This guide features elongated coins that may represent the purest form of Disneyland souvenir pressed pennies ever issued. The elongated coins listed here are from dies engraved on-site at The Original Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, by Disneyland Arcade Shop Technicians and issued to commemorate special Disneyland Resort Cast Member Arcade Shop, or Special Events.

This Disneyland Shop Elongated Coin Guide in some respects, is an exclusive subset of scarce coins that are part of the "CM" Cast Member and Special Events Guide. It is possible that once this guide is definitive, complete and chronological, the coins will become part of the CM Guide. Therefore, advanced collectors may wish to include these coins as a key part of their "CM" collections. Any DS coins that meet DN or TR guide criteria, we feel, should be included as part of those respective guides.

Collectors will notice that Arcade Shop die engraving has greatly evolved from the first, very basic, dot matrix style text back stamps. We feel if the direction of "in-house" die engraving continues as it has so far, the Arcade Shop may become the first choice source for future in-park penny press dies.

These early exceptional examples of actual Disneyland engraved coins may represent both a beginning and the future of all Disney elongated coins or maybe just a limited venture. Whatever the future brings, we feel these coins already have a great pedigree and could be key additions to advanced collections.

Note: As of the time of this writing, in 2008, all elongated coin back stamps or "back" dies in the Disneyland Resort were also engraved on-site by Disneyland Arcade Shop Technicians. If it is your wish to collect elongated coins bearing images engraved at Disneyland, do consider the many coins with back stamps.

Because the coins in this guide section are often extremely scarce and information about them is hard to come by...
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ARCADE MECHANICS, Mickey Mouse with hat and scarf winter ware, MERRY CHRISTMAS 2004. (A Mickey ears symbol, ^oo^o, is used as the "00" in 2004.) No gripper, no border. Early dot matrix style of acid engraving. Believed to be the first elongated coin ever engraved "in-house" by Disney.
Reportedly this coin was informally introduced to Arcade Shop Cast Members during the 2004 Christmas Season, following the first Disney back stamp issued in July of 2004. The coin was well received and set the stage for future elongated coins engraved at the Disneyland Resort. Feedback given for this coin was used to improve the following Arcade Shop issued elongated coins and elongated coin back stamps.
A US quarter is shown. Probably the native coin is a nickel? Other coin denominations may have been pressed. A smaller version of this design pressed on a penny, possibly as a prototype, is also known.

 This early example shows the dot matrix style of acid etching that was later used to engrave the first Disney back stamp for the DL0251 Main Street USA elongated nickel.

This number is a chronological placeholder for a possible future coin or reserved for a rumored coin.

 

This number is a chronological placeholder for a possible future coin or reserved for a rumored coin.

 

This number is a chronological placeholder for a possible future coin or reserved for a rumored coin.

 

This number is a chronological placeholder for a possible future coin or reserved for a rumored coin.

 

(Horizontal elongated coin or pressed penny image) ELECTRO MECHANICAL, unusual Santa Mickey Mouse face, 2005, wire border. Scarce.
Back Stamp: MERRY CHRISTMAS in script, KEN, GEORGE, EVERETT, KATHIE, GLENN, ROB, BOYD, DAVID, JEFF, RODELIO, LAURA, DANNY, STEPH, ROGER, MIKE, ROD in cartoon block typeface, FROM ALL OF US in script.

 

DS0006 Back Stamp: MERRY CHRISTMAS in script, KEN, GEORGE, EVERETT, KATHIE, GLENN, ROB, BOYD, DAVID, JEFF, RODELIO, LAURA, DANNY, STEPH, ROGER, MIKE, ROD in cartoon block typeface, FROM ALL OF US in script.

 

This number is a chronological placeholder for a possible future coin or reserved for a rumored coin.

 

(Vertical elongated coin or pressed penny image) GEORGE MEYER, Portrait of George Meyer, 37 YEARS OF SERVICE, DISNEYLAND® RESORT. Early low height etched grip variation.
Back stamp: Blank.
See also the DS0008a and DS0009, the George Meyer coin variations page and the George Meyer Retirement page.

A small number of coins were rolled and distributed with this low height gripper die before the grip slot was enhanced.
Coin(s) from this die are believed to have been included in the framed set presented to George Meyer on his retirement.
See also the George Meyer coin variations page and the George Meyer Retirement page.

(Vertical elongated coin or pressed penny image) GEORGE MEYER, Portrait of George Meyer, 37 YEARS OF SERVICE, DISNEYLAND® RESORT. High, smooth, machine engraved gripper variation.
Back stamp: Blank.
See also the DS0008 and DS0009, the George Meyer coin variations page and the George Meyer Retirement page.

A specially marqueed single die nickel press machine held this coin die at the retirement party on January 31st, 2007. The machine was available to guests who wished to press elongated nickel souvenir mementos of the day. Two attendees estimated that about 120 coins were pressed by party guests before a jam damaged die.
Coin(s) from this die are believed to have been included in the framed set presented to George Meyer on his retirement.
See also the George Meyer coin variations page and the George Meyer Retirement page.

(Vertical elongated coin or pressed penny image) GEORGE MEYER, Portrait of George Meyer, 37 YEARS OF SERVICE, DISNEYLAND® RESORT. High, smooth, machine engraved gripper die that features a greater distance between the grip and the words "George Meyer".
Back stamp: Horizontal "DISNEYLAND® RESORT".
See also the DS0008 and DS0008a, the George Meyer coin variations page and the George Meyer Retirement page.

A limited number of coins were pressed on this secondary die. Coin(s) from this die are believed to have been included in the framed set presented to George Meyer on his retirement.
See also the George Meyer coin variations page and the George Meyer Retirement page.

(Horizontal elongated coin or pressed penny image) Back stamp: DISNEYLAND® RESORT. Of the George Meyer retirement coins, only the DS0009 has a back stamp.

Detail comparison of the George Meyer die variations. From top to bottom:
The DS0008 low height, etched grip, blank back.
The DS0008a higher, smooth machine engraved grip, blank back.
The DS0009 short, smooth machine engraved grip that with a greater distance between "George Meyer" and the grip, horizontal back stamp reads "DISNEYLAND® RESORT".
See also the George Meyer coin variations page and the George Meyer Retirement page.

This number is a chronological placeholder for a possible future coin or reserved for a rumored coin.

 

This number is a chronological placeholder for a possible future coin or reserved for a rumored coin.

 

(Vertical elongated coin or pressed penny image) Eddie Garcia, Portrait of Eddie Garcia, 13 YEARS OF SERVICE, DISNEYLAND® RESORT.
Back Stamp: Blank
See also the Eddie Garcia Retirement page.

A limited number of these coins were made in advance by the Disneyland Arcade Shop and then presented / distributed at Mr. Garcia's retirement on April 27, 2007.
ParkPennies.com is still gathering information for future updates. Coin reported by Bill H.