Pressed Pennies are how much?

[JustAKid]

How much are the pressed pennies? 50 cents + a penny? What about the nickle, dime and quarter machines?

 

[disneynerd420]

you are correct. the cost for a pressed penny is 2 quarters plus a penny. To my knowledge, they only have penny machines though.

 

[JustAKid]

you are correct. the cost for a pressed penny is 2 quarters plus a penny. To my knowledge, they only have penny machines though.

Really? This site lists places to get nickels, dimes and quarters pressed as well...I think...am I reading it wrong? There's a very high probability that I am...

 

[Disneylvrforever]

There are definately more than just penny machines.
Usually the machines that press the silver coins make you put in 75 cents instead of just 50 cents, besides the coin you get back.

 

[disneynerd420]

wow... That is pretty cool. I only ever see penny machines, but I am so gonna try and find a nickel one now!!!

 

[PHXscuba]

Last week, my son found a special Haunted Mansion Holiday pressed QUARTER machine in the gift shop that sells the HMH merchandise near the exit of POTC. The machine is just inside the entry and coffin shaped. It cost 75 cents plus the quarter you smush. He got one with Oogie Boogie on it. I think they also had one with Jack Skellington and one I can't recall.

PHXscuba

 

[50sjayne]

You have to be careful--just one penny you are addicted.

 

[rszdtrvl]

Addicted????

Never!!!

(As you can see, we are 6 away from completing our second penny press book - kinda scary considering we have only been to DL twice. Of course, a few pennies are from Knotts Berry Farm & Universal Studios.)

 

[EagleFlyer]

I'm pretty sure we got a pressed quarter with a princess on it in the gift shop outside of IASW. I'm thinking it was $1 plus the quarter, so $1.25.

 

[Susie63]

Can you buy rolls of new pennies in the park?

 

[Jrsy Boy]

Last week, my son found a special Haunted Mansion Holiday pressed QUARTER machine in the gift shop that sells the HMH merchandise near the exit of POTC. The machine is just inside the entry and coffin shaped. It cost 75 cents plus the quarter you smush. He got one with Oogie Boogie on it. I think they also had one with Jack Skellington and one I can't recall.

PHXscuba

The last one was Zero. DW decided on our last day to go back and get one for herself and the machine was out of order. Hope it has been fixed since.

I believe we've also found Wall-E pressed quarters in the penny arcade.

 

[S. S. Columbia]

... I believe we've also found Wall-E pressed quarters in the penny arcade.

I'm not sure about the WALL-E Pressed Quarters, but last July we got WALL-E Pressed Nickels in the Penny Arcade.

We also got Pressed Quarters:
- one had Mickey riding on a Carrousel
- the other had the character Stitch

HTH

 

[JustAKid]

Addicted????

Never!!!

(As you can see, we are 6 away from completing our second penny press book - kinda scary considering we have only been to DL twice. Of course, a few pennies are from Knotts Berry Farm & Universal Studios.)

Did you purchase the books in Disneyland? Where?

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

Did you purchase the books in Disneyland? Where?

I saw the books in The Emporium on Mainstreet (they had a few different ones) and at the Adventureland Bazaar (??) across from the jungle cruise. They were $7 I think?

 

[Jrsy Boy]

Can you buy rolls of new pennies in the park?

Do you really want to carry that many pennies around with you? We usually bring a tube from M&Ms minis filled with alternating two quarters and a penny. We realized on this trip that the tubes from Airborne also work.

I'm not sure about the WALL-E Pressed Quarters, but last July we got WALL-E Pressed Nickels in the Penny Arcade.

Maybe it was nickels. Just remember that they definitely weren't pennies.

Did you purchase the books in Disneyland? Where?

I think you can find them a lot of times right on top of the pressed penny machines.

 

[JustAKid]

I saw the books in The Emporium on Mainstreet (they had a few different ones) and at the Adventureland Bazaar (??) across from the jungle cruise. They were $7 I think?

Thanks!!!

 

[Susie63]

Quote"Do you really want to carry that many pennies around with you? We usually bring a tube from M&Ms minis filled with alternating two quarters and a penny. We realized on this trip that the tubes from Airborne also work."


We are flying in from Canada so I will have to buy them once I get there. Are new penny's better than old ones?

 

[JustAKid]

Do you really want to carry that many pennies around with you? We usually bring a tube from M&Ms minis filled with alternating two quarters and a penny. We realized on this trip that the tubes from Airborne also work.


Maybe it was nickels. Just remember that they definitely weren't pennies.


I think you can find them a lot of times right on top of the pressed penny machines.

Your siggy rocks the boat of truth...me likey.

We're also doing the M&M tubes, we've had someone on the DISign board design a lable for them! Thanks for the info about the little booklets, we'll keep an eye out.

 

[Jrsy Boy]

We are flying in from Canada so I will have to buy them once I get there. Are new penny's better than old ones?

I've always heard to use pre-1983 pennies because after 1982, pennies are basically copper-coated zinc, so you can get silvery streaks when they are squished. 1982 and before the pennies are something like 95% copper and 5% zinc. Don't know how accurate the 82/83 dates are, so we'll go with the oldest ones we can find.

As a side note, DS13 brought along a couple of really gnarly, beat up looking pennies on our last trip just to see how they'd turn out. They turned out pretty gnarly and beat up looking, even squished. Was pretty interesting, but wouldn't want to do too many that look like that.

BTW, there is a Travelex currency exchange in Downtown Disney, if that will help you get your U.S. pennies.

 

[S. S. Columbia]

I've always heard to use pre-1983 pennies because after 1982, pennies are basically copper-coated zinc, so you can get silvery streaks when they are squished. 1982 and before the pennies are something like 95% copper and 5% zinc. Don't know how accurate the 82/83 dates are, so we'll go with the oldest ones we can find.

FWIW, according to PennyCollector.com:

It's better to use pennies from 1981 and earlier.

In 1982 they made the transition from "95% copper / 5% zinc" to "99.2% zinc / 0.8% copper."

Serious collectors will use pennies minted prior to 1982 because after 1982 the mint began to use a percentage of 99.2% zinc with a 0.8% copper - coating. In pre-1982 pennies that percentage was 95% copper, 5% zinc.

Although it is difficult to tell the difference between the two, it becomes more obvious once the penny is elongated. The elongation process will reveal the zinc below the copper and many collectors find the appearance of zinc in the design detracting from the design of the die itself.

Zinc doesn't polish very well either and tarnishes to a dark gray.

1909 - 1942, 1944-1962
95% copper, 5% tin & zinc

1943 - 1943
Steel coated with zinc

1962 to 1982
95% copper, 5% zinc

1982 to date
99.2% zinc, 0.8% copper - coated with a pure copper.

Source: http://www.pennycollector.com/tips_collecting.html

HTH