Tip for those collecting pennys souvenirs

[Sunseeker]

For those of you collecting the penny souvenirs--The mini m&m tubes make great change holders. If you had one for quarters and one for pennies you would not have to dig for change.

[PoohFanKC]

Use pre-1982 pennies. These pennies have a much larger copper content and produce better elongated pennies. The thin copper outer layer of the post-1981 pennies sometimes gets stetched too far and the innner zinc layer shows through. It produces some strange looking elongated coins. :( Note: Technically, the switch from mostly copper to mostly zinc occurred in mid-1982, so that year has both types of coins. If you cannot tell the difference, just go with 1981 and earlier to get the "better" coins.

You can clean the coins with copper polish or by soaking them in vinegar before your trip.

[LisaF]

We are going to WDW in 14 days, and have all of our quarters and pennies layered in empty film cannisters. Each child will carry their own "cannister" and hopefully I won't have to "dig" for change. Read about this here on the tip board!! LisaF

[Sunseeker]

I like the fact that the M&M tubes have connecting lids. It makes them easier to handle.

[Sunseeker]

Had not thought about layering the coins. I'll have to try that.

[ivanova]

My mission is to collect all the pressed quarters I can for a family friend ... where can I find out where all the various quarter press machines can be found?

And would I be better off using "new" state quarters or older "traditional" quarters? Should I have the imprint on the "head" or "tail" side of the quarter?

What's the best way to clean quarters?

Will quarters fit in the mini M&M containers? Or should I use empty film canisters?

Thanks!!

[Sandiebean]

Where can you find out where the penny presses are?

Sandie

[twinscandc]

My family is also going to try to collect the pressed pennys. I was "surfing" and found this website:

www.liss.olm.net/ec/disney

If I left out a letter in this website, I'm sorry. I found it by searching for WDW Pressed Penny's.

I do have a question: How much is it for a Pressed Penny? I want to layer my pennies and quarters in the M and M container.


Good Luck!!

[madison66]

The pressed penny machines are $0.51 (two quarters and the penny you are pressing).

I agree with the previous suggestions. It is easier to get your change together before you arrive at the hotel. This way you are not scrambling to find an extra quarter or penny.

The pressed quarters cost $1.00 and some special ones require 5 quarters for a cost of $1.25.

Hope that helps!

Madison :)

[bobcat]

Here's a link to the locations
http://www.liss.olm.net/ec/wdw/

[Beverly Lynn]

another good cleaner for the pennies is "never-dull" it worked great for me and my pennies still shine! I have 3 books of the pressed pennies now!

[matu8063]

if you go to http://www.wdwinfo.com/content/100yr_quarter.htm it is a listing of all the new quarter machines. you can also buy penny books and the new 100 year quarter books before you leave at www.giftsofalifetime.com. That is what I always do.

Melissa

[WDW2002]

Originally posted by matu8063
if you go to http://www.wdwinfo.com/content/100yr_quarter.htm
The link didnt work :(

[DiznEeyore]

Originally posted by Beverly Lynn
another good cleaner for the pennies is "never-dull" it worked great for me and my pennies still shine! I have 3 books of the pressed pennies now!
Beverly Lynn:
Where did you find this? I'd love to get some -- my big pet peeve with pressed pennies is that they start looking icky in no time. I'd love to display them if I could find a way to keep them shiny. ;)

[tkd lisa]

We made necklaces and keychains out of the ones we got on our trip in 97. We drove a nail through them to make a hole, then used jewelry loops through the hole and ran a plain key ring through the pennies and a chain through the quarters. We gave them to the kid's pre-school teachers as end of the year gifts.

I also think Deb Will's site has a list of quarters and penny machine locations.

[matu8063]

Here it is again

http://www.wdwinfo.com/content/100yr_quarter.htm

When I clicked on it it worked ?????????

[WDW2002]

HUH both links worked today maybe it was just down last night when i tried or something.....

[matu8063]

Glad it worked!!

[StilesMom]

Do the penny press books hold quarters as well??
How many do they hold? :)

[matu8063]

Yes the penny books hold quarters, but only 6 and now with the 100 yrs thing there are many more quarters than that. The penny book holds 36 pennies as well. The new book that is out for the 100 year celebration list where to find the quarters as well. Only 55 days until we leave.

Melissa

[Banzai]

I use 1/4 Cup Vinigar and 1 tablespoon salt. Let the pennies soak in it for a bout 20 min, then rinse, repeat, and rince again. They come out very nice.

[MICOL]

Just tried the cleaning recipe, it worked very well on the pre 1982 pennies.

[sonnyday]

Hi,
I tried the vinger but it didn't work for me ( I may not have let it sit long enough! I am always in a hurry) so I just dropped the pennies into my jewelry cleaner ( the cheap kind from wal-mart, in the gray jar, for silver) and instantly they were so pretty and bright!

[disneyfan551]

Thanks for the tip! I'm going to try the jewelry cleaner. I soaked my pennies in vinegar & salt, and they look horrible! I think that I let them sit too long... My luck!

We'll see how the jewelry cleaner does... :D

Only 11 days to go..... yippee!!! Doing the Mickey dance!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[StilesMom]

We were getting pennies ready for our trip next week and tried the vinegar solution for pre-82 pennies. It worked great!! BUT, when we tried to clean a few of our pressed pennies they came out horrible! They almost instantly turned black! (They were post-82 pennies.) There must be a chemical reaction between the acid in the vinegar and the zinc in the newer pennies. We scrubbed them and got them a little cleaner - but they lost their copper color and now look like dirty silver. So... DON'T use vinegar on newer pennies. Maybe I'll try the jewelry cleaner idea next....

[BounceyOne]

Thanks for the tips! My children just discovered these at the tail end of our feb trip. I don't mind though they are much cheaper then most of the stuff around WDW!!

How do you keep track of which ones you already have?

[StilesMom]

BounceyOne - There is a checklist at

www.liss.olm.net/ec

:bounce: