The Greatest Penny Press EVER

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Re: The Greatest Penny Press EVER

Post by DisneyMom » Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:28 pm

ktulu wrote:Abby loves them!
She likes shiny things, I've noticed! ;)

I forgot about that project I was working on :o: I'll get back to it, Ktulu! :)


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Re: The Greatest Penny Press EVER

Post by Near Philly » Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:54 pm

I'm not saying my wife's a collector but.....


I did just give her a full size, custom die, Penny Pincher for her 40th birthday.



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Re: The Greatest Penny Press EVER

Post by Disneyguy85 » Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:45 pm

Wow....That's pretty funny. I always liked Tony Baxter's projects but I think I like him even more now! He's really a maverick isn't he? :cool:

When I was kid, I used to be in interested in the Penny Press machines. But I really don't care too much about them anymore. I just think of them as cute little souvenirs.



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Re: The Greatest Penny Press EVER

Post by Kifaru » Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:53 pm

Near Philly wrote:I'm not saying my wife's a collector but.....


I did just give her a full size, custom die, Penny Pincher for her 40th birthday.

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Re: The Greatest Penny Press EVER

Post by turkeyham » Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:42 pm

I usually get smashed pennies for nieces and nephews. It is easy to pack into the wallet. Last time, I thought it was 27 cents. Prices go up for these things. :mad:



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Re: The Greatest Penny Press EVER

Post by delsdad » Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:05 pm

GuestJockey wrote:
In hilarious news, Tony Baxter HATES penny press machines, and is fighting a silent war against them in the Opera House.
I can see why. When my daughter is after us to buy her a 20$ plush or some other toy, we are able to offer her a pressed penny, and she is just as happy !

The Penny machines are one of my few memories from my first trip to WDW in 1978. I still have some of the pennies I made. Somewhere. I think.



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Re: The Greatest Penny Press EVER

Post by felinefan » Sat Feb 06, 2010 2:50 pm

When I worked at Knott's, they had penny press machines just about everywhere. Some people would use them, but others--I suspect those too cheap to spend fifty-one cents--would put coins on the railroad tracks of the Calico Railroad, and the 55 ton locomotive would flatten them out. Most people, though, would forget to pick them up later, and I collected quite a few of them. Still got 'em, too--train grease and all.


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Re: The Greatest Penny Press EVER

Post by turkeyham » Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:03 pm

I saw the .51 cent penny press machines. When I went to the MK, I did see a coin pressing machine for quarters. Anyone know what I am talking about?



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Re: The Greatest Penny Press EVER

Post by DisneyMom » Sun Feb 07, 2010 8:12 am

turkeyham wrote:I saw the .51 cent penny press machines. When I went to the MK, I did see a coin pressing machine for quarters. Anyone know what I am talking about?
I think I saw one at DLR, but can't remember details :o:
Board X probably has a whole thread ;)


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Re: The Greatest Penny Press EVER

Post by delsdad » Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:19 pm

turkeyham wrote:I saw the .51 cent penny press machines. When I went to the MK, I did see a coin pressing machine for quarters. Anyone know what I am talking about?
I do. I think I saw one in the Contemporary on the concourse near the escalators, it was 1.25 to press the quarter. I can't remember exactly where I spotted the machine in MK, possibly near Caseys.



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