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Pins or Pressed Pennies!?

This pressed penny style pin set was envisioned by Walt Disney Imagineering and distributed to Cast Members as a "Mystery Pin Collection" in 2010. Price at the store, we believe, was $8.95 each. (Offered in opaque bags, which of the five pins is inside is a "Mystery" to the collector until it is opened.)

The initial set of five pins were issued on October 23, 2010, the second set of five was released on November 6, 2010, the third set was released on December 4, 2010, and the forth on December 18, 2010, all at the WDI Cast Member store, Mickey's of Glendale in Burbank. We are told that there will be one more set of five pins to follow, a total of 25 pins! The first four sets of pins have raised lettering on the pin side that states these pins are a limited edition of 250. (Please see the image of the pin's reverse to the right of this article.) In each of the first two WDI Pressed Penny Pin Sets, all pins are made of cast metal with a "copper" finish much like a copper cent on four of the pins and with one pin that features a "nickel-like" finish.

UPDATE 2/1/2011 It has been a long time since the last series release. We are currently waiting for conformation of a fifth series or that the forth series concludes the set. We'll post news updates here and on the Insider Pressed Penny News Page.

UPDATE 2/8/2011 Our thanks to avid pin collector Erin who reports that current rumors in pin collecting circles is that there may be another Pressed Penny Pin series release in June... possibly several more to follow that. Stay tuned for more updates... Please contact us if you have news to share.

Update 5/14/2011 Just a note to let you know we have not forgotten this collection. Over the past few months, fellow collectors Erin, Karl, and others have been checking at WDI for any new pressed penny pin issues. Current reports state that several more pressed penny pins are planed, possibly in June. Do bookmark this page and check back for updates. Of course, please contact us if you have news to report.

Update 12/27/2011 No news. Maybe this set is complete now?
But, why not just take a look? Now, honestly, don't you think they could be some of the coolest looking Disney pins yet? :-)

We will be adding more information as it becomes available... Have some info to share, please contact us.

The Haunted Mansion themed pins at the top of this section were styled after the three pressed quarters pictured above. The two Hollywood Tower Hotel / Tower of Terror pins were styled after the pressed pennies or elongated coins shown. See also: The Hollywood Tower Hotel prototype pressed penny page and similar Haunted Mansion pressed quarters.
Advanced elongated coin collectors and Disney Fans will note that these pins are in error as are the coins below them. The Tower of Terror is, of course, in Disney California Adventure, not Disneyland as written on the pins. I know, some of you are thinking they could have gotten half credit if they would have said "Disneyland Resort"? Others are saying let's give them full credit, they copied the error coins near perfectly? :-)
The ToT pressed pennies pictured were never placed on stage because of the error. To read a bit about them and see their corrected replacement coins you may visit our Disneyland Tower of Terror Pressed Penny Error Set page.

The second set of WDI pressed penny style pins stayed true to the coin types that inspired their designs. All were pressed pennies or cents as are the Disney pins. Matter of fact, some may say the WDI pins are an improvement of the Disneyland pressed penny designs in that they all feature dot or bead borders.

The third set or series of Walt Disney Imagineering pressed penny style pins draw from a variety of Disneyland park elongated coins. The set features pins based on three "Disneyland Seasonal Pressed Nickels", a favorite series for many elongated coin collectors. Of interest, this year Disneyland is late in placing the Seasonal Nickel set onstage, so these WDI "Seasonal Nickel" pins were the first to arrive.

The forth set or series of Walt Disney Imagineering pressed penny style pins are based on several of the Disneyland park Lands Set of pressed pennies. The "pressed nickel" in this set is based on the Disneyland guide number DL0251 elongated nickel. The only nickel in the Disneyland Lands Set and the very first Disney elongated coin in the world to feature a back stamp.