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Prototype Elongated Coins and Pressed Pennies
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DISNEYLAND PARK pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide DL THE DISNEYLAND PROTOTYPES pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide DN DISNEYLAND PARK BACK STAMPS or REVERSES pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide DLR TOKYO DISNEYLAND PARK pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide TDL
DISNEYLAND RESORT HOTELS AND DOWNTOWN DISNEY pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide DR DISNEYLAND ARCADE SHOP ISSUED pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide DS DISNEYLAND RESORT BACK STAMPS or REVERSES pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide DRR TOKYO DISNEYLAND RESORT HOTELS pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide TDR
DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE, DCA pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide CA OFF-SITE pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide DO DCA REVERSES or BACK STAMPS pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide CAR TOKYO DISNEYSEA pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide TDS
CAST MEMBER and SPECIAL EVENTS pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide CM CANCELED DISNEYLAND pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide CDL CAST MEMBER REVERSES or BACK STAMPS pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide CMR TOKYO PROTOTYPES pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide TDRP
DISNEYLAND WANNABE elongated coin guide DW TEST ROLLS pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide TR PROTOTYPE BACK STAMPS or REVERSES pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide DNR HONG KONG DISNEYLAND pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide HKDL
50th MAGICAL MILESTONES pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide DG PRESSED PENNY COLLECTING BOOKS guide. PB ARCADE SHOP BACK STAMPS or REVERSES pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide DSR DISNEYLAND RESORT PARIS pressed penny smashed, squished, and elongated coin collection guide DLPR

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The Disneyland Prototype or Neverland pressed penny collection reference guide lists many of the scarcest Disneyland elongated coins or dies known. Generally the elongated coins in this group are known by advanced collectors as just "prototypes". However, the term is used very loosely and also includes most any elongated coin that, for one reason or another, was never "onstage" or available to the public. Needless to say, some of these coins were rumors or even legends before we were ever able to secure a scan for verification. Some still are.

Guide numbering is not yet definitive. To bring this very challenging group of prototype elongated coins into conformity with our other guides, we hope to reorganize it in chronological order, once it is stable. Until then, guide numbers are provisional. New numbers may be added between existing numbers with a . (dot) extension to maintain chronological order and avoid the inconvenience of reordering collection pages if/when permanent numbers can be assigned.

Rumored coins are reported to us anony-mousely now and then and we very much appreciate the reports. However, we need to have a good scan or see the actual coin, attribute appropriate provenance, and in some cases permission of the image / coin owner, before the coins can be verified and fully listed in the guides. So, if you emailed us an anony-mouse report, and the coin currently has "rumored" status, it's nothing personal. We agree the coin is probably out there somewhere, it's just that need a bit more information to fully list it.
Needless to say, reports and scans from fellow collectors help build and improve the breath and depth of this reference resource for us all. If you own or are considering the acquisition of an unlisted coin believed to be a "DN" coin, please contact us to request the coin's reserved guide number, a courtesy guide listing, or our opinion of provenance. Our thanks to collectors who have shared additions, corrections, and comments with ParkPennies.com as we have shared this guide.

Reserved numbers are sometimes held for coins reported or rumored but not yet confirmed or listed or are held as chronological place holders for coins that may be reported or discovered in the future.

Off-denomination pressed coins are often scarce and usually very much sought after. However, because "coin" listings are really listings of the dies that were used to press the coins, off-denomination coin variations such as nickel, dime, quarter, arcade token, etc. are only listed as prototypes if they were pressed on a prototype die. Most of the known off-denomination variations of Disney pressed coins, are not currently listed. However, we hope to add them to our collection guides in the future. Collectors needing guide numbers for such coins today, need only add a suffix of N, D, Q etc. to the standard guide number, e.g. DN0019P for their cataloging purposes. And of course, if possible, please do send a scan of any denominational variations not already listed for inclusion in future guide updates.

References to estimates of coins known to be in the hands of collectors are based on coins known by ParkPennies.com to have been sold, seen or reported by trusted sources. Readers are advised that not all coins are held by "known collectors". Also, some coins may be counted twice as they pass through the hands of different collectors and previously unreported caches of coins can surface. Die status, that is, whether or not the die is still "open" or able to press more coins, is always uncertain, until the die is known to have been canceled.

Please excuse our informality. Although we are (repeatedly) told the preferred numismatic term is "Elongated Coins!", some rebellious, devil-may-care ParkPennies.com contributors are known to use more casual, fun terms like: pressed, flattened, crushed, squashed, rolled, mashed, smashed, stamped, squished, smushed, stretched, memory, keepsake, and souvenir to describe these fun penny (cent) novelties.

Some poor quality scans collected over the years from eBay auctions etc. have been used. We were unable to determine the image owner of one or two images. We hope the coin owners will contact us so we may give them proper credit and hopefully, obtain a better picture to share with you.

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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0001
(Horizontal prototype elongated coin image) DISNEYLAND® Classic outlined image of Mickey’s face "hollow ears" with rays, ©DISNEY dot border grip on right side. Earliest known Disney elongated coin. (Centek prototype.)
This coin very similar in design to DL0001, DL0005, DL0007, and DL0019.
This Disney coin was pressed from a prototype die designed for use in a machine type that preceded the first installed Disneyland penny presses. Per the best information available to us at the time of this report: Examples are known in only a few collections as of 2007. Die status is reported as open. Still extremely scarce as of 2008.
Related: Our scarce or rare Disneyland pressed pennies and elongated coins page.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0002
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) MICKEY MOUSE , Mickey Mouse in a 1890’s style suit, standing, full length, full face, head cocked to one side, tipping his straw hat with his left hand, beaded border. ©1986 THE WALT DISNEY CO. DISNEYLAND®. Per the engraver, this die was made in November of 1986. (Scan courtesy of the N. Wooten Collection)
This Disney coin is often called the "Straw Hat Mickey" or "Nifty Nineties Mickey". Mickey Mouse is in 1890’s summer clothing, as in the 1941 Disney short, The Nifty Nineties. Interviews by Robert Hoff of key people close to this prototype suggest that Vance Fowler planned to have this coin / machine proposed to Disney. The artwork is well executed and done in high relief. (For examples featuring the dates 1928 to the left of Mickey and 1988 to right, please refer to DN0003.) Reported held by only a few collectors as of 2007. Die status has been reported as open by two trusted sources.
Related: Our scarce or rare Disneyland pressed pennies and elongated coins page.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0003
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) MICKEY MOUSE , 1928 Mickey Mouse in a 1890’s style suit, standing, full length, full face, head cocked to one side, tipping his straw hat with his left hand 1988, beaded border. ©1988 THE WALT DISNEY CO. DISNEYLAND®. For examples without the dates 1928 to the left of Mickey and 1988 to the right, please refer to DN0002.
This Disney coin is often called the "Dated Straw Hat Mickey" or "Dated Nifty Nineties Mickey". Mickey Mouse is in 1890’s summer clothing, as in the 1941 Disney short, The Nifty Nineties. Interviews by Robert Hoff of key people close to this prototype suggest that Vance Fowler proposed this coin / machine to Disneyland Management. However, negotiations broke down and the machine was never placed onstage. The artwork is well executed and done in high relief. (For examples without the dates 1928 to the left of Mickey and 1988 to right, please refer to DN0002.) Die status was reported to Robert Hoff in 2000, by a trusted source, as lost and later confirmed in 2005 as lost by the original owner / engraver.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0004
(Horizontal prototype elongated coin image) MICKEY 60 YEARS, lines above and below 60 Years, Mickey Mouse standing. grip arcs over 5 dots in the dot border. DISNEYLAND
In addition to the length of the gripper slot, which could be the result of "cleaning", there are other differences between this coin and the three dot version, the DL0003 No evidence has been found that this coin was ever on-stage. In 2008, denominational variations of this coin were sold via internet auction. There are very few known examples of the DN0004. Die status is still unknown.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0005
(Horizontal prototype elongated coin image) DISNEYLAND® with heavy "D" BEAR COUNTRY, small bear holding double outlined guitar, ©DISNEY, dot border, clean sharp grip slot. See also DL0002, DL0006 and our comparison page.
Many small differences make this a hard coin to spot. Key is the double outlined guitar which is mostly solid on the DL0006. Due to the few known examples of DN0005 and the lack of on stage documentation, we believe this very scarce coin was never on-stage. Die status is unknown.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0006
(Horizontal prototype elongated coin image) Mickey Mouse with pistol; flat ears, outlined hat and lettering, FRONTIER LAND ©DISNEY Disneyland® 3 dot gripper slot, dot border. See also DL0010.
On both DN0006 and DL0010 Mickey’s hat is outlined and completely open at the top. On DN0006 Mickey’s right ear is slightly outlined, grip arcs over 3 dots, curl on top of "Frontier" does not touch a dot. Border dots are smaller than on DL0010 and second dot from the right is out of alignment with the other border dots. (On DL0010 Mickey’s right ear is totally flat, grip arcs over 5 dots, curl on top of "Frontier" touches a dot, border dots are larger than on DN0006 and second dot from the right is in alignment with the other border dots.) Due to the scarcity of the DN0006 and lack of any on-stage documentation, we believed this coin was never on-stage. Die status unknown.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0007
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, outlined bearded pirate wearing tri-corner hat, long coat and boots, holding a sword in his right hand and a pistol in his left hand, standing, full length, wide stance, PIRATES between pistol and sword, OF left, THE right, CARIBBEAN between and below boots, ©DISNEY DISNEYLAND ®, dot border. NO "e"
Cluttered artwork has been suggested as the reason this coin was never on-stage. Very scarce in early years, currently several denominational variations are known, still hard to find. Die status is unknown.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0008
Rumored Mickey Mouse "Rays" variation.
Please click this link to view images of other Mickey Mouse "Rays" pressed penny variations.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0009
Rumored Mickey and Minnie Mouse Main Street penny.
We hope to offer an image and additional information about this coin eventually.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0010
This number is reserved.
This number is reserved.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0011
This number is reserved.
This number is reserved.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0012
(Horizontal prototype elongated coin image) Image of an engraved steam engine, MAIN STREET USA, ©DISNEY Disneyland®, large dot border. Grip left.
Noticed for sale via an eBay auction on 10/5/08 by well known collector, Dee D. Examples are known to exist on nickels, dimes and quarters. The die may date back to the 1990's. Rarely seen for sale to date. Die status unknown.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0013
Rumored Splash Mountain themed elongated cent.
We hope to offer an image and additional information about this coin eventually.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0014
(Horizontal prototype elongated coin image) FANTASMIC! in open letters and underlined by a lightening bolt. Stars arc over an outlined Sorcerer Mickey Mouse standing arms outstretched in lower right. Disneyland © Enchanted Brooms from Fantasia dancing (appear to be flames) from left to right above a wire border.
Surely one of the most coveted Disneyland elongated coins.
Probably one of the most famous and sought after Never-Neverland coins.
Fantasmic! premiered (soft opening) in the Fall of 1991. Official start date of the show was Spring (March) 1992. Note that this coin has Disneyland © rather than the usual ©DISNEY. Cast Member interviews by R. Hoff and other strong evidence support the opinion that this coin was offered from a single die machine and never on-stage. Per the best information available to us at the time of this report: Some non-native coin examples have been reported. Die status is unknown.
Related: Our scarce or rare Disneyland pressed pennies and elongated coins page.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0015
Rumored transportation themed coin.
We hope to offer an image and additional information about this coin eventually.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0016
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) SNOW WHITE, head and shoulders, full face, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND (no ©Disney) dot border. This die lived on as the DL0039 with a ©Disney added.
Three of the nine Snow White themed coins lack "©DISNEY". No evidence has been found to support an on-stage appearance of this set. Anecdotal evidence leads to the conclusion that test rolls were made at the park. Possibly the lack of "©DISNEY" was noted and the dies returned to Eurolink to be corrected. Hard to find coins. Die status unknown.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0017
(Horizontal prototype elongated coin image) Wicked Witch, head and shoulders, profile facing right, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND (no © Disney) dot border. This die lived on as the DL0040 with a ©Disney added.
Same notes as for DN0016.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0018
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) BASHFUL, full length, standing to left, hands behind back, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND (no © Disney) dot border. This die lived on as the DL0041 with a ©Disney added.
Same notes as for DN0016.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0019
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) Mickey, full length, in tux with top hat & cane, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND Penny sized image See also DL0058, DL0058a and DN0019P.
Interviews with Cast Members and related research by R. Hoff support the conclusion that these dies were engraved as penny-size in error. However, they were meant for use in the Disneyland nickel machine. The small penny sized die images left a reportedly unacceptable blank space at the end of the rolled coin. Corrected dies were ordered before the machine was placed on-stage. Per the best information available to us in 2009, less than a dozen "penny art" sets are believed to be in the hands of collectors. Reports of incomplete sets have been made and we do not believe an equal number of each coin in this three coin set were pressed. Examples also are known to exist on non-native or off-denomination coins such as cents. Die status is unknown.
Related: Our scarce or rare Disneyland pressed pennies and elongated coins page.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0019P
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) Mickey, full length, in tux with top hat & cane, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND Penny sized image
This is an example of a scarce off-denomination or cent variation of the DN0019. It was pressed by the incorrectly cut DN0019 penny-sized nickel die. See also DN0019, DL0058 and DL0058a.
Reported by and image courtesy of The Mark Brown Collection.
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Detail comparison of the scarce "Penny Art" or penny-sized DN0019 and the nickel-sized DL0058 / DL0058A.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0020
(Horizontal prototype elongated coin image) 40 YEARS OF ADVENTURES, © Disney, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND Penny sized image See also DL0059 and DN0020P
Same notes as for DN0019.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0020P
(Horizontal prototype elongated coin image) 40 YEARS OF ADVENTURES, © Disney, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND Penny sized image
This is an example of a scarce off-denomination or cent variation of the DN0020. It was pressed by the incorrectly cut DN0020 penny-sized nickel die. See also DN0020 and DL0059.
Reported by and image courtesy of The Mark Brown Collection.
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Detail comparison of the scarce "Penny Art" or penny-sized DN0020 and the nickel-sized DL0059.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0021
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) Minnie, full length with purse, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND Penny sized image. See also DL0060, DL0060a and DN0021P.
Same notes as DN0019.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0021P
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) Minnie, full length with purse, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND Penny sized image.
This is an example of a scarce off-denomination or cent variation of the DN0021. It was pressed by the incorrectly cut DN0021 penny-sized nickel die. See also DN0021, DL0060 and DL0060a
Reported by and image courtesy of The Mark Brown Collection.
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Detail comparison of the scarce "Penny Art" or penny-sized and the DN0021 nickel-sized DL0060 / DL0060A .
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0022
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) HAPPY NEW YEAR 1996, Santa Mickey, © Disney, e; Disneyland® Error date. See also DL0103 for the corrected "1997" nickel.
The 1996 New Year date is in error. The coin should have read 1997. Well, it was 1996 and it was New Years. It can happen.
ParkPennies.com interviews with Cast Members closely involved at the time, lead to the conclusion that the die was in the Park, however, it was never on-stage. The few known examples of this coin, the lack of on-stage documentation, as well as known test and miss-roll coins support collector and Cast Member recollections. Die status unknown.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0023
(Horizontal prototype elongated coin image) Disneyland Castle, Disney's California Adventure Grizzly Peak, Disneyland Resort Monorail, Disneyland RESORT®. The coin is believed to have been engraved exclusively for the Prototype Disneyland Resort Penny Press Collection Book, Second Edition.
Blank back. Coin looks somewhat like the DR0049.
Reportedly proposed as a follow-up to the well received First Edition Penny Collector Book. Unfortunately, this book and coin are known only as prototypes. Images courtesy of a kind anony-mouse ParkPennies.com visitor. Rumors have suggested that there may have been a dispute over ownership of this die. Status is believed to be open.
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UBOC Sets
Side by side comparison of the scarce DN0024 and common DL00153. As you can see there are many small details that separate these two coin types. Easiest to for me to identify is the banner at the bottom of the design that breaks through the beaded border on the Disneyland DL variety and stops short of the border on the prototype DN variety.
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UBOC Dot Placement
View DL0153 - DL0156 dot placement detail. (Same as DN0024-DN0027)
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0024
(Horizontal prototype elongated coin image) DISNEYLAND® Weak image of train, UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA banner ribbons are inside lower part of the dot border. The initial E is above the grip slot and the initial P below. (Paradise Engraving) The forth dot to the right of the initial P is larger than the first 3 dots. No "©DISNEY" See also DL0153.
This set of coins, pressed on the prototype die shaft, have a train image that is difficult to recognize and did not meet the engravers standards for placement onstage. Replacements DL0153 - DL0156 reduced the focal image to just the locomotive and tender while increasing the image size. Reported by a well known private collector.
The ring die of four images, used to press this set was reported and confirmed destroyed by the engraver / owner as well as a trusted source.
Related: Our scarce or rare Disneyland pressed pennies and elongated coins page.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0025
As DN0024, The third dot to the right of the initial P is larger than the first 2 dots See also DL0154
Same notes as for DN0024. Coin has a varied "large dot" in lower left border section, as do the corrected "on-stage" coins. See DL0153 - DL0156.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0026
As DN0024, The second dot to the right of the initial P is larger than the first dot See also DL0155
Same notes as for DN0024. Coin has a varied "large dot" in lower left border section, as do the corrected "on-stage" coins. See DL0153 - DL0156.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0027
As DN0024, All four dots are about the same size. See also DL0156
Same notes as for DN0024. Coin has a varied "large dot" in lower left border section, as do the corrected "on-stage" coins. See DL0153 - DL0156.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0028
Rumored Autopia car themed elongated coin.
We hope to offer an image and additional information about this coin eventually.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0029
Rumored Disneyland Hotel issue.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0030
Rumored 2004 dated Autopia pressed penny.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0031
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) DISNEYLAND® Mickey Mouse in front of open elevator door, ©DISNEY, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot. See also CA0053
Related story.
Disneyland Hollywood Tower Hotel error set images and report courtesy of the extensive C. Neal Collection.
Twin to CA0053 except, "DISNEYLAND® " is in the place of "DISNEY’S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE tm". Examples known on copper cents and rumored on non-native coin denominations. This penny press machine was reported / rumored to have been themed in Canada before it was shipped to Anaheim. Die status unknown.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0032
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) DISNEYLAND® Tower of Terror "HTH" logo, THE HOLLYWOOD TOWER HOTEL ©DISNEY, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, See also CA0054
Related story.
Disneyland Hollywood Tower Hotel error set images and report courtesy of the extensive C. Neal Collection.
Twin to CA0054 except, "DISNEYLAND® " is in the place of "DISNEY’S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE tm". Die status unknown.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0033
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) DISNEYLAND® Bellhop Goofy, facing right, holding over-sized hotel room key on key chain that has "HTH 1313 CHECK IN SOON" on it. ©DISNEY, "e" for Eurolink replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot. See also CA0055
Related story.
Disneyland Hollywood Tower Hotel error set images and report courtesy of the extensive C. Neal Collection.
Twin to CA0055 except, "DISNEYLAND® " is in the place of "DISNEY’S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE tm". Die status unknown.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0034
(Horizontal prototype elongated coin image) DISNEYLAND® image of a sternwheeler steamboat reminiscent of Disneyland's Mark Twain Riverboat, ©DISNEY. NO inscription below the ship, no border, no backstamp.
For similar coins with the inscription "MARK TWAIN RIVERBOAT" please see the on-stage DL0249.

Based on early coin examples, the penny press machine placed on-stage outside Bonanza Outfitters on 7/16/04, vended the DL0249 coin as the button "C" selection from the very start. However, the machine's marquee originally displayed this "DN0034 image" and only later a "DL0249 image" as the button "C" selection.
So what became of the original coin? According to trusted sources, a die which matched the original DN0034 marquee artwork, was proposed and rejected. Given the original machine marquee was made using the DN0034 artwork, we are told and agree that DN0034 coins must have been pressed as proofs / marquee samples etc. even though the die was later replaced.
Therefore, we have reserved elongated coin collection guide number DN0034 for any coins representing this early prototype die. And yes, it appears another Indiana Jones style adventure awaits those seeking this coin. If your quest is successful, please do send us a scan of your find. Die status unknown.

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(Horizontal prototype elongated coin detail images) Comparison picture of the DN0034, no inscription,, and the on-stage DL0249 featuring the inscription "MARK TWAIN RIVERBOAT".
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0035
This number is reserved, open.
This number is reserved, open.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0035.1
Rumored prototype variation of an onstage coin.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0035.2
Rumored prototype variation of an onstage coin.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0035.3
Rumored prototype variation of an onstage coin.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0036
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) DISNEYLAND®, Corrected spelling of MATTERHORN on banner, castle pennant below, abominable snowman waist up, standing behind banner, (c) Disney. Snowman's left hand has a "dripping claw" and other small differences that differentiate this coin / die from the DL0250. Circa 7/2004
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0037
Rumored Splash Mountain bear pressed penny.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0038
Rumored Splash Mountain log vehicle pressed penny.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0039
Rumored Tomorrowland pressed penny.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0040
This number set aside for a possible Arcade Shop Cast Member coin.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0041
Rumored Haunted Mansion prototype.
Many rumored NBC and Haunted Mansion coins have been reported to us. However, we need to have a trusted scan or the actual coin and supported provenance before they can be listed. So, if you emailed us an anony-mouse report, and the coin is not listed, it's nothing personal. We just need more to list the coin.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0042
Rumored Chip N Dale themed coin. Reportedly related to the infamous DR0099 Chip N Dale pressed penny issue in 2006.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0043
This number is reserved.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0044
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This number is reserved, open.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0045
This number is reserved.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0046
This number is reserved.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0047
This number is reserved.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0048
This number is reserved.
This number is reserved.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0049
Rumored prototype variation of an onstage coin.
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Coin Guide No.
DN0050
Old #DN0046
(Vertical prototype elongated nickel image) SEASON'S GREETINGS, 2007, Mickey wearing a Santa hat with a bag of gifts over his shoulder, DISNEYLAND® RESORT, ©DISNEY no border, crudely engraved. Same basic design and identical backstamp as the nicely engraved DL0422.
Backstamp: DISNEYLAND® RESORT with large snowflake background.
First reported by Lou S. when he noticed this coin set offered for sale via eBay auction in 2008. The die / coin was apparently intended for use as one of the on-stage 2007 seasonal nickels. However, ParkPennies.com believes it was probably rejected due to low quality engraving and replaced by the DL0424 die before the seasonal nickel machine was placed on-stage in December of 2007. Die status unknown.
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(Horizontal elongated nickel image) DISNEYLAND® RESORT with a large snowflake background. Detail view of the DN0050, Season's Greetings Mickey elongated nickel reverse.
This backstamp was also used on the DL0422.
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Coin Guide No.
DN0051
Old #DN0047
(Vertical prototype elongated nickel image) HAPPY NEW YEAR!, 2008, Minnie Mouse dancing with confetti in the air, DISNEYLAND® RESORT, ©DISNEY no border. crudely engraved. Same basic design and identical backstamp as the nicely engraved DL0423.
Backstamp: DISNEYLAND® RESORT with confetti background.
First reported by Lou S. when he noticed this coin set offered for sale via eBay auction in 2008. The die / coin was apparently intended for use as one of the on-stage 2007 seasonal nickels. However, ParkPennies.com believes it was probably rejected due to low quality engraving and replaced by the DL0423 die before the seasonal nickel machine was placed on-stage in December of 2007. Die status unknown.
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(Horizontal elongated nickel image) DISNEYLAND® RESORT with confetti background. Detail view of the DN0051, HAPPY NEW YEAR!, 2008, Minnie Mouse elongated nickel reverse.
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Coin Guide No.
DN0052
Old #DN0048
(Vertical prototype elongated nickel image) HAPPY HOLIDAYS, Santa Mickey with bag of gifts over his shoulder, 2007, DISNEYLAND® RESORT, ©DISNEY no border. crudely engraved. Same basic design and identical backstamp as the nicely engraved DL0424.
Backstamp: DISNEYLAND® RESORT with falling snowflake background.
First reported by Lou S. when he noticed this coin set offered for sale via eBay auction in 2008. The die / coin was apparently intended for use as one of the on-stage 2007 seasonal nickels. However, ParkPennies.com believes it was probably rejected due to low quality engraving and replaced by the DL0424 die before the seasonal nickel machine was placed on-stage in December of 2007. Die status unknown.
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(Horizontal elongated nickel image) DISNEYLAND® RESORT with falling snowflakes in the background. Detail view of the DN0052, Happy Holiday Mickey elongated nickel reverse.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0053
Rumored prototype variation of an onstage coin.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0054
Rumored prototype variation of an onstage coin.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DN0055
Rumored prototype variation of an onstage coin.
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DNR Disneyland® Neverland Reverses
See also The Disneyland Park Backstamp Guides
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DL0251sc
(Vertical prototype elongated coin image) [Obverse] DISNEYLAND® , Nifty Nineties Mickey Mouse and Minnie, full length, standing behind logo, MAIN STREET U.S.A., ©DISNEY. Image is cent-size.
Steel cent (sc) variation shown. Image courtesy of the N. Wooten Collection
In keeping with the Disney tradition of providing a better quality souvenir, in 2004, Disneyland was the first Disney park to introduce backstamps. The DL0251 was the first on-stage die to be matched to a backstamp. This particular DL0251 appears to be evidence of early "back die" experiments with its unusual DL0251DNR Disneyland Neverland reverse.
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Prototype Elongated Coin Guide No.
DL0251DNRsc
(Horizontal prototype elongated coin image) [Reverse] DISNEYLAND no® repeated four times in a "dot matrix print style". This is a Disneyland Neverland reverse (DNR), steel cent variation (sc) on a DL0251 die coin. Image courtesy of the N. Wooten Collection.
In keeping with the Disney tradition of providing a better quality souvenir, in 2004, Disneyland introduced the DL0251 backstamped nickel. With this introduction, Disneyland became the first Disney Park to ever offer two sided elongated coins, also known as "Mules". This coin appears to be evidence of early experiments with varied "back dies", "back shafts" or "backstamp" engravings with its DL0251DNR reverse.
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