05/14/12 [updated, expanded and revised 5/16/12] Missing Arcade Penny Presses: Warning: Boomer's rants follow. In reply to the many very welcome ParkPennies.com visitor comments and inquires about the fate of the penny presses that were located at the Disneyland USA Main Street Penny-Less Arcade...
As readers will recall, about 17 three-play penny press machines were located in the Main Street Penny Arcade area before it was closed for remodeling. Around that time, three of those machines were moved to the Main Street Opera (Lincoln) exit near two existing penny press machines, leaving 14 machines still missing. On about 5/2/12 the Main Street Penny Arcade reopened without a single penny press machine present. Most recently, the Tron penny press, a former Main Street Penny Arcade machine, was found at the StarArcade in Tomorrowland, leaving 13 machines still missing as of 5/10/12. For future updates, please check this page. For a list of penny press machine as they return and those that are still missing, please see ParkPennies.com machine locations map (PDF) and the penny press locations web page.
Many readers have shared with us their concerns over arcade "downsizing". Personally, as an old kid, who has aged with the park and enjoyed countless fun visits since 1956, I must agree. Most changes have been very positive. However, I too lament the disappearance of Disneyland arcades and penny presses. Some readers may remember when the Main Street Penny Arcade was an... arcade... with a shooting gallery. Some of us may even remember the Disney themed pin ball machines and the piece of eight coin stamper... at the Pirates ARCADE Museum (Now the Pieces of Eight Shop). I fondly remember many fun hours spent with my daughter at the StarArcade when it had two wondrous floors of assorted coin operated machines, two cashiers just to make change...
For many Disneyland guests, arcades with coin-operated games enhance the nostalgia, the feel, and fun of Disneyland. Many people enjoy the the coin-operated electro-mechanical entertainment and fun souvenirs arcade machines like penny presses offer. Such diversions from rides, food, and merchandise can be a part of what makes Disneyland, Disneyland and a big part of what Walt called the "show". I'm sad to see them slowly disappearing... especially the penny presses.
(There are still many Disneyland penny presses, but, the trend at the park and at the mint worries me.)
When upset over changes at Disneyland, I try to keep in mind that many of us enjoyed The Pike, Pacific Ocean Park, Marineland, Bush Gardens, and other amusement parks that had to close over the years while Disneyland has endured. I think it is because Disney has provided a premium experience that guests are willing to pay a premium to enjoy.
Often Disney makes changes guests want. With that in mind, I hope the sprit that brought about the positive changes to DCA ( Flynn's Arcade, the upcoming Mad [Tea Party] Arcade and I hear some other attractions too. :-) will also bring back the premium Disneyland Park arcade experience... with penny presses! :-)
These are my opinions. However, because they are also representative of many comments received by ParkPennies.com, I felt it important that they be voiced here. As always, your thoughts, corrections, and additions are welcome just contact ParkPennies.com.
05/11/12 [EDITED 5/12/12] The Tron penny press, previously located at the Main Street Penny Arcade, has returned to stage at the Stararcade in Tomorrowland! So far, this is the only penny press of the original 14 to return after the extensive Main Street Penny Arcade remodel. (Three of the 14 were relocated across the street at the Main Street Opera exit and are still there. The Nemo machine was converted to hand crank, placed in the Stararcade for a short time and then taken back offstage.) Our thanks to the ParkPennies.com visitor that offered this anony-mouse report. The ParkPennies.com machine locations map (PDF file will open in a new window) has also been updated.
05/07/12 Our thanks to Shawn P. who beat us to a report on the... New Disneyland pressed pennies! These are neat! "Adventureland, Disneyland Park" backstamps and highly detailed images of Mickey, Minnie, and a Jungle Cruise boat obverse images. Plus they have classic dot borders, and Disneyland Park banners! Before I get to 1,000 words, here is a link to the pressed penny guide numbers and pictures. :-)
Many readers of this page own penny press machines and know how difficult it is to keep privately and especially heavily used public penny press machines running at their best. We have often heard from ParkPennies.com visitors how much better the Disneyland pennies press nowadays. -Our hats are off to the Disneyland Arcade Techs.
The ParkPennies.com machine locations map (PDF file will open in a new window) has also been updated. Now, about all those penny press machines that were missing when the newly remodeled Main Street Pennyless Arcade, I mean Main Street Penny Arcade reopened... They are still missing. We have not listed them as retired... yet. But, right now, it's looking like they may be gone for good. Maybe they will return with new coins? Stay tuned for updates.
05/05/12 Where did the Main Street Penny Arcade penny press machines go? Our thanks to Shawn, Chuck, Lou, and even Boomer for their reports of the reopening of the Main Street Penny Arcade at Disneyland USA. As avid collectors might expect, the reports have centered on several penny press machines that seemingly disappeared during the remodel. ParkPennies.com "grayed out" the machines that were not relocated when the Penny Arcade closed and baring official word we are waiting to see if the missing machines return, return with new dies, or... So, please check back for updates and please contact ParkPennies.com to share your machine discoveries with fellow collectors.
5/04/12 ParkPennies.com visitors have over 200 eBay auctions of Disney elongated coins currently listed. You can see them all or even add your own auction.
5/01/12 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for sharing the latest TDL coins:
2012 May monthly medals were released.
TDL1248 TDL Penny Arcade, Soldier of Cards
TDL1249 TDL Tomorrowland Terrace, The Queen of Hearts
TDS1229 TDS Romeo's Watches & Jewelry, Chip 'n Dale
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
04/30/12 Avid collectors, Mike P. and Hui Michelle, just reported a new penny press machine at Hong Kong Disneyland! They have shared a marquee picture from the machine. We hope to have images of the actual coins soon. The marquee image is already listed in the 2012 Hong Kong Disneyland pressed penny guide.
04/29/12 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for sharing an image of the latest TDL coin
Tokyo Disneyland Penny Arcade:
TDL1247, Tokyo Disneyland Resort 29th Anniversary pressed penny medal.
04/24/12 "2012 Disneyland, Anaheim" pressed penny has been reported at the Tropicana Hotel across from Disneyland! This non-Disney elongated coin is guide number DW0037. Also, the updated Brother Bear quarter set numbers CA0138-140 offers a new backstamp. The 10th Anniversary backstamps are now all retired. Be sure to stay tuned for more updates... By the way, we have noticed some new links to www.ParkPennies.com on both blogs and a web site! We appreciate them very much, thank you. :-)
04/23/12 Our special thanks to the avid Disney elongated coin collectors in the Jeremy H. family for helping us correctly attribute a Disney quote in our 4/05/12 post.
04/20/12 Okay, so do you manufacture, own, or use penny presses? I thought so! :-) Well, if you haven't already, you might want to view Congressman Ron Paul's April 2012 hearing on the subject of the future of the penny (Video will open in new window.) or review the recent House of Representatives bills (PDF files will open in a new window): HR3693 US Cent & HR3694 US Nickel. These and other penny / nickel information tidbits are now linked from our ever growing Types of Pennies page. This is serious stuff this time around, "change" is a changing!
04/19/12 Here's a neat preview of Disney California Adventure's new attractions. Boomer has been studying it... looking for new penny press locations. :-) It's a fun watch on YouTube. Just click this link to view the DCA and Cars Land preview in a new window.
04/18/12 [edited] We've made a few updates to the Duffy The Disney Bear collection page. You ask, "So why not a Duffy or Shellie May pressed penny at DCA?" I just don't know. But, we do get that question often, very often. [readers have asked] Wouldn't it be neat to see them on a coin in the next DCA Seasonal Nickel Set? Maybe a Duffy penny book for Disneyland USA? [Duffy penny books and pressed souvenirs are already available at Tokyo Disneyland, the original home of Duffy The Disney Bear. Sometimes these Duffy items are offered for sale on eBay etc.]
04/17/12 A long time contributor to ParkPennies.com, advanced collector Ron K., reported that the Muppets machine is still offstage and as of Monday, the Rushin' River quarter press is gone as well. We're thinking that the quarter press will be updated with at least new backstamps. You know Boomer will be checking for the machines' return whenever he can and we hope you'll let us know when you see any penny press changes... Happy collecting from the folks at ParkPennies.com.
04/14/12 Our thanks to the avid Disney elongated coin collector, Ricky K., who emailed us this afternoon to report the Rushin' River quarter machine is onstage, still with 10th Anniversary backstamps... if you don't have this set, right now would be a good time to press some. :-)
04/12/12 The Tron dime press machine has returned. Still the same images, still dimes, but, new backstamps. Please see our penny press locations page (PDF Format) and DCA guides for more information and pictures. Also, we received a report from our good buddy Mike R. that the Rushin' River Gift shop quarter machine has been taken off-stage. Could be that the last of the 10th Anniversary backstamps are now retired. We're all looking forward to the opening of Buena Vista Street, the entrance to DCA... we're thinking the missing penny presses will return with new coins to replace the 10th Anniversary versions that were inside the machines when the expansion started. Please bookmark this page for updates and / or "like" ParkPennies on FaceBook for automatic postings of major news / new machines.
04/12/12 Of interest to owners of penny press machines and those of us that use them... On 4/07/12 we posted that Canada was discontinuing their "penny", as have several other countries and as has been proposed by the United States (PDF). Now, Canada has gone one step further and began talking about "MintChip" digital money! Yep, no coins at all, just binary bits! And to think just last week, I was complaining about zinc cents! 
Well, the penny press machines at Tokyo Disneyland make nice looking souvenirs, maybe it's not all that bad.
04/07/12 As long time readers are well aware, ParkPennies.com has often talked about the shaky future of the good old US Cent. Most recently in the 3/10/12 post on this page. Yes, the poor penny that we often turn into a thing of beauty, could turn into a thing of history, past history. As you may have read, The US Mint and more than a few members of Congress have thought it best to do away with the cent and the nickel as well. (Please see the facts and future of the US penny and recent discussions by the current administration regarding the future of the US Cent (PDF). Late last month, Canada joined in the current trend by putting an end to the Canadian cent. Could it be the US pressed penny will become a nostalgic bit of history? Will tokens and planchets soon be the standard in all Disney parks? Well, Eurolink Design Inc. is ready. They have long manufactured internal planchet dispensing machines as used in the Hong Kong and Japan Disney parks as have some other manufactures. In the US, Disneyland has used tokens to create Cast Member pressed token souvenirs for some years now. Fellow collectors, the future nears. Are you prepared?
List of countries that have already discontinued "cents".
-Note: Much like the current US cent, Canadian pennies were made mostly of zinc (98.4 percent zinc and 1.6 percent copper plate) from 1997-1999. Since 2000, they have been made of 94 percent steel and 4.5 percent copper plate, with a trace of nickel.
-Note: Private rollers report that copper cents are currently selling on eBay for ~$150.00 - $250.00 per $50.00 bag of 5,000 (!)
04/05/12 YEP! Your eyes do not deceive! ParkPennies.com has catapulted into the future! We've added a newfangled (circa 1990, but new to us. ) thing-a-ma-Bob that says "Quick Links to All Guides and News" up there in the top left corner. Now, you can "Jump" from one page to another all over the web site and probably even find another thing-a-ma-Bob on the landing page too! And all for the same low price... FREE! 
But, wait, there's more! Several pages have been revised or updated and links from one page to another make... well... okay, they still don't make much sense. But, they are better. 
As RX-24 once said "I'm still getting used to my programming". So, if you spot a page or entry that needs attention, please let us know. Happy collecting from the ParkPennies.com folks.
04/05/12 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki again for reporting the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site for the latest new Tokyo Disneyland pressed pennies. Here is his report:
New event "Easter Wonderland 2012(TDL)" and "Spring voyage(TDS)" were started on April 03, 2012 at TDR and eleven new medals were released on April 02, 2012.
Easter Wonderland 2012
TDL Penny Arcade
TDL1243 Chip 'n Dale and Clarice
TDL Tomorrowland Terrace
TDL1244 Mickey
TDL1245 Minnie
TDL1246 Daisy
Tokyo Disneyland Hotel
TDR286 Mickey & Minnie
TDR287 Donald & Daisy
Spring Voyage (TDS)
TDS Galleria Disney
TDS1226 Mickey & Duffy
TDS Aunt Peg's Village Store
TDS1227 Minnie & Shellie May
TDS Abu's Bazaar
TDS1228 Genie & Duffy & Shellie May
Tokyo DisneySEA Hotel Miracosta
TDR284 Mickey & Duffy
TDR285 Minnie & Shellie May
TCB0Q Spring Voyage Collection Book was released at TDS
In addition, the monthly medal was moved to Romeo watch & jewelry.
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in tokyo Japan
04/02/12 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for reporting the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site for the latest new Tokyo Disneyland pressed pennies. Here is his report:
2012 April monthly medals were released.
TDL1232 TDL Penny Arcade ----------- Alice
TDL1233 TDL Tomorrowland Terrace --- Cheshire Cat
TDS1225 TDS Galleria Disney -------- Goofy
Medal design changed (Three stores & one hotel)
TDL Golden Galleon
TDL1234 Skull Mickey
TDL1235 Skull Minnie
TDL1236 Captain Hock & Mr. Smee
TDL Gag Factory/ Toontown Five & Dime
TDL1237 Donald
TDL1238 Daisy
TDL1239 Chip & Dale
TDL Poor Corner
TDL1240 Pooh & Piglet
TDL1241 Eeyore & Tigger
TDL1242 Kanga & Roo
Disney Ambassador Hotel
TDR282 Easter Egg Mickey & Minnie
TDR283 Easter Egg Donald & Daisy
New Events will start on April 03, 2012.
TDL--Disney's Easter Wonderland 2012
TDS--Mickey & Duffy's Spring Voyage 2012 It is expected that a new medal appears.
But I cannot go by work on 3rd, I report the changes after the 4th.
Unfortunately the medal machine of the cast shop seemed to disappear in the end of March.
Thank You
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
03/28/12 A long time, well known collector is parting with is Frank Brazzell hand crank penny press! It isn't often that we see one for sale. Here is a link to pictures, price... the ebay penny press auction. (The eBay auction will open in a new window.)
03/27/12 Our thanks to Mike R. for spotting a picture error. Recent additions to the DCA Pressed Penny Guide, the CA0120 and CA0122 images, were swapped. Descriptions, numbers etc. were correct. Thanks to the help of visitors, (with better eyes and memories than Boomer. :-), the typo was caught and corrected soon after posting. If you spot a typo, please contact ParkPennies.com.
03/26/12 The Disney California Adventure 10th Anniversary dimes have been changing back to pressed pennies with new "Disney California Adventure™ backstamps. To keep up with the changes, do visit our DCA pressed penny guides or even better, especially if you are at the park and just "want the facts", visit our Disneyland penny press machine locations page. We often update the locations page even before we have pictures of the coins to add to the guides. Currently, there only the Tron dime set and the Rushin' River quarter sets are still onstage with the special 10th Anniversary backstamps. If you want these coins and have procrastinated, now is a good time to visit the park. ;-) Thank you for "like-ing" us on FaceBook and happy collecting.
03/21/12 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for reporting the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site for the latest new Tokyo Disneyland pressed pennies.
Hello;
TDS 10th Anniversary was finished on March 19, 2012. Medal of the 10th anniversary memory were gone and 28 new medals were released on March 20, 2012.
TDS Figaro's Clothiers three designs
Pinocchio :TDS1207
Figaro & Clio :TDS1208
Jiminy Cricket :TDS1209
TDS Aunt Peg's Village Store three designs
Mickey & Duffy :TDS1210
Duffy :TDS1211
Shellie May :TDS1212
TDS Nautilus Gifts three designs
Mickey :TDS1213
Minnie :TDS1214
Donald :TDS1215
TDS Expedition Photo Archives three designs
Mickey :TDS1216
Stitch :TDS1217
Max :TDS1218
TDS Abu's Bazaar three designs
Genie :TDS1219
Aladdin & Jasmine :TDS1220
Chandu :TDS1221
TDS Mermaid Treasure three designs
Ariel :TDS1222
Flounder & Sebastian :TDS1223
Crush & Nemo :TDS1224
Tokyo DisneySEA Hotel Miracosta two designs
Mickey :TDR272
Minnie :TDR273
Disney Resort Line
Resort gateway Station
Donald & Daisy :TDR274
Mickey :TDR275
Tokyo DisneyLand Station
Mickey & Minnie :TDR276
Minnie :TDR277
Bayside Station
Goofy & Pluto :TDR278
Mickey :TDR279
Tokyo DisneySea Station
Mickey & Minnie :TDR280
Minnie :TDR281
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
03/13/12 Our thanks to fellow collector Mike P. and his friend in China, Hui Michelle, (Ebay ID: mic92065) for sharing the latest Hong Kong Disneyland marquee pictures so that the 2012 HKDL pressed penny guide could be finalized to date.
03/10/12 There is much talk about steel nickels and steel pennies in the upcoming Federal budget lately. For more information, click the link to the COIN MODERNIZATION, OVERSIGHT, AND
CONTINUITY ACT OF 2010, at the bottom of our Types and Weight of Pennies page. We're thinking steel cents, especially the type they are talking about in the coin magazines may not make for good elongated coins. Since this talk of ending production of the cent or changing the material used to make them started some years back, people have suggested maybe nickel presses would be the answer. Now the US Mint is considering steel nickels too? Maybe we'll see more token machines like those used in Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland? Nostalgia=A copper pressed penny? We'll post updates to this proposal for you here. Let us know what you hear.
03/10/12 Our thanks to Brian and Chuck N. on 3/11 for reporting that the Off The Page and Muppets 10th Anniversary dime machines returned as pressed pennies, as they were before the 10th Anniversary. However, they have the new Disney California Adventure backstamps. We've updated the DCA Pressed Penny guides and the Penny Press Locations page. Happy collecting!
03/03/12 The Disney California Adventure Fly N Buy, Condor Flats machine is back... It is pressing cents again, but, with new Disney California Adventure backstamps.
03/02/12 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for reporting the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site for the latest new Tokyo Disneyland pressed pennies.
2012 March monthly medals were released.
TDL1230 TDL Penny Arcade ----------- Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse (Mickey's nephews)
TDL1231 TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ---- Huey, Dewey, and Louie
TDS1206 TDS Galleria Disney ---------- Scrooge McDuck
Thank you,
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
02/28/12 The 2012 Hong Kong Disneyland guide has been updated. Our thanks to Mike P. and Hui Michelle for their help. 12 coins have been reported onstage so far this year and all are listed with pictures. Given how difficult these coins can be to obtain, we have listed them without delay, absent confirmed "ABC" button coin orders. (The "ABC" button order for HKDL guide numbers HKDL1201-1209 will be provisional pending our success in obtaining pictures of the penny press machine marquees. If you have or can obtain pictures of the current Hong Kong Disneyland penny press machine marquees, please contact Boomer.) If you are a collector of HKDL Magical Coins, we suggest you do not delay in obtaining the latest arrivals. We believe the Valentine's coins in particular will be onstage for only a short time.
02/27/12 The Disney California Adventure Lilo and Stitch machine is back... It is pressing cents again, but, with new Disney California Adventure backstamps.
02/27/12 The Sam Boyd retirement elongated coin has qualified for listing in the DS guide. This very scarce coin was brought to the attention of ParkPennies.com last week and and placed in the Cast Member guide. Today we received conformation that both the obverse and reverse dies used to make this coin were made by the Disneyland Arcade Shop qualifying the coin for listing in the exclusive DS, Disneyland Shop elongated coin guide.
02/27/12 We are adding the latest Hong Kong Disneyland pressed pennies to the 2012 HKDL guide. If you have current images of the HKDL penny press marquees, or know the order of the first 9 coins, please contact us so we can confirm and add the latest coins / numbers.
02/26/12 We are constantly making refinements, updates, and additions to our guides. (Fixing typos too! :-) As long time visitors have noticed, usually, only new onstage coins are mentioned on this news page. So, if you have a special collection, checking the respective guide now and then is worth while; sometimes a coin's information is expanded or an image added.
Visitors new to ParkPennies.com will find helpful direct links to the main Disney elongated coin guides are listed to at the top left of this page. You may also click on the related elongated coins and banners at the top of this page for specific park guide links and of course, the Disney pressed penny collection page, for an overview of the thousands of coins listed in our various guides. Happy Collecting from the folks at ParkPennies.com.
02/21/12 The Sam Boyd retirement elongated coin was just added to the CM guide! (On 2/27 this coin was moved to the DS guide after several readers confirmed the that both the coin's obverse and reverse dies were made at the Disneyland Resort.) We know very little about this coin and look forward to additions from fellow ParkPennies.com readers when they contact ParkPennies.com with news. :-)
02/20/12 The Disney California Adventure 10th Anniversary officially ended on February 8, 2012. The celebration brought some new pressed coin designs, lots of pressed penny machines were changed from pressed pennies to pressed dimes, and even more elongated coins were given special 10th Anniversary backstamps. We're looking forward to penny press machine updates as these machines are given their post-10th makeovers. Maybe backstamp changes? Maybe a coin change from dimes back to cents... nickels? If you're like the folks here at ParkPennies, I'll bet you are also looking forward to new DCA elongated coins when Buena Vista Street and the new DCA attractions opening this summer? Looks like lots of new pressed pennies may be on the way, so stay tuned! And when you have additional information to share, please contact ParkPennies.
Got some extra time to see some cool coins? Looking for a fun, small, set of coins to collect? There is a fun set that started in 1995 and has added three new coins each year since... Today, it is one of our favorite "sets" from the original Disneyland Park, The Seasonal Pressed Nickel Set. Looking for an even smaller set? The Seasonal Nickels from DCA started offering three pressed nickels annually in 2010. Today, you need only 6 coins to have a complete set of DCA Seasonal nickels! Over the years, the Seasonal Nickels have become not only a fun collection, but, a fun tradition for many Disney fans and families. If you haven't already started collecting them, now is a great time. :-)
02/15/12 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for reporting the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site for the latest new Tokyo Disneyland pressed pennies, with guide numbers.
The Fantasmic Medal designs were changed on February 15, 2012 at the TDS il Postino Stationery Shop. Mickey, Dragon, Ursula
and a new Collection Book were released on February 15, 2012. These changes accompany the beginning of new Fantasmic themed products.
TDS1203 ----- Mickey
TDS1204 ----- Dragon
TDS1205 ----- Ursula
TCB0P -------- Collection Penny Book
In addition, there is information that another new collection book will release on April 3, related to event of Mickey & Duffy Spring Voyage.
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
02/13/12 We have received samples of the latest VoluntEars pressed penny set. Given the new backstamp / coin combination, elongated coins from these dies were given Cast Member / Special Events coin numbers CM0042, CM0043 and CM0044. This elongated coin set is very similar to the CM0032-34 with the obvious change of native coin from nickel to cent and very slight changes in the backstamp image. Here is a guide link to the 2012 VoluntEars pressed penny set. The machine is not accessible, at least at this time, by park guests. If we hear that the machine has been moved from backstage, we will post the news here. If you have additional information, please contact ParkPennies.
02/11/12 A hard to find "1993 B.A. CONFERENCE DISNEY WORLD" post '82 pressed penny is on eBay and linked to the ParkPennies.com visitor auctions page. It is unusual for us to mention a single linked auction, especially a WDW elongated coin. However, visitors have asked us if we knew of one of these coins for sale or trade in the past, and today we spotted one up for auction! Boomer's hoping that a ParkPennies.com visitor will win this auction. :-)
02/09/12 A long time friend of the elongated coin hobby and author of the Americana Covers that many of us collect, mentioned that he has one Snow White/7 Dwarf elongated 1c coin (DW0005) and is offering it for sale to help fund textbooks for his College Sunday School class. Price is $25.00, first come first served. He may be reached at: The coin has been purchased. Please check the news page and linked visitor auctions often for hard to find coins.
02/08/12 Our thanks for the Anony-mouse report that the Disney Voluntears coin press has returned to the Harbor point Team Center (a backstage location accessible only by Disneyland Cast Members), possibly on Monday, January 6th. At this time, we believe that the machine is pressing cents and that the previous, traditional elongated coin obverses have been retained. The reverse backstamp(s) may have changed. We hope to obtain some samples for scanning and attribution. If you have additional information, please contact ParkPennies.
02/07/12 Disneyland's first hand crank penny machine is onstage! Yes, it's "green" uses no electricity and after our thorough workout, (the machine also got a workout) we found that every coin pressed perfectly! Long time "Advanced Collectors" will also be delighted to find this machine will "stack" cents to save time and energy when pressing multiple sets of coins. Although the machine does not offer a new set of coins, it is interesting to note that this three die penny press appears to be using the same size / type die as the Eurolink electric machines. Matter of fact, it is currently pressing DL0477-479 Finding Nemo pennies exactly as the electric machine was not long ago. See and try this first Disneyland hand crank penny press for yourself at the Stararcade in Tomorrowland. Happy collecting, Boomer.
Disneyland's First
Hand Crank Penny Press! |
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This new machine holds the unchanged Finding Nemo
pressed penny die set, the DL0477, DL0478 and DL0479. |
02/05/12 Well known Disney elongated coin collector, Chuck N., reported the arrival of a new pressed penny book at the Disneyland Resort. The pressed penny book price has increased to $7.95. But, it is very colorful and offers temporary storage for 48 elongated cents and 6 elongated nickels / quarters. Here is a link to a picture of the new pressed penny book. For WDW collectors, Chuck N. reports that a very similar book, inscribed "Walt Disney World", is available at WDW for our friends on the East Coast.
02/04/12 Our thanks to the two well known Disney elongated coin collectors, Dee D. and Mike P. Each of them recently contacted ParkPennies.com to share news of a new Valentines pressed penny set at Hong Kong Disneyland! We'll update the Hong Kong Disneyland guides as soon as we have machine order and scans. Lots of new coins have been recently released at HKDL! When you have news to share, please contact ParkPennies. if you'd like updates via FaceBook, please "Like" the ParkPennies.com FaceBook page.
02/04/12 Edited with updates-4/12 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for reporting the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site for the latest new Tokyo Disneyland pressed pennies.
2012 February monthly medals were released.
TDL1220 TDL Penny Arcade -----------Peter Pan
TDL1221 TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ----Wendy
TDS1202 TDS Galleria Disney ---------- Donald & Daisy
Four designs were changed at the
Plaza Restaurant and Pan Galactic Pizza:
TDL1222 Plaza Restaurant ----- Little Green Men
TDL1223 Plaza Restaurant ----- Emperor Zurg
TDL1224 Plaza Restaurant ----- Boo & Rocky
TDL1225 Plaza Restaurant ----- Roz & Randall Boggs
TDL1226 Pan Galactic Pizza ----- Ham
TDL1227 Pan Galactic Pizza ----- Rex
TDL1228 Pan Galactic Pizza ----- Nemo & Dory
TDL1229 Pan Galactic Pizza ----- Crush
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
02/04/12 The Disneyland 2012 coin of the year is onstage! Very cool design, an homage to the very first Disney pressed coin design, as seen with the DN0001, DL0001... Now the original, very popular design is back onstage waiting for you... and still at the original 1987 price of 50 cents plus the penny to be pressed. Happy collecting! Boomer.
01/25/12 The Haunted Mansion set has arrived and it's a home run! There are highly detailed three dimensional images on both front and back of each coin! The elongated coins are also some of the largest I've ever seen at the park. As you'll see by the guide pictures, these coins feature images that make use of all the space available on quarters that have been pressed to maximum size. Before you take off for the park... please keep in mind that this machine will lighten your pockets at the rate of $1.25 per. The closest change machine is in Frontierland and most cashiers will tell you "I can only give you one dollar in change", which isn't even enough to press a single quarter!! So, be sure to bring some change with you or stop at one of the machines near the Frontierland Shooting Gallery to pick up some quarters. That said, even at $1.25, I think you'll find this set of Haunted Mansion Quarters extra nice and a great addition to your Haunted Mansion / Nightmare Before Christmas Disneyland pressed quarter set! Happy collecting, Boomer.
01/22/12 We've updated the 2011 Hong Kong Disneyland pressed penny guide to the end of December 2011 this morning. This afternoon I hear there are three more coins for Chinese New Year at the park now. Well, we were up to date for an hour or so. Happy collecting, the folks at ParkPennies.com
01/10/12 Our Disneyland Penny Press Machine Locations page has been updated to reflect the retirement of the Nightmare Before Christmas and Disneyland Seasonal Nickel sets. The guides will also be updated today. Happy collecting, Boomer and the gang at ParkPennies.com.
01/05/12 Well known elongated coin collector, Jamie B., contacted ParkPennies.com 1/4/12 to share news of the eminent closing of the Main Street Penny Arcade at Disneyland. Indeed, today Lisa D. reported the arcade was closed and some machines moved. When we visited the park around noon today, we too found the arcade locked up for extensive remodeling as was the entire "400 Block" of Main Street. Only four of the many penny presses previously kept at the Penny Arcade were located; The Seasonal Nickel machine, and the three penny presses that offer the lands set of pressed pennies were placed at the exit to the Main Street Opera House (Lincoln Exhibit) for a total of five machines currently at that location. (The penny press that offered the 2011 pressed penny was taken off-stage possibly for placement of a 2012 pressed penny?) Please refer to the current Disneyland Penny Press Machine Locations page for these changes and a listing of the Penny Arcade machines that are still unaccounted for.
01/06/12 Edited with updates-4/12 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for reporting the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site.
Minnie TDL1215
Daisy TDL1216
Mickey TDL1217
Minnie TDL1218
Heart TDL1219
01/01/12 Edited with updates-4/12 Happy New Year! Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for reporting the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site.
Hello;
Sixteen medals were released on January 01, 2012 at TDL & TDS.
2012 January monthly medals were released.
TDL Penny Arcade -----------Mushu
TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ----Dharma
TDS Galleria Disney ---------- Mushu
The dragon is one of the zodiac, this year will be year of the dragon.
Dharma is the name of God controlling law and order of the space, justice in Buddhism.
Also, 2012 series coins were released. 12 new coins:
Seven each from TDL Penny Arcade
lpa2012001- Mickey TDL1201
lpa2012002- Donald TDL1202
lpa2012003- Pluto TDL1203
lpa2012004- Minnie TDL1204
lpa2012005- Chip & Dale TDL1205
lpa2012006- Goofy TDL1206
lpa2012007- Monthly Mushu TDL1207
Six each from TDL Tomorrowland Terrace
ltt2012001- Buzz TDL1208
ltt2012002- Woody TDL1209
ltt2012003- Jessie TDL1210
ltt2012004- Mike TDL1211
ltt2012005- Sully TDL1212
ltt2012006- McQueen TDL1213
ltt2012007- Monthly Dharma TDL1214
sga2012001- Monthly Mushu(TDS) TDS1201
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
12/20/11 The Seasonal Pressed Nickel Sets have arrived! We've already updated the Disneyland Penny Press Locations Guide (map) with the new machine locations. And the Disneyland and Disney California Adventure guides have also been updated with pictures, guide numbers and locations. Happy collecting!
12/19/11 Boomer has been monitoring communications, ParkPennies operatives are surveilling possible seasonal nickel press locations... Stay tuned.
12/17/11 Nothing new to report as of Saturday December 17, 2011. Stay tuned. If you are on Facebook, you can "Friend" ParkPennies for automatic updates via Facebook, it's free! :-) We hope to post news of the anticipated, traditional, Disneyland Seasonal Nickels soon.
12/13/11 Our thanks to the many readers who have shared their penny machine searches and reports here, especially over the past month or so. As of today, the anticipated Seasonal nickel machine(s) have not yet been reported. There is extensive construction taking place in Disneyland at the Penny Arcade as well as Disney California Adventure that may have delayed arrival of the machines. Surely the construction will affect the placement of the machines. As always, here is the link to share your reports of new Disneyland penny press machines. We hope to have news soon.
12/02/11 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for reporting the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site.
2011 December monthly medals were released on December 01, 2011
TDL Penny Arcade -----------Pinocchio
TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ----Jiminy Cricket
TDS Galleria Disney ---------- Genie
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
11/30/11 More than 300 Disney elongated coin auctions are currently linked to ParkPennies by fellow ParkPennies.com visitors. Do take a look. There are some neat coins listed, some are buy it now. (The two separate auction sites, Exonumia Auctions and Ebay have separate link buttons.)
11/26/11 Hong Kong Disneyland Christmas Coins!!!! View them on the Hong Kong Disneyland 2011 Guide page. Our thanks to Mike P. and Hui M. for this report. Hmmm... now Disneyland Tokyo and Disneyland Hong Kong have CHRISTMAS coins on stage. We are receiving status reports daily from collectors that are searching Disneyland USA for the traditional "Seasonal" sets. Stay tuned for updates. If you have news about Disneyland elongated coins, please share it via email.
11/22/11 The Seasonal Pressed Nickel Set has not arrived at the park... yet. We are optimistic that there will be six coins, three at Disneyland and three at Disney California Adventure again this year. We are receiving reports daily and will post updates here as they arrive. If you spot them at the park first, please email Boomer at ParkPennies.com.
11/22/11 The 2011 Tokyo Disneyland Pressed Penny Guide is up to date... again. The Cast Member Only Tokyo Pressed Pennies are listed with the prototype coins, at least for now, with a TCM prefix. Happy collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.com.
11/8/11 We've added a link to the good folks at The International Arcade Museum. Lots of pictures of antique to modern coin operated machines, arcade, video games, pin ball machines, forums... do check it out if you're into that sort of thing?!
11/8/11 Currently there are over 250 auctions of Disney elongated coins by fellow collectors and visitors linked to ParkPennies. Check them out via our link to Disney elongated coin auctions or add your auctions to this list for free. Happy collecting, Boomer.
11/1/11 We have news of Mr. Bob Johnson's retirement! On October 26, 2011, a party was held for him in honor of his 40 years as a Disneyland Cast Member and diver. Cool! :-) Of special interest to ParkPennies.com readers, his retirement party offerings included a three die penny press. All three pressed pennies were different and all featured a SCUBA diver backstamp. This is the first time a retiring Cast Member has had three different coins pressed in his honor.
Although Mr. Johnson's retirement party was not open to the public and was held very early Wednesday morning, it didn't miss our attention. Well, maybe we did have a bit of help from some very kind ParkPennies.com readers. :-) And of course, if you have pictures of the machine, the retirement party, or past articles written about Mr. Bob Johnson and his very interesting, unusual profession, please contact ParkPennies.
We hope to add a page for Mr. Johnson as we have for other Disneyland Cast Members who were honored by elongated coins at their Disneyland retirement party.
Here are some pictures of the coins:
Bob Johnson
Disneyland Cast Member
Retirement Party Coins
Visit the Cast Member Elongated Coin Guide
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CM0039 Diver Goofy,
A Disneyland Diver's Logo Image
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CM0039-41 Backstamp
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CM0040 Maintenance Mickey
Electro Mechanical Technicians
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CM0039-41 Backstamp |
CM0041 Mr. Bob Johnson,
Disneyland Diver
Cast Member for 40 years.
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CM0039-41 Backstamp |
11/01/11 Looking for Christmas pressed pennies? Tokyo Disneyland has them. Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for reporting the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site.
2011 November monthly medals were released on November 01, 2011:
TDL Penny Arcade -----------Lady
TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ----Tramp
TDS Galleria Disney ---------- Nemo
Christmas medals were released on November 01, 2011:
TDL Penny Arcade -----------2 designs, Mickey, Minnie
TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ----3 designs Mickey & Minnie 1, Mickey & Minnie 2, and Pablo & snowman
TDS Romeo's Watches & Jewelry ------- 2 designs, Mickey Minnie
10/26/11 Due to popular requests, we have changed the sort for eBay auctions that are linked to ParkPennies.com. The most recent listings are now at the top of the list. Currently there are over 200 auctions of Disney elongated coins by fellow collectors and visitors linked to ParkPennies. Check them out via our link to Disney elongated coin auctions or add your auctions to this list for free.
10/20/11 We have added the NEW Tokyo Disneyland Cast Member Exclusive "pressed pennies" to our guide. This is the first time Tokyo Disneyland Resort has offered a Cast Member only, "back stage" coin. Also, we added six more "a" variations of coins. Just as the DCA Tron dimes were changed by a widening of wire or line borders around the coins, so have the Tron pressed pennies and Fantasy Faire pressed pennies at Disneyland. The six coins have been added to the Disneyland Guides as "a" variations, to acknowledge the small change to an existing pressed penny die.
10/16/11 Well known collectors, Nancy W., John W., Don B., and Chuck N. all reported the New NBC pressed quarter machine to ParkPennies while visiting at the park today. They earned credit for this find as our 10/15 news page, due to a bumble by Boomer, wasn't uploaded until after the park open today.
10/15/11 THE 2011 NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS QUARTERS are onstage! Also, the Tron dime press has returned to DCA, with a very slight change. And... Hong Kong Disneyland has three new coins that will be listed soon, thanks to Mike P's and Hui M's help. For locations and guide numbers of the new Disneyland coins, please see the Disneyland Penny Press Locations Guide. Happy Collecting and thank you for your visits and links to ParkPennies.com.
10/4/11 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for reporting the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site.
2011 October monthly medals were released on October 01, 2011
TDL Penny Arcade ----------- Cruella De Vil
TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ---- Ursula
TDS Galleria Disney ---------- Crush
The first two Cast Member only coins were also released.
Unfortunately, these coins are not accessible by guests.
The first design is Mickey and the second design is Oswald.
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
09/17/11 The Tokyo Disneyland Pressed Penny Books & Calendar guide has been updated along with the Duffy The Disney Bear souvenir guide.
09/15/11 Fellow collector Jamie B. reported that five machines inside DCA are currently / still off-stage. "The entire front of the park is closed due to construction. This includes the shops, Greeting from California and Engine-Ear Toys." (4 machines) " The fifth machine missing was the TRON dime press at Gone Hollywood Gifts . ". ParkPennies.com had hoped that these machines would be relocated during construction. However, Jamie's recent search of the park did not uncover the missing machines. Given that these machine may be unavailable for the duration of the construction and could even return with different dies, we have added a gray background to their listings in our iPhone, smartphone, and printer :-) friendly Disneyland Resort penny machine locations pages. The new gray background will also be used for future penny press machines that have been or are expected to be off stage for an extended period of time. Newly placed machines will continue to feature the red background. Our thanks to Jamie and others for sharing reports with fellow ParkPennies.com readers.
09/13/11 The Tokyo Disneyland Pressed Penny Guides now include all coins from the first 1996 to the latest September 2011 issues. The Tokyo Disneyland Coins of the Month Guide has also been updated to include coins issued in September, 2011.
09/07/11 The Disneyland Lands set guide has been updated. It is still a frightful mess, but, better. :-)
09/07/11 Yep! Even more Tokyo Disneyland pressed pennies! Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for again the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site.
2011 September monthly medals were released on September 01, 2011
TDL Penny Arcade -----------Captain Hook
TDL
Tomorrowland Terrace ----Maleficent
TDS Galleria Disney ---------- Dory
Halloween 2011 Medals were released on September 01, 2011
TDL
Penny Arcade -----------Mickey, Minnie
TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ----Mickey & Minnie Ghost, Pumpkin, Candy
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
09/03/11 Lots of ExonumiaAuctions.com and Ebay.com auctions! Click this link if you'd like to see nearly 300 auctions of Disney themed elongated coins offered by fellow ParkPennies.com visitors and elongated coin forum members. Click here if you'd like to add your auctions to the link for free.
09/01/11 NEW Splash Mountain pressed penny! All three coins in this set also feature a new backstamp. Pictures and details in the Disneyland Park Pressed Penny Guide, Section DL0500+.
08/26/11 This machine has been offstage for a long time with many rumors as to its fate... As of late Wednesday night (we believe) the Paradise Pier Hotel has returned with three new pressed pennies! The machine features two new images with the third coin offering a new version of the previous Paradise Hotel logo. All three coins have "Disney's Paradise Hotel" backstamps. The machine is pressing very flat, pressed pennies with high quality engraving and nicely done backstamps... why not press a set? No admission required to this hotel location! Images and details to follow in our Disneyland Resort Hotels and DownTown Disney pressed penny guide.
08/15/11 All Tokyo Disneyland pressed penny guides have been brought up to date as of today's date. Also the DisneySea 10th Anniversary pressed penny holders and book have been added to the guide. A new Duffy Calendar for 2012 has been announced for release later this month. We'll add it to the Duffy pressed penny page as well as the Tokyo Disneyland guides as soon as we have scans.
08/10/11 Three new pressed pennies have arrived at the Main Street Penny Arcade today! Our thanks to the many people that check the park and email us with new discoveries. (Even if they forget to tell us their name!) See these new, nicely engraved pressed pennies in the Disneyland Park pressed penny guide. If you think you've spotted a new machine, please email us with a picture or description. Happy collecting, from the folks at ParkPennies.com.
08/10/11 We have added more coins to our Duffy The Disney Bear pressed penny page.
08/02/11 Yep! Even more Tokyo Disneyland pressed pennies! Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for again the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site.
2011 August monthly medals were released on August 01, 2011
TDL Penny Arcade -----------Peter Pan
TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ----Tinker Bell
TDS Galleria Disney ---------- Aladdin
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
07/28/11 Looking for Disneyland pressed pennies? Currently there are over 200 auctions by fellow collectors linked to ParkPennies.com. Most coins are "collector" quality, some are older, some are hard to find. Have a little time? Why not take a look at the linked eBay and Exonumia pressed penny auctions?
07/18/11 Yep! More Tokyo Disneyland pressed pennies! Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for again the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site.
Hello
Good news:
New TDS 10th Anniversary medals were released at Romeo's Watches & Jewelry on July 16, 2011
Genie
Ariel
Bad news:
Unfortunately the medal making machine at TDS Steamboat Mickey's was removed at the end of June.
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
07/16/11 The first 26 July 2011 coins issued by the Tokyo Disneyland Resort have been added to the 2011 Tokyo Disneyland Pressed Penny Guides.
07/10/11 The ParkPennies.com 2011 Tokyo Disneyland Pressed Penny Guides have been updated with the last 35 coins issued in June of 2011. Our guides now include all Tokyo Disneyland Resort "pressed pennies" from the very first coins issued in 1996, through June of 2011. Coins issued in July of 2011 will be added soon.
07/08/11 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for again the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site.
Hello
Tokyo Disney Land Hotel 3rd Anniversary medals were released on July 08,
2011
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
Kuniaki also has sent pictures of the new Disneyland Hotel 3rd Anniversary pressed penny #1, #2, and #3.
07/04/11 Thanks to Mike P., the well known Disney Elongated Coin Collector, and Hui Michelle, a Hong Kong based pressed penny collector and seller (eBay ID mic92065) we have added six more new Hong Kong Disneyland "pressed pennies" to the guides with penny press marquee pictures! You can view them in the 2011 HKDL pressed penny guide. Again our thanks to Mike and Michelle for their help with this update.
07/02/11 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site. (Total of 23 new coins today, plus a new folding pressed penny holder, a cell phone charm style pressed penny holder, and a new pressed penny book !)
Many medals were released on July 01, 2011
2011 July monthly medals
TDL Penny Arcade
TDL Tomorrowland Terrace
TDS Galleria Disney
20 Design were changed
TDL Penny Arcade
TDL Pirates Treasure
TDL Chiba Traders-Arts and Crafts
TDL Western Wear
TDL Home Store
TDS 10th Anniversary Collection Book/Holder
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
06/29/11 Our thanks to Ricky K. for being the first collector to report the new Tropicana Inn 2011 dated ec to ParkPennies.com! This coin is now listed in our DW Disneyland Tributes pressed penny guide as DW0036.
06/29/11 We have received several emails from collectors asking if the Paradise Pier Hotel penny press has return, possibly with a DCA 10th Anniversary backstamp. This rumor may have started by an erroneous posting at another web site a couple of weeks ago. As of today, the Paradise Pier penny press has not returned. We hope to have an update soon.
06/23/11 The DCA Cars dime press machine is back! The good news is that the Lighting McQueen penny die, now features a Cars Logo! The addition of this logo seems to have balanced the metal draw some and improved the roll quality. Also this change retired the CA0089 guide listing and added CA0113 to the guides. As many collectors will remember, the Cars coin press, unlike most machines at DCA, has machine / computer cut dies that take a good amount of metal to fill their engraved devices, metal that dimes can not offer. Luckily, most of the other Disney California Adventure 10th Anniversary dimes benefit from dies hand engraved by Eurolink's Jimmy Vargas and press nicely, even on dimes. In this collector's opinion, the Arcade Shop has made an extra effort to do the best that could be expected with this challenging set of pressed dimes.
06/20/11 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site.
DisneySea 10th Anniversary Pressed Penny
Image Courtesy of Kuniaki Hiraki
Hello;
TDS 10th Anniversary medals were released on Jun 17, 2011 each 3 medals were released at:
TDS Figaro's Clothiers
TDS Aunt Peg's Village Store
TDS Nautilus Gifts
TDS Expedition Photo Archives
TDS Abu's Bazaar
TDS Mermaid Treasure
Tokyo DisneySEA Hotel miracosta
6 medals.
Two medals were released at each of 4 Disney Resort Line
Stations.
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
This is a total of 32 new Tokyo Disneyland Resort issues on June 17, 2011. We hope to add these coins to our guides soon. However, they are already listed at Kuniaki's English Language TDR Medals web site.
06/09/11 Thanks to Mike P. we have added three new Hong Kong Disneyland "pressed pennies" to the guides. You can view them in the 2011 HKDL pressed penny guide and on the Duffy the Bear pressed penny page.
06/08/11 Disney California Adventure's Brother Bear pressed quarter set now has 10th Anniversary backstamps and a new price, $1.25 each including the quarter to be pressed. (Same as most quarters at Walt Disney World.)
06/08/11 Chuck N. reported today that the ESPN pressed pennies at Downtown Disney, which were raised to $1.00 plus the cent to be pressed about a year ago, have returned to the original price of only 50 cents plus the penny to be pressed. If you have delayed pressing these coins due to price, now may be a good time to get while the gettin' is good. As many readers have commented, some pressed penny machine have increased from 50 cents to $.75 or $1.00 this last year .
06/04/11 Our thanks to Kuniaki Hiraki for the following Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny update and pictures! Do visit his excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site.
2011 June monthly medals were released on June 01, 2011
TDL Penny Arcade -----------Mad Hatter
TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ----Caterpillar
TDS Galleria Disney ---------- Flounder
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
06/02/11 New penny at the Lincoln exit on Main Street USA. The penny has very small, fine 3D engraving detail of Pluto, Goofy, Donald, Minnie and Mickey on the number 2011. See the coin, Disneyland pressed penny guide number DL0505.
05/31/11 Fellow ParkPennies.com visitors currently have more than 250 auctions of Disney pressed pennies linked to ParkPenneis.com just from eBay and more are linked from ExonumiaAuctions.com. Several are harder to find "collector" elongated coins from Disneyland USA. Do check them out, never know when you'll spot that coin or deal you've been looking for. If you have coins for sale, here is how you can link your auctions of Disney elongated coins for free.
Long time readers know that ParkPennies.com and our sister site, PressedPennies.com, are web sites by hobbyists and for hobbyists with no charges for services, nothing for sale, and no commercial offerings. (Talk about a low budget! :-) But, we do have a sorta free* pressed penny! And we welcome your mention of our humble web site to your friends. :-) Happy collecting, Boomer.
05/27/11 New Frontierland Set!!!! Nice images and great backstamps! Do check them out in our Disneyland Pressed Penny Guide. (#'s DL0502-504)
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05/26/11 The Treasures Gift Shop, Paradise Pier, Disney California Adventure pressed penny machine set now features Disney California Adventure 10th Anniversary backstamps! This set is the last pressed penny machine in DCA and the only penny set to date that features the 10th Anniversary reverses. (Same backstamp as the 10th Anniversary pressed dimes.) Although many collectors thought that this machine might become yet another dime press, Disneyland Resort decision makers have continued the penny press tradition. DCA guests still have the choice to watch a nostalgic Disneyland penny souvenir being made before their eyes, now with a commemorative 10th Anniversary reverse, and still for only 51 cents!
05/20/11 New Tron machine at the Penny Arcade! Our thanks to Josh F. for being the first to report this new machine and even included a marquee picture via his Android Friday around 5:30pm. While at the park, Boomer did manage to jam the machine. Luckily, Cast Member Glen was in the Arcade and had the machine working again within a couple of minutes. The machine is pressing copper cents right on perfect in this collector's opinion. So, do stop in and press some for your collection or for a friend's collection.
Both The Disneyland Pressed Penny Guide and our single page penny press location guide (a good link to bookmark) have the new Tron pressed pennies added. Happy collecting, from Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.com.
05/20/11 Our thanks to Mike P. for the latest HKDL find! Three new HKDL Duffy themed pressed coins! We hope to have scans soon. Happy collecting, Boomer.
05/16/11 Busy day today! New Lands Set in Disneyland and what may be the last DCA 10th Anniversary pressed dime set, #11!
05/14/11 The latest Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny holders were added to our Tokyo Disneyland pressed penny books and holders page.
05/12/11 All ParkPennies.com Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny guides as well as the Tokyo Disneyland Resort Coins of the Month page have been updated and are complete as of today. An addition of 27 more coins covering approximately the last month or so have been added. The guides also include five recent coins that, because of the devastating earthquake in Japan, were available for about two weeks and one coin from Tokyo DisneySea that was available for only three days. As readers may know, Disney VoluntEars has placed a special penny press back stage for Cast Members to help Red Cross fund relief efforts via the sale of Japan Earthquake & Pacific Tsunami Relief Fund pressed pennies. Rumors suggest that this machine might be made available for contributions by Disneyland guests or possibly the public. However, details are not certain yet. Please visit this page for future updates about the machine. And please contact us to share additional information / updates about this or any other pressed penny news.
05/11/11 Fellow ParkPennies.com visitors currently have around 200 auctions of Disney pressed pennies linked to ParkPenneis.com just from eBay and more are linked from ExonumiaAuctions.com. Some coins from Hong Kong Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland... and several harder to find elongated coins from Disneyland USA. Do check them out, never know when you'll spot that coin or deal you've been looking for. If you have coins for sale, here is how you can link your auctions of Disney elongated coins for free.
Long time readers know that ParkPennies.com and our sister site, PressedPennies.com, are web sites by hobbyists and for hobbyists with no charges for services, nothing for sale, and no commercial offerings. (Talk about a low budget! :-) But, we do have a sorta free* pressed penny! And we welcome your mention of our humble web site to your friends. :-) Happy collecting, Boomer.
05/10/11 We have added the DL0495 Buzz Lightyear pressed penny to the Disneyland guide, the DL0437 elongated coin with an updated Type III backstamp. This latest backstamp change brings matching backstamps to all three coins currently in this set. To hopefully avoid a total collector meltdown, we have a full page detailing the many Astro Blasters Toy Story penny press changes.
05/09/11 Our thanks to Nancy W. for first reporting a Tron machine was in the works to ParkPennies back on 4/22/11! It is onstage today as The DCA 10th Anniversary pressed dime set #10! Located at the Gone Hollywood Gift Shop, Hollywood, Disney California Adventure. All guides and our single page penny press machine map have already been updated. Happy collecting!
05/04/11 The DCA 10th Anniversary pressed dime set #9 has arrived. Located at the Hollywood Tower Hotel Gift Shop, Hollywood, Disney California Adventure. All guides and our 
single page penny press machine map already have been updated. Happy collecting!
05/03/11 We have updated the guides with the newest Cast Member elongated coin issues, the Japan Earthquake & Pacific Tsunami Relief Fund pressed pennies! I must say, that backstamp is a real stretch for a penny! :-) But, as you can see in this picture, Disney did it. Currently, this set of coins is listed only in the Cast Member guide, as these coins are NOT currently accessible by regular Disneyland guests. However, as were the Haiti pressed nickels, these coins *might be* available to non-Cast Members in the future. If so, they may also earn listing in a Disneyland Resort guide other than the Disneyland Cast Member elongated coin guide.
05/02/11 No scans yet, so this report currently has rumor status. However, two trusted sources, Lou S. and Nancy W. have both heard tell of a Cast Member only issue, Japan Tsunami Relief set of Disneyland coins. Like the Haiti pressed nickel set some months ago, ParkPennies.com believes these coins may be pressed by the same machine, probably with a Japan specific backstamp and maybe on cents. If correct, these coins would currently be backstage and not be accessible by Disneyland guests at this time. Hopefully, the machine may be moved to a public location in the future as was the Haiti nickel press. Stay tuned for updates.
05/01/11 Kuniaki reports today from Tokyo Japan that the May 2011 coins of the month have arrived. For more information, please visit our Tokyo Disneyland pressed penny news page or Kuniaki's excellent, newly updated English Language TDR Medals web site.
04/28/11 The DCA 10th Anniversary pressed dime set #8 has arrived. Located at the Fly N Buy Gift Shop, Condor Flats, Disney California Adventure. All guides and our single page penny press machine map already have been updated. Happy collecting!
04/22/11 LOTS of updates, new pressed coins at both Disneyland and at Disney California Adventure recently! Our thanks for recent reports by Ronald W. , Kristina, Nancy W., and more than one unknown anony-mouse contributor. All guides are updated, but, for an overview of all the new elongated coins, here is a link to our Disneyland pressed penny machine maps or the single page penny press map in PDF format. Visit the Disneyland pressed penny guides for pictures of the new princess set, and the Disney California Adventure pressed penny guide for pictures of the latest DCA 10th Anniversary pressed dimes. Nancy W. reported today that there is a rumor of a planned Tron set for DCA! Looks like a busy month for Disney pressed penny collectors! Stay tuned for updates and happy collecting.
04/19/11 It's a good day to surf fellow visitor's auctions. There are currently more than 130 eBay auctions linked to ParkPennies.com and 16 auctions linked from the good folks at ExonumiaAuctions.com. Several retired coins are up, even a DL0330 and DL0331. Just click the "Visitor Auctions" icon at the top of this page... Enjoy and happy collecting!
04/15/11 20 new Tokyo Disneyland coins were reported by Kuniaki.
04/15/11 Yep! Set #6 of DCA 10th Anniversary dimes were placed onstage today at the Greetings From California Gift Shop! Several collectors had been circling the machine's vacant space waiting for its return.
04/15/11 The Disneyland Pressed Penny Machine Location and Checklist page (PDF) and (Excel) and (HTML) have been updated and upgraded. One page with all machines in The Disneyland Resort area including "Disney Themed" machines near the park. This easy to print list has brief descriptions, locations, and guide numbers. Newer machines are highlighted e.g. the latest DCA dime locations. And you can download it for free before you go to the park.... FREE! :-) Please don't be shy about sharing a link to ParkPennies.com and (y)our penny press machine locations and checklists. Enjoy and Happy collecting.
04/12/11 Deep in the dank and dusty basement of a Cayucos California antique shop, warmed only by the auras of keepsakes once held by collectors long passed, the eerie silence is broken by the chime of an arriving text message. An anony-mouse collector's cryptic comment claims: "NEW SET @ penny arcade!". Boomer carefully closes the cabinet doors preserving a precious cache of Disneyana collectibles in the seldom searched corner of the barely explored cellar and makes a beeline for DISNEYLAND!
Thanks to lite traffic, high traction tires, and paddle shifters, Boomer arrived at the park before closing in time to press, scan, and catalog this new set of lands pressed pennies for ParkPennies.com fellow collectors. Enjoy and happy collecting!
04/07/11 Set FIVE Disney California Adventure 10th Anniversary pressed dimes is now on stage! Donald, Pluto and Daisy pressed dimes are waiting at the Greetings From California Gift Shop! And... ParkPennies.com machine location guides include all these new machines!
04/06/11 Several new auctions have been linked to ParkPennies.com. If you'd like to view them, click the "Visitor Auctions" icon at the top of this page. You can click to both eBay and exonumiaauctions.com from there. Happy collecting, Boomer
04/05/11 There are now four sets of Disney California Adventure 10th Anniversary pressed dimes waiting to be pressed at the park! Also... a 5th machine has been reported missing by many ParkPennies.com readers. Could be it will return with #5 set later this week at Greetings From California? Well, at least that's what we're hoping... Do bookmark this page for updates. Happy collecting, Boomer.
04/01/11 Don B. via Nancy W. , two very active fellow members of TEC, reported a new 10th Anniversary dime machine at DCA! Our thanks to Don and Nancy. Scans should be up shortly at our DCA 10th Anniversary pressed dimes set page. This is set #4... maybe we'll see yet another set next week?
03/28/11 Our penny press location pages have been updated to include the latest DCA dime sets. There is a one page and a four page version currently and they are a great help in locating the machines / pressed pennies you want while you're at the park. I must admit that ParkePennies.com machine location guides are not nearly as pretty as the maps available at City Hall. But, we are a bit smaller operation here and can update the maps much faster. :-)
Do you collect Hong Kong Disneyland pressed pennies...or would you like to see them? We've just added the first 2011 entries to our The Hong Kong Disneyland pressed penny guides or view all HKDL "magical coins" since the park opened in 2005.
03/27/11 C. Neal and Cathy reported to ParkPennies.com today that the CA0028-30 (Oldest machine) at the Greetings From California Gift Shop is missing. Speculation is that this machine may return with backstamps or maybe the next set of 10th Anniversary pressed dimes? Our thanks to Cathy and C. Neal for sharing their reports.
03/25/11 Hong Kong Disneyland 5th Anniversary 2011 "Magical Coins" have been added to our guides.
03/24/11 Disney California Adventure 10th Anniversary dime set number 3 was just placed onstage!
03/21/11 Our thanks to Ricky who just emailed / texted us to report that the penny machine was missing from the Off The Page Gift Shop in DCA. Could be a third set of 10th Anniversary Dimes are on the way?
03/18/11 The Tokyo Disneyland Pressed Penny Medals Guides are now all up to date as of today.
03/18/11 Disney California Adventure 10th Anniversary dime set number 2 was just placed onstage!
03/12/11 We have received some good news from fellow collectors in Japan. So far all have said they and their families are safe, structures have had only minor damages. Transportation and power are issues. Kuniaki mentioned that: Tokyo Disneyland Resort will be closed until March 21.
The ground rises or sinks in many places as a result of liquefaction around the Disneyland Resort and the neighborhood transportation station.
TDR parking is in a particularly terrible state. Our thoughts and prayers are with all that have suffered from this terrible series of earthquakes.
03/07/11 NEW backstamps for Disney's California Adventure 10th Anniversary! See this new dime variation set and the new backstamp in the DCA 10th Anniversary Pressed Dimes Guide.
03/06/11 Edited 03/10/11 As long time readers will remember, our Tokyo Disneyland news page is updated as news is received. Our Tokyo Disneyland Resort Pressed Penny Medal Guide Images are updated after we receive coins from Japan to scan. (Which as you can imagine, has become an increasingly costly and time consuming endeavor. However, we believe Kuniaki's web site and hard work deserve our recommendation rather than our duplication of the prized images he has generously offered us.) Currently pending guide coin images include TDL Plaza Restaurant's
Lightning McQueen, Bolt, Roz, Boo, TDL Pan Galactic Pizza Port's
Wall E, Eve, Peas in a Pod, Jessie and five Ambassador Hotel 10th Anniversary coins which should be added this month along with the March 2011 Coins of the Month etc.
If you are an anxious collector, as we are, Kuniaki Hiraki web site in Tokyo Japan offers new coin images, often the same day they arrive onstage. We greatly appreciate your comments, corrections, additions. We often reply directly when appropriate, if your email includes a reply address. Please feel free to contact us anytime.
03/02/11 Link to unaffiliated auction of bargain WDW quarter sets has been removed. Sets sold quickly.
03/01/11 Somehow Boomer did it. ParkPennies.com is now full 4GH (Fourth-Generation Hosting) with far more bandwidth and capacity than before. Our last server worked well for more than 7 years. But, the growing popularity of the internet and the hobby may have caused some page loads to slow or stop at busy times. So, yet another upgrade was necessary. If you've been counting... This is our fifth upgrade in web sites / servers since our original tiny 5 megabyte site way back the late 1990s. A comparison of ParkPennies.com web site hits, a common measure of use, not visitors, from 2004-2008 vs. late 2008 illustrates how fast the hobby of collecting Disney elongated coins has grown here and the reason for the upgrades. We believe this new 4GH server system will keep everything running smoothly for a long, long time to come. However, as always, please let us know if you notice any problems, typos, etc.
02/25/11 Some visitors here at www.ParkPennies.com may have noticed a "busy server can't connect" error message from time to time. After talking with our service provider, it seems we need to upgrade our server capacity. While Boomer is fiddling with this project, we'd greatly appreciate your help. If you have experienced any slow or stalled page loads please let us know when etc .
02/22/11 You know most all of us have spent a lot of time looking at penny press machines! However, I never noticed that some penny press machines have "Hidden Mickeys"! Our good friends at FindingMickey.com have spotted some! Here is a link to their fun web site where you can see some Penny Press Machine Hidden Mickeys!
02/21/11 If you missed the Seasonal Pressed Nickels at the Disneyland Resort, there are still a few for sale on eBay... here is a link to auctions by fellow readers. Rumors are building... could be a few new coins at the park, maybe even this month... stay tuned and Happy Collecting.
02/17/11 The Engine-Ears Toys Shop pressed penny set has returned... with backstamps! Check them out in the DCA pressed penny guide #CA0071-73.
02/11/11 Don B. Just shared breaking news of an upcoming Disney Soda Fountain & Studio Store penny book... with a limited edition elongated cent in the cover! Release of this Penny Collector Penny Book is currently anticipated in about 90 days, pricing and other details to follow. However, to hold us over until the real thing is available, Don has offered these images:
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02/02/2011 Our thanks to
Kuniaki Hiraki for this timely Tokyo Disneyland Resort update:
Many medals were released on February 01, 2011
Monthly medals
TDL Penny Arcade -----------Marie
TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ----Pablo
TDS Galleria Disney ---------- Pinocchio
Plus four new medals at:
TDL Plaza Restaurant
Lightning McQueen, Bolt, Roz, Boo
TDL Pan Galactic Pizza Port
Wall E, Eve, Peas in a Pod, Jessie
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
01/25/10 We mentioned on 12/21/10 that a 2010 FOS Cast Member elongated token was pressed for the Facilities Operations & Services Christmas party held on 12/16/2010 at DCA. This elongated token and elongated token key ring have been listed in the
Cast Member elongated coin guide as CM0035. We're still short some information / background about this coin, so please don't be shy about sharing anything you have to add by
contacting us. :-)
01/21/11 Yep, the ink isn't dry on our most recent Tokyo Disneyland update and Kuniaki in Japan emails to share the news of five new Philhar Magic medals! They commemorate the new Philhar Magic attraction at the Tokyo Disneyland Resort. Our thanks to
Kuniaki Hiraki for this timely update. Here is a picture of a new
PHILHAR MAGIC coin... guides will be updated... again... soon. :-)
01/21/10 The
2011 Tokyo Disneyland pressed penny guide has been updated. Please note, that also two hotels (four coins) were added to the Resort Hotels section of the
2010 Tokyo Disneyland pressed penny guide. These additions will bring our guides more in alignment with Tokyo Disneyland Resort "adjacent / partner / official" hotels.
01/16/11 Sunday brought a report that the DCA seasonal nickel machine had also been taken off stage, possibly over night. On Monday the 16th, we received a conformation that the machine was off stage. Although we are not positive, it *appears* that the DCA machine has been retired for the season. We will post here if the machine returns. Guides will be updated soon.
01/13/10 Boomer was at the park today. I know, not a surprise. But, while there, Disney elongated coin collector,
Lou contacted him to say that the Disneyland Seasonal nickel machine had been taken off stage. Then when Boomer returned to his desk, he found fellow Disney elongated coin collector,
Don, was the first to email ParkPennies with the added news that the Nightmare Before Christmas pressed quarter machine was also taken off stage today! (The DCA nickel press is still onstage.) Great reports! Our thanks to Don, Lou, and all the other ParkPennies.com visitors that have
contacted us with updates.
Probably most regular readers of this news page, and fans of
ParkPennies on FaceBook, had a chance to press or have these coins pressed. However, if you missed them...
Now would probably be a good time to find a fellow collector that still has some for trade or auction.
Hmmm... You know, with great visitor reports like these,
Boomer could have stayed home today... But with 78 degree weather, new nickel presses... You know he couldn't. :-) Happy collecting and we hope to see you at the park.
01/09/10 Lots of great reports lately.
Aleli, Ricky, Jeffy, Ron, Jeanne, and
Phillip just to name a few readers that have been watching the Seasonal nickel machines at the park and sending emails / phone text updates to share with fellow collectors. Needless to say, when Alieli first reported the Seasonal nickel presses had been taken off stage, we knew it was either really good news or really bad. So, my daughter and I headed for the park and kept an eye open with the hope that the machines would return with a few more coins added... I know it's a hard job, but someone has to do it. :-) Well, we had a great time. But, the machines did not return, at least not until long after DCA closed that night. Then Ricky was the first to report that the machines had returned, with three new coins, for a total of six Seasonal nickels! We'll have scans and guide updates soon. We usually post to Face Book after we have pictures and have updated the
Disney California Adventure and
Disneyland Park pressed penny guides. (Best to bookmark this page for all the news as soon as it's posted.) Happy collecting! Boomer.
Update: We've added these coins to the guide.
Please don't be shy about telling Disneyland Resort and the Arcade Cast Members how much you appreciate their efforts to bring these coins out each year.
I can tell it wasn't easy this year. But, they made it happen and "plused up" the set with three DCA coins... All with nice 3-D engraving, dot borders, dated, backstamps, excellent artwork, and... Well, if you have a chance, do let them know how much you appreciate the Seasonal Nickel set. :-)
01/06/10 Not much news lately, thought you might like to see the Disneyland Seasonal Nickels? One of my favorite collections, as you may have guessed. Below are all the pressed nickels from 1995 through 2010. If you'd like, you can see larger images of individual coins by clicking on them, or see larger images of them all by visiting the ParkPennies.com
Seasonal elongated coin guide. Happy collecting, Boomer.
01/01/11 18 New Tokyo Disneyland coins! Kuniaki Hiraki Recent Reports:
Many medals were released on Jan. 01, 2011
Monthly medals
TDL Penny Arcade -----------Thumper
TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ----Roger Rabbit
TDS Galleria Disney ---------- Oswald
Do you know the sexagenary cycle in Japan?
This is the year of rabbit.
2011 series
TDL Penny Arcade
TDL Tomorrowland Terrace
TDS Steamboat Mickey's
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
Our thanks to you Kuniaki!
Readers may want to visit Kuniaki's excellent web site for more information about these brand new coins.
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