TENNESSEE, NORTH CAROLINA &

SOUTH CAROLINA

 

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RAINFOREST CAFÉ NASHVILLE

 

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Two machines at Nashville’s Opry Mills mall

 

Machine 1 – Set TN60A - $4.99 

Designs: Gorilla, macaw, frog logo, butterfly

 

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Designs: Guitar, spider, jukebox, hound dog

 

 

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THE HERMITAGE

NASHVILLE, TN

 

 

Complete set of 4 from Andrew Jackson’s home outside Nashville.  Designs: Jackson’s tomb; Hermitage house; Andrew Jackson portrait; Tennessee map with Nashville marked by a star (a similar design is found at Madame Tussauds at Opry Mills Mall).

 

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MADAME TUSSAUDS

OPRY MILLS MALL, NASHVILLE

 

 

A fascinating set of 8 pennies pressed on zinc coins dispensed by the machine – features legendary musicians such as Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, and Beethoven!

 

Designs: Johnny Cash; Tennessee map with Nashville marked by a star (similar to design at The Hermitage); Patsy Cline; standing piano player (similar to Jerry Lee Lewis, but no name featured on the coin); Jimi Hendrix; “Printers Alley” with newspaper boy and music notes; guitar with “Grand Ole Opry”; Beethoven.

 

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BASS PRO NASHVILLE

 

 

Complete set of 4 on copper cents.  As a nod to Music City, this set includes a guitar penny

 

Designs: Bass Pro fish logo; jumping deer; guitar; bear.

 

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THE LOST SEA

SWEETWATER, TN

 

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A single coin is available from this tourist spot featuring caves and an underwater “sea” (lake).  All coins roll short, as shown in photo.  Design: Lost Sea logo.

 

 

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INTERNATIONAL TOWING & RECOVERY MUSEUM

CHATTANOOGA, TN

 

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Complete set of 4 from this specialty museum in Chattanooga.  It’s a unique themed museum to honor those who truly put their lives on the line in unexpected ways every day, from dealing with irate people whose cars are being repossessed to retrieving break-downs on busy highways.  Cut them some slack, and give them some space.

 

Designs: old tow truck; Wall of The Fallen; Survivor Fund; museum building.

 

TN65  $4.99 

 

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CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO

 

 

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Due to machine malfunctions, we were able to secure only three of these popular train coins.  They have been out of stock on our website for more than five years! 

 

Design: steam engine with inscription “Chattanooga Choo-Choo Tennessee”

 

TN02   $1.50  

ONLY ONE LEFT

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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN INCLINE RAILWAY

Chattanooga, TN

 

Set of 4 from this historic climbing railway on the Tennessee/Georgia border.  Rolled on a mix of circulated and shiny zinc pennies supplied by the machine at a higher price point.  Sometimes copper pennies are included in the mix, but expect all zinc pennies.

 

Designs: cannon; incline railway train; “Ride the Incline Railway”; “Lookout Mountain – Since 1895”

 

 

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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN

CHICKAMAUGA & CHATTANOOGA

NATIONAL MILITARY PARK TOKEN

 

 

National park token from the Lookout Mountain section of the Civil War battlefield park.  Depicts a cannon – once the Union troops took the mountaintops around the city, this railroad center was doomed to defeat.  Both sides shown in photo.

 

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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN INCLINE RAILWAY WOODEN NICKEL

CHATTANOOGA, TN

 

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They no longer have a penny press at the Incline Railway, but wooden nickels are available.  You are buying one wooden nickel; both sides are shown in the photo.

 

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TENNESSEE – GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS AREA

All are pressed on uncirculated copper pennies that have fingerprints or streaks, so I consider them blemished

Sets of 3: $4.99      Sets of 4: $5.99     except as noted

Limited quantities (generally fewer than 5 sets) for these Great Smoky Mountains area coins

 

Getting around this area is easy – the vast majority of machines are on the same street (Parkway/US-441/US-321) that runs through Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and twists into Gatlinburg.  Parking is easy in Sevierville and Pigeon Forge, and nearly impossible in Gatlinburg. The hardest part: many of the buildings do not put street addresses in a visible location.

 

All are pressed on uncirculated copper pennies that have fingerprints or streaks, so I consider them blemished

 

 

 

 

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CRAVE MINI GOLF

Pigeon Forge. TN

 

Set of 4 from the mini-golf center, bowling center, and candy shop.

 

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TITANIC MUSEUM

Pigeon Forge, TN

 

This popular museum switched its penny presses since our last visit in 2020.  Instead of two 4-die machines (our old numbers TN09 & 10, now sold out), they currently have two 5-die machines.

 

 

TN59 – PennyCollector machine 4   $7.49  

 

 

 

TN58 – PennyCollector machine 3   $7.49  

SOLD OUT

May be replenished in late summer 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

HARD ROCK CAFÉ

Pigeon Forge

 

I think this is a new restaurant location for the Hard Rock chain.  In any event, this is one of the many restaurants across the country that have added penny presses in the past year or so (at a higher price point, unfortunately).  Complete set of 4. 

 

Designs: logo; guitar; t-shirt; mountain scene.

 

TN07   $11.99  

 

 

 

ELY’S MILL

Gatlinburg, TN

 

Two machines have been found at this attraction.  The 4-die machine (set TN19) is from the gift shop and has been on-site for a while.  The 5-die machine (set TN20)  is new, and is located at the restroom building.  There was another 4-die machine but due to disrepair it has been replaced by the 5-die machine.

 

Trivia: This location is pronounced “Ellie’s Mill.”

 

 

TN19 – machine 1   $5.99  

 

TN20 – machine 2   $7.50  

 

 

 

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TRY MY NUTS

Pigeon Forge, TN

 

How can a town that gave us a gift shop with the bland name “Shirts Gifts and More” also give us the ballsy “Try My Nuts”???  Complete set of 4, with backstamp.

 

Designs: mountains with bear; Tennessee flag; The Old Mill building; peanut character.

 

TN29   $5.99  

 

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OLD MILL

Pigeon Forge, TN

 

A 3-die Eurolink machine is found at this popular themed dining spot.  We have a few sets a couple years ago, and they quickly sold out.  We have stocked up again.

 

Designs: “The Old Mill”; bear; eagle.

 

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GATLINBURG VISITOR CENTER

Gatlinburg, TN

 

 

A popular set from an animated bear machine at the welcome center.  This store receives a lot of visitors because it also serves as a terminus of the free Gatlinburg tourist trolley – a bargain in a city where parking is rare and priced accordingly.

 

Complete set of 4.  Designs: Gatlinburg with mountains and bear; mountains; “The Mountains are Calling”; bear.

 

TN33   $5.99  

 

 

 

 

ALL AMERICAN SOUVENIRS

Gatlinburg, TN

 

Complete set of 4.  We used to carry this set, but sold out in 2020.  They’re back.

 

Designs: shield with “Great Smoky Mountains” and “Gatlinburg Tennessee” on ribbon; steam locomotive; wolf; bear.

 

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JONATHAN’S BEAR NECESSITIES

Gatlinburg, TN

 

Another set we once carried, but sold out.  Restocked complete set of 4.

 

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SWEET! CANDY STORE

Gatlinburg, TN

 

The fronts of these 4 designs are identical to the coins from the Pigeon Forge branch of this store (our set TN28, found on our regular Tennessee page), but these have “Gatlinburg” in the backstamp. 

 

Designs: giant lollipop; gumball machine; bear; cabin in woods.

 

TN43   $5.99  

 

 

 

BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP CO.

Gatlinburg, TN

 

 

Set of 4 from the popular chain based on the Forrest Gump movie.  Designs: Run Forrest Run, sitting on park bench, riding mower with a bear (naturally – bears figure very prominently in this region), and father & son fishing.

 

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DICK’S LAST RESORT

Gatlinburg, TN

 

The Dallas restaurant that made insult-dining popular has a 4-die machine in Gatlinburg.

 

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SPACE NEEDLE ARCADE

Gatlinburg, TN

 

A 4-die machine is found in the ground-level arcade.  We do not carry the coins from the top of the attraction.

 

Designs: mountain scene; My Lucky Penny; bear cub sitting; outline of Tennessee with Gatlinburg marked by a star.

 

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PARKWAY BOUTIQUE

Gatlinburg, TN

 

Complete set of 4.  An attractive set from a Pennycollector machine.  Designs: moonshine; Clingmans Dome; bear fishing; Ober Gatlinburg aerial tramway cabin.

 

TN72   $5.99  

 

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WILDERNESS AT THE SMOKIES

Gatlinburg, TN

 

Set of 4 from the resort chain’s Smoky Mountains location.  These did not turn out well, so we only made a couple sets.

 

Designs: Wilderness logo; surfer; eagle; bear.

 

TN50   $5.99   SOLD OUT

 

 

 

Just the logo coin, pressed on an uncirculated bimetal coin from Ecuador.  Only two available. 

 

TN50A   $3.99  

 

 

 

 

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Sevierville: Rainforest Adventures (3P)

Designs: parrot; lemur; cobra

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Sevierville: Ripley’s Old MacDonald Mini-Golf (4P)

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Pigeon Forge: Wonder Works  (4P)

Designs: bed of nails; bear; Spacezone with rocket; Wonder Works upside-down building

This machine has been converted to dispense zinc pennies at a higher price point. We consider our copper cents to be a retired format.

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Pigeon Forge: Incredible Christmas Place  (4P) 

Designs: reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh; elf with gifts; bear in Santa hat; snow globe.

This machine has been converted to dispense zinc pennies at a higher price point. We consider out copper cents to be a retired format.

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ONLY ONE SET LEFT

 

 

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Pigeon Forge: Beef Jerky Outlet  (4P)

Designs: Smoky Mountains/mountains; Smoky Mountains/bridge; biblical quote; Beef Jerky Outlet logo

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Pigeon Forge: Three Bears General Store  (4P)

Designs: All have Pennycollector.com borders –

Elks locking antlers; 2 bears; Clingmans Dome; owl in flight

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Pigeon Forge: Mine Your Own Gem

Designs: Tennessee flag; Bear/“Bear Pits of the Smokies”; Bear/”Pigeon Forge Gem Mine”; “Great Smoky Mountains with mountains

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Pigeon Forge: Country Barn Gift Shop  (4P)

Designs: Cowboy with face in shape of Tennessee map; Tennessee Walker (horse); bear walking; bear & cub/”Great Smoky Mountains”

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Pigeon Forge: Fast Tracks arcade  (4P w/ backstamp)

Designs: 2 children roller skating; raccoon; bear driving go-cart; bear standing

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Pigeon Forge: Island Big Rock Candy Kitchen  (4P with backstamp) 

Designs: Tennessee music; eagle and Tennessee flag; Candy apple; 2 bottles of soda pop

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Pigeon Forge: Island Beef Jerky Outlet machine #1 (set with Hometown Heroes design) (4P)

Designs: Beef Jerky Outlet logo; The Island in Pigeon Forge logo; Margaritaville Island Hotel; Our Hometown Heroes

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Pigeon Forge, ex-Gatlinburg machine: Island Beef Jerky Outlet machine #2 (coins marked with ‘Gatlinburg,’ moved from that store location) (4P)

Designs: mountain scene; fish; bear/”I Fell In Love Again”; Beef Jerky Outlet logo

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ONLY TWO SETS LEFT

 

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Pigeon Forge: Island Sweet Candy Store 

Designs: Gumball machine; cabin in woods; lollipop; bear

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ONLY ONE SET LEFT

 

 

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Pigeon Forge: Goats on the Roof  (3P) 

Designs: Goats on the Roof with long roof; bear; Goats on the Roof with short roof

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Gatlinburg: Mountain Mall (3P) 

Designs: all have “Mountain Mall” on them: bear; eagle; elk

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Gatlinburg: Ripley’s Mirror Maze/Candy Factory (4P) 

Designs: eagle; bobcat; Ripley’s  Candy Factory logo; bear.  All have “Ripley’s” on the face.

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Gatlinburg: The Maples Tree  (4P, with backstamp)

Designs:  national park logo; salamander; “Gatlinburg”/bear; rattlesnake

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Townsend:  KOA/Little River Village Marathon Gas Station  (3P) 

Designs: bear; deer; eagle

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 all sets roll short, cutting off the design or wording

 

 

 

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TENNESSEE

 

BASS PRO KODAK

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Kodak, TN: Bass Pro (4P) 

Designs: deer, bear, wolk, fish logo

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Check our other listings for Bass Pro, Cabela’s, and other chain stores known to feature penny presses here:

 

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NORTH CAROLINA

All North Carolina pennies are pressed on copper cents that have occasional streaking as if they had been cleaned

 

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NC01 – Great Smoky Mountain Gifts - complete set of 4  $5.99

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NC02 – Smoky Mountain Gold & Ruby Mine – complete set of one DIME from a single-die machine  $2.00

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NC02TK – Smoky Mountain Gold & Ruby Mine – token

Quarter shown for size comparison

All tokens have toning

$2.00

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NC03 – Smoky Mountain Trader II

Complete set of 4 on copper; all designs roll short

$5.99

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NC05 – Museum of the Cherokee Indian

Complete set of 4 from the tribe’s official museum

All coins have a backstamp; you will receive 4 pennies

$5.99 

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NC06 – Fort Tomahawk

Single penny; they have only one single-die machine at this location as of September 2020

$2.00 

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NC07 – Two Bears gift shop

This shop is closing soon.  Although as many as 3 machines have been reported at this location, they are down to a single 3-die machine.  All coins roll short.

 

This machine was retired when the store closed in late 2020 or 2021.

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NC08 – Santa’s Land Theme Park & Zoo

There is one single-die machine at this location as of September 2020

$2.00

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SOUTH CAROLINA

 

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Cabela’s – Greenville, South Carolina

 

New machine in April 2014

 

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