DL0035 Vertical penny press elongated coin image. DISNEYLAND Mickey Mouse head, USA, © DISNEY, very faint "e" for Eurolink Design Corporation replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, broken dot border. See DL0057 for PARK vs. USA type. Reported onstage in April of 1995. Taken off stage to make way for the DL0057 by January of 1995.

A long time Disneyland Cast Member told Robert Hoff that there was an issue with the "USA" inscribed on the coin. When seen by "Management", the die was pulled and replaced by a "PARK" inscribed die, DL0057. At the Pendleton Mill Shop, Frontierland, button "C".

Top Hat Mickey elongated nickel attribution of the DL0058, DL0058a onstage coins vs. the DN0019 prototype can be difficult at first. (As if finding examples of each isn't?) This guide entry offers some of the notes and references I hope will be of use to fellow collectors. As shown by the images, the DL0058 is the original state of the die, the DL0058a is the same die with a modified coin grip, and the DN0019 is the original prototype, a die that was cut "penny-sized". Many DL0058's were pressed at the park, few DL0058a's and the only DN0019 known to us were test rolls, very scarce. As in most guide descriptions, click on the images to see larger scans or detail pages. Images can be held in most browsers via opening new "tabs" or using the ParkPennies.com "Frames" option at the top right corner of this page.

DL0058 Vertical pressed penny or elongated coin image. Mickey Mouse in tux with top hat and cane, full length, facing right, © DISNEY, "e" for Eurolink Design Corporation replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND Full size image, dot border. Similar artwork to the very scarce DN0019 smaller image "Penny Art" version and the hard to find enlarged coin grip DL0058a. First on-stage March 1995. The die returned from seasonal rotation as the larger grip DL0058a on February 12, 2004.
Located at The Main Street Penny Arcade, button "A". Exchanged annually during Holiday Season with "Seasonal Nickels".

DL0058a elongated nickel is from the same die as the DL0058, except it is a coin pressed after the modification of the coin grip which was made larger and higher / deeper than the DL0058's. First on-stage February 12, 2004. Removed from stage February 16, 2004.

Located at The Main Street Penny Arcade, button "A". The DL0058a, DL0060a, and DL0225 were onstage for only a few days, during which, the machine was pressing "short" and stickered out of order most of the time. The machine had been off stage for maintenance in 2004 and when it returned, the few collectors that noted its return believed that the coins were still unchanged since their debut in 1995. Only after the machine was taken off stage for the last time, a few days later, were the coin changes noted. Therefore, the DL0058a, DL0060a, and DL0225 are unusually scarce for onstage coins.

Detail comparison of the nickel-sized (full-sized) DL0058 / DL0058A elongated nickel vs. the scarce DN0019 prototype pressed nickel with a smaller or "Penny Art" sized image. The easiest way to identify these coins is by the larger margins on a nicely pressed small image DN0019. Wide margins are only apparent on a DL0058 if it is "pressed long".

Conversations over the years 1999 to 2005 with the manager and also a long time Cast Member associated with the kraft that was in charge the penny presses at the time, confirmed to Robert Hoff, of www.ParkPennies.com, that the dies were originally ordered and intended to press "nickel-sized" coins. However, possibly because these were the first nickel-sized dies ever ordered by Disney, they were engraved "penny-size" in error. When coins were pressed, their images were found to be too small. The dies were replaced before the machine was placed onstage.

DL0059 Horizontal pressed penny or elongated coin image. 40 YEARS OF ADVENTURES, © DISNEY, "e" for Eurolink Design Corporation replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND Full size image. See also the very scarce "Penny Art" DN0020. First on-stage March 1995. Retired in November 1995. Replaced by DL0076.

Located at The Main Street Penny Arcade, button "B". So we walked up to the machine with my daughter of 10, and she says "Let's press more than two?!" and I say "What could we do with more than two?". So, now I remember that day with my twenty-something daughter and I know that one day, today will also be many years in the past... So, we often press pennies at the park, together. What a great hobby.:-)

Detail comparison of the nickel-sized (full-sized) DL0059 elongated nickel vs. the scarce DN0020 prototype pressed nickel with a smaller or "Penny Art" sized image. The easiest way to identify these coins is by the larger margins on a nicely pressed small image DN0020. Wide margins are only apparent on a DL0059 if it is "pressed long".

Conversations over the years 1999 to 2005 with the manager and also a long time Cast Member associated with the kraft that was in charge the penny presses at the time, confirmed to Robert Hoff, of www.ParkPennies.com, that the dies were originally ordered and intended to press "nickel-sized" coins. However, possibly because these were the first nickel-sized dies ever ordered by Disney, they were engraved "penny-size" in error. When coins were pressed, their images were found to be too small. The dies were replaced before the machine was placed onstage.

The Minnie Mouse with purse elongated nickel attribution, the DL0060, DL0060a onstage coins vs. the DN0021 prototype, can be a challenge without images / examples to compare them with the other similar elongated nickels. As with the DL0058 guide entry, this guide entry offers some of the notes and references I hope will be of use to fellow collectors that want to confirm a find. As shown by the images, the DL0060 is the original state of the die, the DL0060a is the same die with a modified coin grip, and the DN0021 is the original prototype, a die that was cut "penny-sized". Many DL0060's were pressed at the park, few DL0060a's and the only DN0021's known to us were test rolls, very scarce. As in most guide descriptions, click on the images to see larger scans or detail pages. Images can be held in most browsers via opening new "tabs" or using the ParkPennies.com "Frames" option at the top right corner of this page.

DL0060 Vertical pressed nickel or elongated coin image. Minnie Mouse with purse, full length, facing left, © DISNEY, "e" for Eurolink Design Corporation replaces the dot nearest the center of the gripper slot, DISNEYLAND, dot border. Full size image. Similar to the scarce "Penny Art" DN0021 and the hard to find enlarged coin grip DL0060a. First on-stage March 1995. The die returned from seasonal rotation as the larger grip DL0060a on February 12, 2004.
Located at The Main Street Penny Arcade, button "A". Exchanged annually during Holiday Season with "Seasonal Nickels".

DL0060a Vertical elongated nickel is from the same die as the DL0060, except it is a coin pressed after the modification of the coin grip which made larger and higher / deeper than the DL0060's. First on-stage February 12, 2004. Removed from stage February 16, 2004.

Located at The Main Street Penny Arcade, button "C". Exchanged annually during Holiday Season with "Seasonal Nickels". See also DN0021 and the Nickel comparison page.

Detail comparison of the nickel-sized (full-sized) DL0060 / DL0060A elongated nickel vs. the scarce DN0021 prototype pressed nickel with a smaller or "Penny Art" sized image. The easiest way to identify these coins is by the larger margins on a nicely pressed small image DN0021. Wide margins are only apparent on a DL0060 if it is "pressed long".

Conversations over the years 1999 to 2005 with the manager and also a long time Cast Member associated with the kraft that was in charge the penny presses at the time, confirmed to Robert Hoff, of www.ParkPennies.com, that the dies were originally ordered and intended to press "nickel-sized" coins. However, possibly because these were the first nickel-sized dies ever ordered by Disney, they were engraved "penny-size" in error. When coins were pressed, their images were found to be too small. The dies were replaced before the machine was placed onstage.

Please use this link for an Introduction to the DL Disneyland Park Pressed Pennies Collection and this link for an Introduction to all Disneyland Resort Pressed Pennies Collections.
Editor's note: We are often reminded that the preferred numismatic term is "Elongated Coins". However, as the rebellious, risk taking, devil may care ParkPennies.com contributors that we are, temptation often gets the better of us. As a result, you may see the more casual, fun terms like: pressed pennies, flattened pennies, crushed pennies, squashed pennies, rolled pennies, mashed pennies, smashed pennies, stamped pennies, squished pennies, smushed pennies, stretched pennies, memory pennies, keepsake pennies, flat pennies, and souvenir medallions to describe these fun penny souvenirs.