Pressed coins question

[KellyNY]

Hi everyone,

I think I heard that new, shiny coins actualy not good for pressing, so which year I am looking for. Preparing my coins.

Thanks.

 

[PIRATEGIRL007]

I believe its pre 1982. Also if you wash them in vinegar first it seems to clean them up and make them better looking after pressing. or thats what I've read I can't stand the smell of vinegar so can't bring myself to do it.

 

[dansdad]

We prefer the newer, shiny pennies. However, all of the ones we have (old, new, in between, dirty) are awesome in their own way. Bring a mixture.

 

[Jedimike]

Nothing wrong with new shiny coins. We just pressed a couple rolls of them and they look great.

 

[KellyNY]

I believe its pre 1982. Also if you wash them in vinegar first it seems to clean them up and make them better looking after pressing. or thats what I've read I can't stand the smell of vinegar so can't bring myself to do it.

Thanks, I wash them in ketchup, try this, no smell. Just put them in overnight or few hours, you will see how shiny they will become but not like new ones and eventually they will go dark again.

 

[hmmemom]

It is pre-1982. We soak ours in vinegar for a while before our trip to clean them up. The newer ones work fine, but the silver color shows through after they are pressed. So its kind of a personal preference thing. The copper content is much higher in the old pennies so you don't get the color difference. There are also quarter machines scattered throughout the parks and 2 dime machines inside Space Mountain. The dates don't matter on those.

 

[KellyNY]

I tried new ones at Six Flags, they were shiny but you could see some white metal where they were streatched. They also were not straight, kind of bend. maybe something was just wrong with their machine, do not know.

 

[MeggyK]

Pennies newer that 1982 often show more grey than copper color once they are pressed
We got pre 82 pennies at a coin shop.

 

[KellyNY]

It is pre-1982. We soak ours in vinegar for a while before our trip to clean them up. The newer ones work fine, but the silver color shows through after they are pressed. So its kind of a personal preference thing. The copper content is much higher in the old pennies so you don't get the color difference. There are also quarter machines scattered throughout the parks and 2 dime machines inside Space Mountain. The dates don't matter on those.

Thanks, never heard of dime mashines. What coins I have to put in to pay for dime and quarter pressers?

 

[PIRATEGIRL007]

Thanks, never heard of dime mashines. What coins I have to put in to pay for dime and quarter pressers?

The quarters are $1.25 so you need 5 quarters, I've never noticed the dime ones.

 

[chartle]

I tried new ones at Six Flags, they were shiny but you could see some white metal where they were streatched. They also were not straight, kind of bend. maybe something was just wrong with their machine, do not know.

Pre 1892 pennies are a pure copper alloy throughout the coin. With the rise in cost of copper they switched to a copper plate over zinc (the gray). The issue is that as the post 1982 pennies age the zinc can oxidize and flake off from the coin and look bad. Pre 1982 pennies will age uniformly.

I think I saw some one selling copper blanks not pennies for these machines.

Also all machines pretty much put a bend in them.

 

[Disneycouple99]

Thanks, never heard of dime mashines. What coins I have to put in to pay for dime and quarter pressers?

Dimes are 85 cents 3 quarters and a dime.

 

[kaligal]

Yup! Pre-1982. There are places that will sell you pre-1982 pennies...if you don't want to collect and sort.

The newer ones come out all streaked and ugly.

Pressed pennies are $.51 and pressed quarters will run you $1.25 (including the pressed items themselves.)

The machines are all over the place. If you don't want to spend a small fortune on pressed coins, have your kids pace themselves.

You can buy little cases with the characters on them to store the pennies. Maybe the quarters, too, I don't know.

 

[Waltgirl]

Beware, pressed pennies are addictive!

Here is a link to a site that lists all the machine locations and designs:

http://www.presscoins.com/

Collecting is an especially nice excuse to visit the entire resort as there are machines in all the resort hotels, parks and minigolf, water parks and shopping areas.

Have fun!

 

[Phatoomch]

Thanks for this thread KellyNY!! We love to press pennies so this info is very helpful

 

[TillyDe]

Question - I know that you can store the quarters and pennies in the tube that comes with mini M&Ms. I read that the best way to do this is to stack 2 quarters and then one penny and repeat. This way they are sorted when you need them.
Does anyone one know how many fits into one tube?

Thanks.

 

[kerplop]

DP soaked her pennies in ketchup and they turned sort of...pinkish. I'd rather do the vinegar myself. And all hers were 1982 and before. They turned out great though! The post-1982 ones were kind of weird in comparison, streaky and blotchy with silver peeking through (or is it nickel?).

 

[chartle]

DP soaked her pennies in ketchup and they turned sort of...pinkish. I'd rather do the vinegar myself. And all hers were 1982 and before. They turned out great though! The post-1982 ones were kind of weird in comparison, streaky and blotchy with silver peeking through (or is it nickel?).

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