ohio/basket; Ohio’s Official State Animal – White Tail Deer; Edison’s Birthplace – Milan Ohio. West: God Bless America/U.S. flag; Hollywood Casino – Toledo Ohio; Toledo Harbor Light House; Blue Heron. NOTE: ALL OHIO TURNPIKE COINS ROLL SHORT RETIRED IN 2017 EASTBOUND I-80: #OH76E $9.99 WESTBOUND I-80: #OH76W $9.99

Eastbound Westbound Ohio Turnpike, Commodore Perry/Erie Islands, approx mile marker 100 Eastbound: New designs in 2014, complete set of 4. Designs: Toledo Zoo – Elephants of the Savanna; Rutherford B. Hayes Memorial – Fremont, Ohio; Thank You Heroes For Your Service and Sacrifice; Perry’s Monument – Put-In-Bay Ohio. West: Fishing Ohio’s Scenic Waters; War of 1812 Bicentennial; Put-In-Bay Lake Erie; Marblehead Lighthouse NOTE: ALL OHIO TURNPIKE COINS ROLL SHORT RETIRED IN 2017 EASTBOUND I-80: #OH100E $9.99 WESTBOUND I-80: #OH100W $9.99

Eastbound Westbound Ohio Turnpike, Vermillion Valley/ Middle Ridge, approx mile marker 140 Eastbound: Turnpike 60th anniversary (new design in 2015); Greater Cleveland Aquarium; Amish Country Ohio; Cardinal – Ohio State Bird. West: Turnpike 60th anniversary (new in 2015); Ohio state seal; Akron, Ohio Soapbox Derby; Tall Ships Lake Erie. NOTE: ALL OHIO TURNPIKE COINS ROLL SHORT RETIRED IN 2017 EASTBOUND I-80: #OH140E $9.99 WESTBOUND I-80: #OH140W $9.99

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