Penny press cost?

[gottalovepluto]

Does it still cost 50 cents to press a penny? Do the machines only take quarters? I've never pressed pennies at DL before but I want to try to get some "60th" ones this trip! (I've found 5 pennies in good shape at home and then at the last second I remembered I'm gonna need some quarters to make the machines work, I can't put everything on my room key lol!)

 

[Geemo]

http://www.parkpennies.com/penny-machine-locations.pdf

At the top of this list of locations is the cost for all coins.

Geemo

 

[mgd]

Almost all penny machines that I know of are 50 cents + 1 penny. There are a few nickel and dime machines (non-60th) that cost 3 quarters, which I hope is not a new trend, although dimes and nickels tend to look nice and are usually less blemished than pennies I find.

Also, there are some change machines if you don't want to lug a pile of quarters. One at the lincoln exhibit penny location, one on main street in the penny arcade, and at least another in the buena vista shops in CA adventure that I recall. They accept $1 and $5 and only give quarters. And I have found the cashiers to be happy to make change for you if you find yourself short-pennied.

And of course, there is a new 60th pressed penny book ($8.95) available at a few shops.

 

[keltiesmom]

Something I've seen suggested is using a mini m&m container set up with 2 quarters and a penny over and over so it's organized before you go. It's a bit OCD for me but I think if you're really into pressed pennies it would work great. Especially if your kids are into them, it would be a great way to limit their pennies.

 

[Geemo]

Something I've seen suggested is using a mini m&m container set up with 2 quarters and a penny over and over so it's organized before you go. It's a bit OCD for me but I think if you're really into pressed pennies it would work great. Especially if your kids are into them, it would be a great way to limit their pennies.

A few trips back I carried a baggie of quarters and pennies for the grandkids. It was heavy and a real pain to dig out when they wanted to get one.

So for our last trip, I went to the pharmacy and got three tall skinny Rx pill bottles. I did the same, filled each one with 2-quarters and a nice penny all the way to the top. Each grandkid had their own and carried it in their cinch bags every day. I even picked up a small money pouch for them to keep the pressed ones in. Kept thing easier for me.

Geemo

 

[MikeRx]

Both the m&m and Rx containers work well. The weight of your container does go down as you get your pennies pressed.... Bring a second container or get a book for the pressed ones as they can be a pain to sort through if you use one container. The list for the 60th machines is out too. It's added over a dozen new ones for us to get this trip.
Mike

 

[lalasmama]

The cost is anywhere from $.51 (2 quarters and a penny) up to $1.25 (for a pressed quarter, I think it was--Frozen themed). You might want to factor in a $8.95 pressed penny book if you enjoy collecting them.

I do a variation of the m&m container organization... Since I like the "specialty" ones (like the Frozen themed ones), I now do one container of quarters, and another one of random change (pennies, nickels, dimes). Never failed that with the penny, quarter, quarter stacking, I'd find one that I wanted that was a pressed quarter or dime or nickel, and my stack would get all discombobulated (thereby totally annoying me the rest of the day). It easier if I have just have the 2 containers

 

[gottalovepluto]

Love the ideas everyone, thanks for the info & suggestions! I'm quite excited for this new little venture while in the parks in celebration of the 60th!

 

[whoever]

We are going to try to hit all the locations in October. Only going to use real copper pennies for the penny presses, not the junk they pass off as pennies these days. Also debating on the nickles, dimes, and quarters. I have a bunch of them in silver form vs. the scrap metal the current ones are made out of. That would be a really awesome souvenir (albeit pricey).

 

[ADLFAN]

Haha, the cost certainly adds up! I think our companions on our last trip were a little shocked when they calculated 20.00 or so spent just on pressed pennies!

 

[whoever]

Haha, the cost certainly adds up! I think our companions on our last trip were a little shocked when they calculated 20.00 or so spent just on pressed pennies!

By calculations, you can easily spend $60 just on pressed pennies.

$20 on pressed quarters (or significantly more if using silver)

and a few dollars in dimes (more if using silver)

 

[figment_jii]

As others have said, the 60th anniversary penny presses cost $0.51 each ($0.50 for the pressing and the penny to be pressed) and the quarter presses cost $1.00 ($0.75 for the pressing and the quarter to be pressed). I was surprised that it only "cost" $1.00 for quarter presses because (as mentioned) the Frozen (and most other quarter presses) cost $1.25 ($1.00 for the pressing and the quarter to be pressed). it was a nice surprise!

As of yesterday, there were 33 new 60th anniversary penny press images and 6 new 60th anniversary quarter press images.

 

[jodywgirl]

I have heard it is better to use older pennies? What year did they stop doing all copper. Also any tricks for cleaning old pennies up.

 

[valiamo]

I have heard it is better to use older pennies? What year did they stop doing all copper. Also any tricks for cleaning old pennies up.

Copper cents were stopped being produced in 1982, after that point they are made of a copper zinc mixture. Get a couple of hand rolls of cents from your local bank, and there should be older cents in there.

Cleaning your old copper pennies , can be done by using brasso or any copper cleaner.(FOR COIN PRESSING,only) The reason I say don't clean other cents other than those for pressing, is the cleaning completely ruins their collector value.

 

[whoever]

I've got all my copper/silver together for our trip this October.... we are going to rock it out!!!

 

[V.I.N.C.E.N.T.]

Taco Bell hot sauce. Leave pennies in it over night, works wonders

 

[BobearQSI]

Hot sauce! Now that's something new . . .

I just this last week used my coffee maker cleaning supplies, and got really shiny pennies. Here's the 2 products I used:
http://www.urnexbrand.com/products/Clearly_Coffee_Liquid_Coffee_Pot_Cleaner.aspx
http://www.urnexathome.com/product/Dezcal/13165.aspx

The first step was to soak the pennies in the cleaner (I tried Dawn dish soap first - did not work) - probably about 1 ounce in 8 ounces of hot water. I probably left them in for 30 minutes, stirring every now and then. Then laid them all on a paper towel, and scrubbed each side briefly with another paper towel wet with the cleaning water, a little longer on dark spots, then put them in a rinse cup.

Step 2 was put 1 spoonful of the Dezcal in about 2 oz hot water. Dezcal is pretty much just citric acid - you might be able to use lemon juice, but the Dezcal is much stronger. The pennies still had dark spots all over them, but pretty much the moment I dropped them in, the spots just vanished! (this is the difference from the Dawn dish soap - with that, the dark spots didn't go away). I stirred them all in there for about 30 seconds, then scooped them with a plastic spoon (don't put your metal spoons in here!) and dropped into another rinse cup. (WARNING: this is a strong acid. Use at your own risk. Don't get it in your eyes, and probably shouldn't touch it either).

Result: Every penny is VERY shiny now! A couple of the older pennies still have blemishes, but they are barely visible.

 

[Geemo]

Taco Bell hot sauce. Leave pennies in it over night, works wonders

Yo Quiero Taco Bell!
Guess I'll have to make a "Run For The Border" and get some extra fire sauce.