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1/17/2022 Kelly B. reports that the Buzz Lightyear Toy Story 8-play penny machine was working great today! Happy collecting, Boomer.

1/14/2022 Our thanks to Kelly B. (Pressed Penny Exchange on FaceBook, Scrapbooker23 on eBay). Kelly shared some excellent machine pictures that you will see in the guides soon. She also reported that the new 8-design Toy Story coin press was sadly pressing coins off-center today. Hopefully it will be up and running soon. Happy collecting, Boomer.

1/13/2022 Our thanks to long time collector Cathy P. (Read2Gether on eBay) for reporting the new Toy Story pressed penny eight design machine was up and running again on 1/12/2022. Happy collecting, Boomer

1/11/2022 Our thanks to long time ParkPennies contributors and pressed coin collectors, Jeremy H. and Ricky K. for their separate and most welcome reports and images today documenting that the pressed penny machine at "Buzz Lightyear" Store Command is currently out of order. One visitor said that the sound the machine is making may indicate that the machine's hopper had run out of coins to press. Hopefully it will be up and running soon. Boomer

1/11/2022 Jessica T. was most helpful by confirming that two of the last traditional coin press machines at the Disneyland Resort, the DL0657, DL0658, DL0659 and DL0666, DL0667, DL0668, known as the Little Green Men Store Command / "The Buzz Lightyear Ride exit" machines are missing. We assume that these two machines were retired at the same time the new 8-play vending-style machine was placed onstage. We have updated the guides and the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. Boomer

1/10/2022 Our thanks to Jessica T. for reporting and sharing a marquee image of the new eight design pressed penny machine at "Buzz Lightyear" Store Command! Images and guide numbers to follow. We have updated the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. Assigned guide numbers will be DL0722-729. [updated post 1/10/2022] Happy Collecting! Boomer.

12/26/2021 Two new Disney themed coins were added to the guides!  They are two exceptional coins from the well known elongated coin roller, Don Cade. One is from ZZZCoins.com who has just released a new limited set of coins honoring the Disneyland Viewliner. These coins are available starting today at his website ZZZCoins.com. Also, Don Cade has a cool new "Disneyland - Pressed Coin Collector - 2022- Walt Disney World" elongated coin set, a welcome addition to the series. Do check them out and if you'd like to add them to your collection, don't delay. Happy collecting! Boomer.

11/22/2021 Some have asked, so to confirm: The ParkPennies Pressed Coin Guides and the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page are current and "confirmed". After close comparisons, we found that most all converted machines retained their existing pre-covid coin dies / designs. However, three machines did change and were added to the respective guides. They were: The replacement dies CA0268-70 Cars Land Set, the replacement dies DL0719-21, The Incredibles Pixar set and the truly new designs, the DL0710-18 Haunted Mansion / Nightmare Before Christmas 8-play machine. So far, all other machines appear to have retained their pre-pandemic closure designs. NO sign so far of the annual Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure nickel sets or the Disneyland and DCA Holiday nickel sets this could be the second year without them. If indeed these beloved sets do not return, the DCA 10 year set and the Disneyland 25 year set do make for nice framed sets. Happy collecting, Boomer

10/30/2021 Our thanks to long time collector and contributor, Alex D. for reporting that the CA0226-228 Mission Breakout coin press unplugged. As we know, since the park reopened most all DLR penny press machines have been converted to a vending machine style coin press. Lately, we have received many out of order / unplugged coin press reports. I know it is very upsetting to make costly reservations way in advance only to find a machine unavailable when you finally can visit the park. Hopefully, these new machine start up issues will be sorted out in time. However for now, if you find a machine is not working properly, please politely let a nearby cashier or other Cast Member know. They can request needed repairs to be made ASAP by the company that is now servicing the machines. Boomer

10/30/2021 Our thanks again to Kelly B. (Pressed Penny Exchange on FaceBook, Scrapbooker23 on eBay) for her report and pictures! Kelly shares that the DL0648-650 "Indy" penny press is back onstage. It was the last of the Rajah's Mint coin presses to be converted into a $1.00 vending-style machine. We have updated the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page and the guides pending conformation that the Indy designs have not changed. Conformation of the designs may be delayed as the Indy pressed coin machine is currently out of order. Good news: Kelly also reported that the two "Buzz Lightyear" machines are still traditional 50 cent "press your own coin" penny presses. Enjoy some nostalgia at the exit to Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters (also known as The Little Green Men Gift Shop) in Tomorrowland and watch while your own penny is pressed into a souvenir keepsake before your own eyes! :-) Happy collecting, Boomer.

10/27/2021 Our thanks to Kelly B. (Pressed Penny Exchange on FaceBook, Scrapbooker23 on eBay) for sharing another update and images. Kelly found that the two missing Rajah's Mint Jungle Cruise DL0522, 523, 524 and the Moana DL0654, 655, 656 penny presses have returned. The returning machines have been converted to $1.00 each vended-style penny presses and *appear* to offer unchanged designs. However, please wait for a conformation, the designs may have changed slightly! Kelly also mentioned that the Indiana Jones DL0648, 649, 650 machine has been taken offstage (probably for conversion). I've updated the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page and the guides pending conformation that the designs have not changed. Here are some of Kelly's early images of the newly converted Rajah's Mint pressed coins and backstamps. Happy Collecting, Boomer.

10/19/2021 We recently added a new page that is not promoted, but shares this website. For those interested in early Disneyland collectibles: Disney Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoons and Rings. Back in the day, the wealthy were said to have been "Born with a silver spoon in their mouth". Luckily, for those of us who weren't, it's not too late to get one! :-) Happy collecting, Boomer.

10/11/2021 Our thanks to Riviera D. for reporting "Walt Disney World Transportation" wooden nickels, which are now included in the ParkPennies Disney Tokens / Wooden Nickels Guide. Happy collecting, Boomer

10/01/2021 Our thanks to Ricky K. for his excellent suggestion to add the "Touch of Disney" DCA Lamplight Lounge tokens to the ParkPennies.com Disney Tokens Guide. Happy collecting, Boomer.

9/23/2021 Our thanks to long time collector and ParkPennies contributor, Dee D. for suggesting a "Change Log" for ParkPennies Guide updates. The link has a fixed position just above the top news post. Titled "LINK: Guide Change Log" followed by the last add date. Happy collecting, Boomer

9/18/2021 Our thanks to Jeremy H. for his help in providing the last image need for our New "2018" Pixar Fest DL0719-721 pressed coin guide page update. Happy collecting, Boomer.

9/16/2021 Our thanks again to Kelly B. and Randy K. this time for their help with machine and coin images! ParkPennies is now flaunting some great machine and marquee pictures! I'm also working on a linked coin image of the Haunted Mansion Holiday 20th Anniversary coin! It's going to be a fun, busy weekend... Happy collecting, Boomer.

9/16/2021 Even in these crazy times you have been supporting this old website by visiting, posting ParkPennies mentions on social media, helping out with pictures and sharing news... sometimes annoy-mousely :-). I don't have your all your names... but thank you for helping make this humble website a great resource for us all. Happy collecting, Boomer.

9/16/2021 Kelly B. reports that the Haunted Mansion machine is again out of order, Brandon F. followed this evening with a head's up that the Trolley Treats and Star Trader #2 are marked out of order. Also the Westward Ho machine is miss-rolling. This is crazy! I know a lot of effort is being put into maintaining these machines. But, I hear from people many times a day that they are having a "bad guest experience" because coin press machines are not performing as well as they used to. ParkPennies usually only posts machine issues occasionally, the issues that might be "long term". Because a machine could be fixed or even may break down again within hours or minutes. So, if you are going to the Disneyland Resort wanting to press coins for your collection or for friends, do try the machines early in the day and then if they aren't working well, try again later in the day. Given these challenges, it's a great time to start networking with fellow collectors. It can be both fun and rewarding to pool / trade the coins with fellow collectors. It's also a great way to meet people and make new friends. Some places that can be helpful in "networking" are the Pressed Penny Exchange and Disney Coin Pressers FaceBook Group on FaceBook. The FaceBook TEC FB page also has information on how to join. Not a FaceBook person? You can go directly to The Elongated Collectors website to join up for newsletter, meets and friendly camaraderie. (Yes, Boomer is a member of them all! :-) Happy collecting, Boomer. [This post edited 9/17AM to correct a few grammatical errors and add some new ones.]

9/15/2021 Old Boomer has been burning the late night oil comparing lots of coins. Could have saved some time, Kelly B's (Pressed Penny Exchange on FaceBook, Scrapbooker23 on eBay) tip was right on. The old Los Feliz Five & Dime coin press (old guide numbers CA0171,210,173) had its coin designs redone when the machine was converted. The old and new coins are: Radiator Springs Racers, Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters, and Mater's Junkyard Jamboree pressed pennies. The old and new images are very similar, but different. The new guide numbers will be CA0268, CA0269 and CA0270. The guides will be updated soon. There may be additional updates this week as the final sample coins arrive and are compared. Happy collecting, Boomer.

9/15/2021 Our thanks again to Michael H. for reporting on the status of the Disneyland machines today. Of most interest, both Star Wars quarter presses are now onstage and both are still "press your own coin" machines. For locations and descriptions please download, print, or view our updated Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. Happy collecting, Boomer.

9/14/2021 Long time friends and fellow Disney pressed coin collectors, Chuck and Delores N. reported that the new Haunted Mansion / Nightmare Before Christmas machine was pressing well. Chuck even sent some pictures and the coins look to be the best rolls I've seen. Also Chuck noted that the Rajah's Mint is still missing two of the three machines with the third one still "press you own". Happy collecting, Boomer.

9/12/2021 Our thanks to DavidsCoinTravels on YouTube. You know Boomer is a pressed coin fan, so of course he's a subscriber to David's channel. Today, ParkPennies was honored by his latest video. It may be a bit too complementary, but I'm going to overlook that. :-) If you are not already a subscriber to his channel, do check it out. Happy collecting, Boomer

9/11/2021 Kelly B. put in a full day for sure checking on several machines throughout the Disneyland Resort and sharing the news with us. Of special interest is that the three-play machine at Bing Bong's Sweet Stuff shop in Disney California Adventure has been converted to $1.00 vended coins. The number of traditional machines has declined rapidly. For a print on machine status do check the just updated Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. More updates are pending. Boomer.

9/9/2021 Our thanks to Christopher J., creator and administrator of the very cool Disney Coin Pressers FaceBook Group and also known for the Pressed Coins 4 DLR IOS app. Chris caught a character name error (Dory / Marlin) in the listing description of the DL0686 coin. All references have been corrected. Happy Collecting, Boomer.

9/8/2021 Our thanks to Kelly B. for reporting a changed coin. We have not received a set of the coins to scan / compare yet. However, it appears the DL0684-686 "2018" Pixar set will be getting a new ParkPennies guide number. They may well have earned new guide numbers DL0719-721 even if the obverse dies have remained the same. I will post images when available. Future guide updates will be made only after I have obtained, scanned and compared both the reverses and obverses of coins from new or converted machines. Although news of probable design changes will not be delayed. Happy collecting, Boomer

9/8/2021 Our thanks to Kelly B. for reporting that the very popular Haunted Mansion / Nightmare Before Christmas eight-play pressed penny vending machine is up and running! Kelly also reported on machine conversions for today's Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page update. Happy Collecting, Boomer.

9/7/2021 Our thanks to Ralph and Donna B. for reporting that the Haunted Mansion / Nightmare Before Christmas eight-play pressed penny vending machine is currently out of order. Yesterday the newly installed machine was reported as "Rolling Short", not pressing a complete image. That may be the problem. New machines are often temperamental. We all know that this is a "destination coin press" for the Oogie Boogie Bash and the Haunted Mansion Holiday. Not to mention they are the first new pressed coin designs in a very long time. I have reached out the the company that designed these machines, which they have successfully placed around the world for many years. They have been stand up people for all the years I have known them and I know they want to improve the customer experience. I'll post updates. Boomer

9/6/2021 Our thanks to Jeremy H. for keeping us up to date. Jeremy reports that the Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! three-play penny press has returned to the attraction's gift shop. It has been converted to a three-play vendor. Good to know that at least it is back. The Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page has been updated. The Disney California Adventure Guide will have the changes noted soon. Happy collecting, Boomer.

9/5/2021 Our thanks to Elizabeth R. for her report and images of something that I never thought would happen at the Disneyland Resort. As many Disneyland guests will remember, the 2018 dated DL0684-686 pressed penny set "Best Friends" was placed onstage back on August 2, 2018. It was part of the Pixar Fest event held from April 13th through September 3rd of 2018. You may also remember Pixar Fest included a special Disneyland parade, fireworks, the opening of Pixar Pier in DCA and... two sets of Disneyland pressed coins. The DL0684-686 set was taken offstage in mid-January of 2019. Recently the machine with this now three-year out of date set of "retired" coin designs was converted into a $1.00 vended penny machine and placed back onstage around September 4, 2021. It's even back at the old location, the Frontierland Bonanza Outfitters boardwalk, talk about nostalgia. In the 34 years of Disneyland pressed coin history I can't think of them ever doing anything as inappropriate as reusing retired outdated pressed coin designs. Hopefully, this was a one-off blunder that will be corrected when caught. I know it was not in keeping with the Disneyland reputation, tradition and standards that have held the Original Disneyland Resort above so many other theme parks for so many years. To quote Mr. Bob Iger, The Chairman of Disney, "Throughout the years, we have earned the trust of guests, audiences, consumers and shareholders because of our commitment to high standards in everything we do, everywhere we operate.". Jim Cunningham, program manager, business programs at the Disney Institute said "Disney defines quality as attention to detail and exceeding guest expectations,". Boomer says "Please don't place retired, outdated pressed coin souvenirs back onstage. It just isn't "Disney". The Disneyland Pressed Coin Guide and Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page have been noted. Boomer.

9/03/2021 Our thanks to Karl S., a long time friend and Disneyana Fan, for sharing news and images of the first new pressed coin designs at Disneyland for a LONG time! (Last new coin design in Disneyland was 12/11/2019 and in DCA on 1/31/2020.) The long awaited Haunted Mansion / Nightmare Before Christmas "coffin quarter press" has been converted and returned onstage just in time for today's Haunted Mansion Holiday and Oogie Boogie Bash event opening days. Now located just outside and between the Port Royal Curios Curiosities Shop and The Pieces of Eight Gift Shop in the in the Court des Anges (Court of Angels) New Orleans Square, Disneyland. (Yes it could be easily missed.) It's now a eight play penny vending machine, featuring four Haunted Mansion pennies and four Nightmare Before Christmas pennies WITH BACKSTAMPS!!! :-) For those of us that can't get to the park, Karl agreed to try and list some of these coins on eBay soon. Here is a link to Karl's eBay auctions of the HM/NBC coins. I've updated the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page and will update the Disneyland Pressed Coin Guide soon. (The marquee images look like quarters, but the machine only vends pressed cents.) [Added exact location 9/4/2021] Happy collecting! Boomer.

9/01/2021 Our thanks again to Michael H. the avid collector and frequent contributor to ParkPennies. Today Michael found the Rajah's Mint machine with two of the three penny presses missing, #1 and #3. Looks like they may be out for conversion... Let's hope it's for new designs like in the old days. ;-) 9/01/2021PM Michael H. has more Disney California Adventure coin press updates. The machines at Trolley Treats (CA0217-19) and Big Top Toys (CA0156-58) are offstage. Ramones (CA0241-43) and Los Felix #1 (CA0162-64) have been converted to vended penny machines. Knick Knacks (CA0250-2) was unplugged by cast members, two machines already had issues with credit card screens and two more were marked Out Of Service.(Do check machine status before making a special trip to the park to press coins.) Good news, both Star Wars machines at Gone Hollywood Gifts are still $1. and "press your own coin". We'll update the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page soon. Please let us know when you spot a machine change. Happy collecting, Boomer.

8/25/2021 We've added a link to The "Pressed Coins 4 DLR" IOS / Apple app which was co-developed by Christopher Johnson TEC#4951 and Hollis Ambrose. You may also know Chris as the creator and administrator of the Disney Coin Pressers FaceBook Group. Chris commented that the cost for this app is currently $1.99, however it is updated almost on a weekly basis. Here's a link to the ParkPennies listing of the Pressed Coins 4 DLR app which is in turn hyper-linked to iTunes for more information. Happy collecting, Boomer. [Update/edit 8/27]

8/19/2021 Our thanks to April S. for helping update the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. The good news is that the "Buzz Lightyear" pressed coin machines are still alive and well and... still allowing you to "Press Your Own Penny"! Happy Collecting, Boomer

8/19/2021 We have received several reports of poor quality / short roll coins being vended by the newly converted $1.00 Disneyland Resort pressed coin machines. Sadly, we have no control over that. But, please keep in mind that these are newly converted machines. They may have some bugs and from what I'm told, they are no longer maintained by on property Disneyland Cast Members as the "press your own coin" machines were in the past. So be kind, the support people may not even know that the machine needs adjustment.
Visitors sometimes ask what to do when they've paid for a pressed coin once or twice that still isn't Disney quality... My suggestion is to politely let the nearest cashier or City Hall know of the problem. Politely ask that they call in / report that the machine needs adjustment and request a refund for the defective pressed coins. Back when Cast Members were in charge of the machines, I was told they welcomed such reports / help. I hope that is still true. Do let me know if you are told the policy has changed. [Minor edits 8/20] Happy collecting, Boomer.

7/22/2021 Anastasia S., the long time Disney pressed coin collector and ParkPennies team member, shared with us her picture of the newly converted DR0195-197 World of Disney pressed coin vending machine and sadly a picture of her "short roll" / incomplete $1.00 DR0195 Winnie the Pooh zinc souvenir. (For comparison, I added the image of a 50 cent solid copper DR0195 penny I pressed before the machine was converted.) As you can see, soft, less desirable copper plated zinc cents don't always press a more complete souvenir. I've been told by Cast Members, back when Disneyland Resort Cast Members maintained the coin presses, that a head's up is appreciated whenever a guest experiences an issue with a machine. After all, they may be unaware of any issues unless brought to their attention. So, please be kind when reporting a coin press issue. Happy collecting, Boomer

7/21/2021 Our thanks to Anastasia and David S. for reporting Downtown Disney coin press machine status today. We have updated the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page to include more machine conversions.

7/17/2021 Happy Birthday Disneyland! Wow 66 years, how time flies. Boomer is remembering one of his first visits to Disneyland in February of 1956 wearing my Keppy Kap and riding on Rocket to the Moon with my Dad. I think the ride may have looked a bit too scary for Mom? :-) She was waiting for us at the exit with a Lunar Flight Certificate. Thank you Disneyland for lots of great memories over so many years. (Yes, when you do the math, like Boomer does math, he is 39 years old. :-) Happy collecting, Boomer.

7/17/2021 We have added eight new Shanghai Disney Resort 5th Anniversary pressed coins to the Shanghai Disney Resort Pressed Coin Guide! Our thanks to Alex L. in Hong Kong for reporting the coins as well as securing marquee images and use permissions. We would also like to thank Momo Disney for granting ParkPennies use of these new images. Happy collecting, Boomer.

7/15/2021 Our thanks to Alex D. for his report and images of the now converted Off The Page CA0159-161 pressed penny machine and Julius Katz & Sons CA0165-167 pressed penny machine. We have updated the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. Happy Collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.com.

7/14/2021 Lately ParkPennies has gotten several reports of out of order coin press machines from unhappy Disneyland guests. Today we are happy to post that Jeremy H., a frequent park visitor and ParkPennies contributor witnessed one of the converted Critter Country coin press machines getting some TLC. The technician in this picture does not appear to be a Cast Member as was the practice over the past 34 years which would support rumors that Disneyland Resort coin presses are no longer Disneyland Resort Cast Member supported. Machines are being converted quickly. However, no quarter press machine conversions have been reported so far. So, quarter machines appear to be a bargain nowadays in that they are currently the same price as a pressed penny and you can still press your own well-selected coins. There are no nickel or dime machines onstage and we don't know if they will return. If the Seasonal nickel press machines do not return, The Disneyland Holiday Pressed Nickels may become a very cool 25 coin nostalgia collection. Happy collecting, Boomer.

7/14/2021 Our thanks to Kelly B. for another great Disneyland Resort pressed coin machine update! Kelly reports that the Pioneer Mercantile DL0502-504, Bonanza Outfitters DL0651-653, Westward Ho Trading Post DL0559-561, Splash Mountain Exit DL0509-511, World of Disney DR0198-200, Fantasia Gift Shop DR0153-155, Goofy's Kitchen DR0150-152 and DR0130-132 are all onstage and have all been converted to $1.00 per coin hopper-fed machines. We have updated the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page to reflect all reported changes to date. Do let us know if you spot other changes. Happy collecting, Boomer.

7/13b/2021 Alex D. reports another machine has returned to stage, the Incredibles CA0250-252 penny press at Knick's Knacks in Disney California Adventure. Per the image Alex shared, it's been converted to accept $1.00 per hopper-fed coin and is currently out of order. We have updated the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. However, collectors looking to press coins should keep in mind that availability and operational status of all coin press machines is currently uncertain. Happy collecting, Boomer.

7/13/2021 Our thanks to Alex D. for another update to the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page today. Machines are offstage possibly being converted to hopper-fed $1.00 and some machines onstage out of order. However, many machines are working and still accepting your penny, nickel, or quarter. Happy collecting, Boomer.

7/12/2021 Our thanks to Alex D. for sharing a picture of the DL0639-641 Pirates pressed penny machine located at the Pieces of Eight Gift Shop. This machine has now also been converted to vend hopper-fed pennies for $1.00 credit card or cash each. The image he shared shows the machine was also "out of order" at the time. We have updated the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. However, collectors looking to press coins should keep in mind that availability and operational status of all coin press machines is currently uncertain. Happy collecting, Boomer.

7/06/2021 Our thanks again to Alex L., the long time Hong Kong and Shanghai Disneyland pressed coin collector for his update today. Alex reports that Shanghai Disneyland's World of Disney Store has changed four coins in each of two eight coin machines. The new coins are themed for Shanghai Disneyland's 5th Anniversary. We hope to have marquee pictures / scans added to the ParkPennies Shanghai Disneyland Pressed Coin Guide soon. Happy collecting, Boomer.

7/05/2021 Thank you Alex D. for a catching an embarrassing spelling error. :-) Happy collecting, Boomer

7/04/2021 Our thanks to Kelly K. for reporting that a machine is off-stage at the Word of Disney. Yes, it's located at the Disneyland Resort, Downtown Disney, World of Disney... Wow! That's a lot of "Disney"! :-) No annual pass? No worry. Most all onstage Downtown Disney area machines are still accessible without paying admission! :-) (Parking extra.) We have updated the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. However, keep in mind that availability and operational status of all coin press machines at the Disneyland Resort is currently changing and uncertain. Happy collecting, Boomer AND Happy 4th of July! :-)

7/02/2021 Our thanks to Kelly B. for her machine update today. Two more machines have returned. We have updated them to "$1.00 Vended Coins" machines. Lots of coin press changes taking place... Please email ParkPennies if you spot any updates for the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. Happy collecting, Boomer.

7/01/2021 Our thanks to Alex L., the long time Hong Kong and Shanghai Disneyland pressed coin collector as well as ParkPennies contributor, for his most welcome help today. Recently, we (okay it was me, Boomer) added guide numbers for the identification of pressed coins issued since the grand opening of The Shanghai Disneyland Resort. All coins were given prefixes of "SDR". However, Alex alerted us to the fact that some of the coins were actually issued within the gates of Shanghai Disneyland (SDL) not outside the gates on Shanghai Disneyland Resort (SDR) property. The affected guide numbers have been corrected. My apologies. Happy collecting, Boomer

6/28/2021 Our thanks to John D. for today's updates. John D. reported: "Main Street Arcade Nickel machine not on site. Port Royal Quarter Machine formerly offering 50th logo not on site. Jolly Trolley Treats Nickel machine not on site. Gone Hollywood #1 and #2 out of order. Good news: Gone Hollywood #3 moved to Stage 17 Backlot Shop (Avengers themed) Rushin River Up themed quarter machine still there." We have updated the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. However, collectors looking to press coins should keep in mind that availability and operational status of all coin press machines is currently uncertain. Happy collecting, Boomer.

6/20/2021 Our thanks to Deanna W. for reporting that several machines are offstage, probably being converted to $1.00 vending style machines. We will be updating the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. However, collectors looking to press coins should keep in mind that coin press machines availability is currently uncertain. Happy collecting, Boomer

6/18/2021 Don Cade has issued another very cool set of coins! They feature the WDW fan favorite Orange Bird image with a "Disneyland Pressed Coin Collector Walt Disney World" backstamp. Do check out our guide all of Don Cade's Disney themed pressed coins.

6/16/2021 INTERESTING -> Many thanks to our good friend the well-known Disney pressed coin collector, Jeremy H., for today's report. Jeremy shared pictures of the coin press inside Humphrey's Service at Disney's California Adventure as well as the coin press machines at the exit to the Main Street Opera. They brought to our attention a change at the park we had hoped would never happen. At least not happen at the original Disneyland Resort, birthplace of Disney pressed coin collecting back in 1987. But, Humphrey's Soarin' pressed coin machine, which has offered the CA0211, CA0212 and CA0213 pressed coin set since 2016, was in fact recently converted to a "Walt Disney World style vending machine". Jeremy also shared images of the now converted DL0489-491, DL0496-498, and DL0506-508 coin machines ("Lands Pressed Penny Set") located at the exit to the Main Street Opera. Unfortunately, when using these converted machines, you may no longer chose your own shiny or solid copper cent to be pressed. The modified presses now "vend" or supply a random penny that is automatically fed from a hopper inside the machine, pressed and dropped into the coin tray. Not to mention watching this now diminished "show" and receiving a souvenir now pressed on a random coin has doubled in price to $1.00. (You may have seen social media posts or YouTube videos by Disney Fans about similar changes that have taken place at WDW.) Sadly, it appears the magic of our own coins being made into a Disney keepsake before our own eyes may be coming to an end. As you can tell, I'm a bit sad to see it happen. I know there are Cast Members both current and retired that feel the same way. So, please keep positive and thank the Cast Members you see for the hobby and entertainment these machines have given us over all these years. Maybe they will be able to spare us a few of the now nostalgic real Disneyland penny presses? PS Collectors may start placing a greater value on coins that were pressed "in the good old days" or "pre-vending machine" on clean solid copper cents? If you do not already have a complete set of current onstage coins pressed on copper cents, you may want to acquire them now. NOTE: I don't think the coin press machines are supported by local Disneyland Cast Members as they were in the past. So please check ahead of time if you plan to use these machines. Guests are currently experiencing some problems with the newly converted machines. We have updated the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. -Boomer [Edits and additions 6/16]

5/18/2021 Our thanks to Michael H. for alerting us that India M. of the TEC FB page reported the The Cove Mini Market is open with both of their coin press machines accessible, the DW0031 and DW0042 pressed coin sets. The coin press previously located at the Castle Gate / Castle Inn Gift Shop was out of order at the time of her visit. (Please see our 2/20/2021 post) However, we believe that machine will be up and running soon. Happy collecting, Boomer.

5/9/2021 Again our thanks for a most welcome update from Jeremy H. Today he reports that the Los Feliz Five & Dime #2 machine featuring the CA0171,210, 173 Radiator Springs Racers, Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters and Mater's Junkyard Jamboree pressed coins is missing. Also that Humphrey's Service & Supplies is closed, machine status unknown. We will try to keep the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page updated as reports / changes are received.

5/8/2021 [Edits for clarity 5/9] Our thanks to Jeremy H. for reporting. DLR: There is some activity inside the Mad Hatter Shop today. The coin press machines can't be seen inside the shop if they are still there. Possibly they have been moved behind the wall, closer to the opera exit or maybe taken offstage. Jeremy also confirmed the Rajah's Mint nine coin machine is up and running as well as the Haunted Mansion quarter press is still onstage. (The Haunted Mansion / Nightmare Before Christmas pressed quarter machine currently offers a 50th anniversary set of quarters that many have thought would be taken offstage after the August 9, 2019 Haunted Mansion 50th Anniversary event came to an end.) DCA: The Pixar Incredibles themed penny press at Knick's Knacks (Previously Treasures in Paradise) is missing. -Do place a bookmark in your browser or a link on your desktop / home screen to the Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. We will try to keep it up to date as reports come in.

5/07/2021 Our thanks to Chuck N. for reporting that most all the remaining coin press machines are operational today. Also, the machines located at the Mad Hatter Shop / exit to the Main Street Opera still could not be seen behind closed curtains and the shop is still closed. He mentioned that the Rajah's Mint machines are working, that the the two Penny Arcade machines have been moved away from the entrance and the Haunted Mansion 50th Anniversary pressed quarters are still available. Happy collecting, Boomer.

5/02/2021 Our thanks again to Jeremy H. for another most welcome update today. He just reported that the two machines at Pooh Corner, the Winnie The Pooh themed DL0562-564 and DL0645-647 pressed coins appear to be missing. Also all of the Rajah's Mint set of three three play coin presses are marked "out of order", though they do not appear to be jammed. Just yesterday, Jason T. reported machines out of order or missing as well. I hope this is not an indication of a Walt Disney World type of catastrophe happening to the beloved, nostalgic coin press machines of the Original Disneyland Resort. -Boomer

-------4-30-2021-----------------The Disneyland Resort reopens after a 413 day COVID-19 park closing!

4/29/2021 Early reports over the past two days by Jeremy H. and Mike R. share news of missing machines. Only a few locations were observed. However, both the small world quarter press and the Splash Mountain penny machine were not found. Constraints on both time and entry have limited a thorough search / update of machine changes for our Disneyland Area Pressed Coin Machines Location Page. If you are going to visit the park or have additional early updates to share with fellow collectors, as they have with you, please email Boomer. Happy collecting, Boomer.

4/15/2021 Boomer hopes you might have a picture of the Disneyland Hotel Monorail pressed coin machine? Advanced collectors will recall it held the the DL0017 pressed coin. (Same as the Disneyland Resorts and Hotels DR0010.) As you may know, this old favorite single-play penny press was onstage for many, many years moving from inside the park to outside, from the old Disneyland Hotel breezeway to the Neon Cactus, then the Disneyland Fantasia Gift Shop... Boomer has already shared a picture of the marquee and the coin in the guides. But for some reason he apparently missed taking a picture of the machine &%#@! (Have you noticed that when I make a mistake, I use the third person like it wasn't me that did it? :-) Now that we are sprucing up the online guide pages, (I know about time. :-) a picture of the machine would really help. If you have a picture to share, just contact Boomer to make your Disneyland Hotel Monorail penny press image with your named credit a welcome immortal part of this 20+ year old guide. Happy collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies. [Edits 4/17/2021]

4/12/2021 Our thanks to fellow collector Cathy (AKA Read2Gether on eBay, a great source for Disney pressed coins). Her most welcome on location report confirmed today that a coin press was not present at the Star Wars Trading Post. Maybe we'll see one soon? If you spot a coin press first, do let Boomer know. Happy collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.com.

4/8/2021 New updated listings of Hong Kong Disneyland pressed coins! Our thanks to the well-know HKDL pressed coin collector, Alex L. who recently reported new variations of the HKDL0523 and HKDL0524! Happy collecting, Boomer

4/8/2021 A long time fellow collector and friend, Jon G., just reported what could be some great news. Jon heard from a friend that there may be a coin press at the Star Wars Trading Post in Downtown Disney. As usual, until we can share pictures of the machine / coins, we can't confirm the machine or any details. Usually I'd be at the park ASAP when I heard news like this and then post it with pictures and images of the coins as soon as I returned to my ParkPennies desk. But, for the time being, I am mostly homebound. Luckily, we all share an amazing network of ParkPennies visitors, us! So, if you spot a new or changed machine, just click this link to share the news with fellow ParkPennies readers. [update: No machine found 4/14/2021]
Related recent news. I've heard rumors from "The East Coast" and "Central California" for the past week or two that there may be some feared changes coming to our beloved DLR coin press machines. I hope it's only a rumor. We may have some updates later this month / when the park reopens. Stay tuned and if you hear something first, send Boomer an email, anony-mousely if you wish. Happy collecting, Boomer

3/17/2021 Our thanks to Amanda M. for reporting that the three pressed quarter machines from Gone Hollywood, Avengers and two Star Wars quarter press machines, have moved. They are now located in Studio 17 also known as the Disneyland Resort Backlot Premiere Shop. As frequent DLR visitors know, this is a DCA shopping location that has been a part of the Downtown Disney Extension for sometime now and can be accessed without paying admission. We'll update the ParkPennies Resort Area Pressed Coin Machine Locations Page PDF today. Oh... by the way, if you didn't hear already, it was announced this morning that DISNEYLAND IS OPENING ON APRIL 30TH!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy collecting, Boomer.

3/10/2021 UPDATED 3/14/2021 Who says there aren't any new Disneyland Resort themed pressed coins??? Don Cade has just issued some nostalgic pressed coin sets themed on the early days of Disney's California Adventure. I think these will bring back great memories to many of us. They are Mulholland Madness #DT0020, Superstar Limo #DT0021 and The Maliboomer #DT0022 (Gotta like anything with the word "Boomer" in it! :-) The ParkPennies Don Cade Disney Tributes Guide has been updated with these cool new coins. Happy Collecting, Boomer

2/20/2021 Our thanks to Mike M. for reporting that The Cove Market on Harbor Boulevard is temporarily closed due to the COVID shutdown of the hotel. However, Mike could see the machine through the window so at least it's still there. Mike also reported that he was told the Castle Gate Gift Shop operator didn't renew their lease. The coin press machine as well as the store furnishings have all been removed and the gift shop is not expected to return when the hotel reopens. We've updated the ParkPennies Resort Area Pressed Coin Machine Locations Page PDF. DCA will be reopening to food and wine events I hear. ParkPennies hopes to report additional machines as they become accessible. Happy collecting, Boomer

2/4/2021 Don Cade and ZZZCoins have released new Disney themed monorail pressed coins! We have updated the ParkPennies DT Pressed Coins Guide to include these two new coins. Happy collecting! Boomer.

2/1/2021 Our thanks to Larry H. for reporting that it now appears the Gone Hollywood Gift Shop in Disney California Adventure is closed for the time being. If you notice this very popular home of Star Wars and Avengers quarter press machines has reopened, do let us know. The ParkPennies Resort Area Pressed Coin Machine Locations Page PDF will be updated within the hour. Happy collecting, Boomer

1/28/2021 Our thanks to Michael H. for reporting that the World of Disney coin press machines had been moved. We're told that they are now in their old locations one on each side of the center door. There are no changes in the coins offered. Stay safe and happy collecting! Boomer.

1/27/2021 A Disneyland First Edition Pressed Coin book was just listed on eBay. It's offered by a trusted long time fellow Disneyland collector and fan. Here is a link to the ParkPennies page about The First Edition Disneyland Pressed Coin Book. Happy collecting, Boomer.

1/21/2021 Disneyland themed coins from Don Cade! Storybook Land, Monorail, PeopleMover... Do check them out in the DT Don Cade Tribute Pressed Coins Guide. Happy collecting, Boomer.

1/20/2021 Good News: Our thanks to Dennis S. for reporting that Gone Hollywood Gifts is still open! However, with new limited days and reduced hours. So be sure to check ahead. Gone Hollywood Gifts current operating hours are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 to 8:00PM. Happy collecting, Boomer.

1/19/2021 Our thanks to Larry H. for reporting that the previous Disney California Adventure 2020 yearly nickel set has been replaced with the Finding Dory CA0217-219 set which was temporarily taken offstage (See 11/20/2020 post below). This is a new location / machine cabinet for this unchanged CA0217-219 Finding Dory pressed coin set. The Disneyland Resort Area Pressed Coin Machine Locations Page PDF and ParkPennies Guides have been updated.

1/18/2021 Our thanks to Mike R. who reported that he found Gone Hollywood Gifts closed today. (As fellow DLR visitors will recall, Gone Hollywood Gifts is located on Hollywood Boulevard inside the Disney California Adventure Downtown Disney extension.) The three coin press machines inside the shop are now inaccessible. We are assuming the closure is temporary. If not, we will update the guides. Boomer

1/13/2021 Our thanks to Jamie B. for reporting that the Disney California Adventure 2020 yearly nickel set has been taken off-stage. We do not anticipate a new set of coins anytime soon. But, this location, near the south door of Jolly Trolley Treats will be a prime spot to check when / if the machine returns. Guides and the Disneyland Resort Area Pressed Coin Machine Locations Page PDF will be updated today. Happy collecting. Boomer.

12/26/2020 Our thanks to Jeremy H. and friends for confirming the current Jolly Trolley Treats and Kingswell Camera Shop machine locations. The Buena Vista Street pressed coins and locations are unchanged from our last report. I know many collectors were hoping for a possible 2020 DCA Holiday Nickel press. The good news is that many machines are still accessible in the Downtown Disney and Disney California Adventure areas. We look forward to reporting some good news in 2021. Stay safe and Happy collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.com. [Edited 12-28-2020 to correct some grammatical gaffes and add some more. :-)]

12/24/2020 The very best of the Season to you all. Happy collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.com.

12/19/2020 The Folks at ParkPennies are very thankful for the honor of being awarded the 2020 TEC Presidential Merit Award. Not a member of TEC, The Elongated Collectors Organization yet? Join and enjoy the TEC Newsletter, articles, member ads and meetings at www.TECNEWS.org!

12/16/2020 The Gone Hollywood Gift Shop is now open at Disney California Adventure making more DLR coin press machines available. The guides and Disneyland Resort Area Pressed Coin Machine Locations Page PDF will be updated Thursday. Happy collecting! Boomer.

12/04/2020 [Updated 1/19/2021] Another pressed coin machine is available now that historically has required admission! Maybe a small silver lining? "On November 19, 2020, Disney California Adventure's Buena Vista Street area including part of Hollywood Land and Grizzly Park was reopened as a no admission and no "rides" shopping and dinning extension to Downtown Disney. Not all pressed coin machine locations in the area were accessible. However, the initial Buena Vista Street extension did still make the CA0144, CA0145, CA0146, CA0156, CA0157, CA0158 CA0171, CA0210, CA0173, CA0165, CA0166, CA0167, CA0265, CA0266, and CA0267 pressed coin machines available. (The CA0217, CA0218, and CA0219 Finding Dory coin press location at the Kingswell Camera Shop (Elysian Arcade) was accessible. However, the machine was offstage presumably pending the arrival of the DCA Seasonal Nickel machine, finally returned to occupy the recently vacated DCA0265-267 2020 yearly set machine cabinet on 1/13/2021.) On December 4, 2020, an additional shopping location in the BVS area, Off The Page Gifts, reopened making the CA0159, CA0160, and CA0161 also available. " We have updated the Disneyland Resort Area Pressed Coin Machine Locations Page PDF and the Disney California Adventure Pressed Coin Guide. Stay safe and Happy Collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.

11/20/2020 Buena Vista Street pressed coin machines are up, running, and waiting for visitors to the newest extension to Downtown Disney! (Without paying admission!) One machine has been reported as offstage, the Dory CA0217-219 pressed coin set. This is the machine that has been taken offstage in the past to make room for the... Holiday Nickels set! We are hopeful that the absence of this machine suggests Disney California Adventure Holiday Pressed Nickels are on the way. However, people tell me this year is different? :-) So, check this page often and keep your fingers crossed. Spot a new machine or update not yet reported? You can share it here. Happy Collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies. Keep Safe!

11/20/2020 To reflect the opening of Buena Vista Street as an extension to Downtown Disney, we have updated the Disneyland Resort Area Pressed Coin Machine Locations Page PDF and will be updating / noting the Disney California Adventure Pressed Coin Guide as soon as we divine a way to reconcile this change.

11/19/2020 The Buena Vista Street extension to Downtown Disney opens today. I have not heard of any new pressed coins so far. But, there are several machines in the area and for the first time, these machines will not require paid admission! (Check our Pressed Coin Machines Location Page for Buena Vista Street Machines.) Stay safe and Happy collecting! Boomer

11/12/2020 NEW Video! Fellow collector, Juan Bilderain, just uploaded a YouTube video on Pressed Penny Collecting Tips. In separate sections of the video, Juan shows ways to clean, flatten, preserve, store and display pressed coins as well as tips on mobile apps and reference web sites. He has offered it as a way to share the hobby with fellow collectors. He has nothing for sale and there are no ads... just tips, examples, demos... So, do check out the video. If you are like me and would like to see more videos like this... be sure to give it a mention to your friends, maybe push the subscribe button and a thumbs up?
Here are direct links to some of the people, places, and products Juan mentioned in his video: Our good friends at Bad Llama Group Mobile for their excellent FREE WDW and Disneyland Pressed Coin Collector Apps. The Optimum binders he mentioned can be viewed / ordered from Bindertek.com. Of course, Juan mentioned the number one WDW pressed coin site with FREE excellent news, pictures, information, and cataloging numbers of Walt Disney World Pressed Coins, www.PressCoins.com. For supplies, Juan mentioned our good friend and TEC Member, Oded for the very hard to find large window 2X2 coin holders / "flips". And of course, thank you Juan for your kind words about ParkPennies and Boomer. :-) 11/13/2020 Links to Juan's Video have also been added to the ParkPennies "How to Store and Display Pressed Coins" page. Happy Collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.com.

11/02/2020 My apologies. I had not gotten a notification of new mail from the Post Office for more than a week. But, started thinking maybe they might be a bit busy nowadays and didn't send one? (Who says Boomer isn't smart? Please no emails. :-) So, I stopped in to check the P.O. Box today and surprise... it was stuffed! I'm sorry for the late replies. They are going in the mail today and tomorrow. Keep safe and Happy Collecting, Boomer. PS Disneyland is closed and it maybe for a while. But, eBay is open! :-) Why not check out some eBay pressed coin auctions by fellow ParkPennies visitors? There are usually some interesting coins and sometimes a deal can be had on a hard to find treasure.

10/10/2020 Many Disney pressed coin collectors are familiar with Don Cade's excellent Disney inspired pressed coins. In recognition of his work, especially his most recent Disney ride inspired elongated coins, we were happy to add a Don's Tributes Guide page dedicated to his excellent pressed coins. The guide brings together all of the Don Cade elongated coins listed at ParkPennies and provides room for what we hope will be many more. Happy collecting, Boomer.

9/09/2020 Our thanks to the very helpful dad and daughter team of Hong Kong pressed coin collectors, Alex and Abigail L. They recently shared with us some very well researched evidence representing detective work spanning more than a year. The information included statements and recollections of collectors that had pressed the three subject coins, noted purchases of the coin set by casual collectors, even an example of the three coins placed as a set in coin book of the time. With their excellent detective work they have solved a longtime Hong Kong Disneyland pressed coin puzzle. As advanced HKDL pressed souvenir collectors will remember, there was a lone HKDL1325 coin reported by the well known USA collector, Jason N., back in 2015. At the time, we didn't know exactly when the coin was onstage. So, it was listed as our only "provisional" HKDL listing, the HKDL1325 and entered it in the HKDL Guide accordingly. There was also an "orphan" listing of a lone, the HDKL1016, dating from back in 2010 that we could not match with any other coins reported at the time to complete what we thought should have been an original machine set of three. Alex and Abigail's detective work linked the HKDL1016 and HDKL1325, with a third coin, featuring the image of Conductor Mickey in a Train (previously thought to have never been onstage), to reunite the HKDL1016, HKDL1017 and HKDL1018 2010 set! Happy collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies. [Edited 9/16/2020 to remove some of the poor grammar. :-)]

9/02/2020 The park still isn't open... we're still "all ears" waiting for word of new machines and a park opening date. Don't hesitate to share any news your hear. Keep safe and happy collecting, Boomer.

8/12/2020 Our thanks to Dee D., the longtime advanced collector and friend of the folks at ParkPennies. Recently, he very generously shared some amazing documents, images, items from a 2012 Disneyland Hotel event... Yes, we now have images of the extremely scarce event souvenirs and pressed coin from Captain Hook Save Tinker Bell Challenge! Do take a look at this still "draft" page with history, images of the event brochures, coin... Stay safe and Happy collecting, Boomer and the Folks at ParkPennies.

8/04/2020 We added a couple new memes to the ParkPennies Jokes page. Our thanks to Les H. for... if not granting us permission to use them, forgiveness? :-) Seriously, our thanks to Les who has -knowingly- contributed several jokes since the page was first launched.

7/30/2020 I hope you are all well and keeping safe. No coin press news to report. Do drop us an email or annoy-mouse private message if you have news or a rumor to share. Happy collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.

7/20/2020 Our thanks to Jeremy H., Mike R, and Larry H. for their reports over the past few days. So far it's been all good news. The Downtown Disney coin press machines appear to be unchanged since the shutdown. (I know some readers feared that the coin press machines, especially some Downtown Disney machines run by an outside firm, might be converted into credit card machines vending expensive pressed zinc cents. It has already happened to several machines in an unnamed Fl^oo^orida theme park.) However, as avid collectors know The Original Disneyland Resort, home of the first Disney pressed coins, has focused on the guest experience and the penny press machine "show" since 1987. This week's reports confirm that the tradition is still in place. Happy collecting, The Folks at ParkPennies.

7/17/2020 As has been heard on the classic Alice in Wonderland ride for many decades and has never been more appropriate than today... I'm wishing Disneyland "A Very Merry UnBirthday" and a safe reopening soon. Missing the coin presses at Disneyland? Looking for some 2019 penny nostalgia? Enjoy Chris's Disneyland penny press YouTube video with his contagious enthusiasm! Looking for a smile? Our Jokes Page will try its best. :-) Happy collecting, Boomer

6/24/2020 As you may have heard, the State of California has said it will not issue theme park reopening guidelines "until sometime after July 4, 2020". Given the lead time needed to open the park to the public, it looks like the Disneyland Resort may not be opening for sometime later than the hoped for July 17, 2020. There have been some guests, Cast Members and Unions pushing for a later / safer open. Maybe it's for the best? Stay safe and happy collecting, Boomer.

6/16/2020 We hope all is well with you and yours. We've had more "free time" lately :-) and used some of it to catch up on past due web site maintenance and additions. So far, we've spruced up the Main Disney Pressed Coin Collections Index. Now it's a bit better for different sized devices and screens. We've added needed edits and more images to the Disneyland Pressed Coin Guide and gave the pages a more consistent look. (Some of the pages had a 15+ year old appearance and others looked only 10 years old. :-) The Disneyland Resort and Hotels Pressed Coin Guide now has more marquee and coin press machine pictures too. The Disney California Adventure Pressed Coin Guide was updated with a more consistent look and additional images. Several smaller guides and pages were upgraded and a couple pages benefited from the addition recent news, data and edits. Our thanks to the generous ParkPennies visitors, Mike R., Dave B., Dan, and Larry H. who helped improve the guides by sharing their penny press images with us all. We still do need a few missing penny press and sign images especially pre 1999. Please let us know if you have some to share. :-) Thank you again for visiting ParkPennies and for sharing this humble "by collectors, for collectors" web site. We really appreciate your kind ParkPennies mentions and links on the 'net. We see them and they make our day! :-) Enjoy the updates! Happy collecting, Boomer and the Folks at ParkPennies.

6/10/2020 3PM DISNEYLAND JUST ANNOUNCED IT WILL (proposes to) REOPEN JULY 17, 2020! Disney has reported that Downtown Disney Anaheim is to open on July 9, with the Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure following on July 17th... Yes, same day as in 1955 when Disneyland opened to the press and a few lucky fans. But, will there be any new penny press machines? Stay tuned for updates. HAPPY COLLECTING Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.

5/21/2020 -UPDATED 5/30- Thanks to Nancy W., Chuck & Delores N., Michael H., Don C., Mark B., Randy K., and other fellow collectors for generously offering their welcome adds, edits, images, and inspiration for resent updates especially over the past week. Shared contributions made by fellow collectors is what ParkPennies is all about. As long time readers will remember, twenty-some years ago, this web site offered only a very early list of Disneyland coins on an Excel or was it a Lotus 123 spreadsheet? Additions, updates and an amazing amount of knowledge shared by collectors and for collectors has made all the difference. Now that many of us are "sheltered in place" it's a great time to share a few more pictures, a bit more history and maybe even a new coin or two... As you browse the ParkPennies pages, you'll see some added marquee pictures, added honorable mention of the 2016 TEC coin set in the DW Guide, updated drop-down main menu, some re-written pages... and more to come. Happy collecting! Boomer and the Folks at ParkPennies.

5/07/2020 Our thanks to fellow collector, Michael H. for sharing his updates to the -Download- Excel version of the ParkPennies Disneyland Resort Pressed Coin Guides. (Also viewable as a web page and Editable PDF version.) As long time ParkPennies readers will recall, this is an abridged version of the online ParkPennies guides that you on your own device, Windows or IOS (may require app), can convert and modify to add notes, identify coins owned, costs, dates of acquisition, coins wanted, coins held for trade... With Michael's most welcome update all Disneyland Resort pressed coins are now up to date! Happy collecting, The Folks at ParkPennies.

5/03/2020 You know, I think many of us will have a new appreciation for long lines and jammed pressed coin machines when this is all over! :-) Needless to say, it's been a slow month for new pressed coin machine reports here at ParkPennies. Boomer has even resorted to posting jokes on ParkPennies! But, thanks to Alex L. in Hong Kong, we do have a report of a new example of a very scarce coin. The coin design, out of the thousands of coins pictured in the ParkPennies Guides, is the only "unassigned" coin! Maybe with this new report, we are getting closer to attributing this Mickey Mouse Rays mystery coin? Happy collecting, The Folks at ParkPennies.

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4/20/2020 Some "Smiles for Today", a collection of jokes, cartoons, and memes. Might be a good one in there somewhere to share? :-) We're adding new ones from time to time... Happy collecting, Boomer and the Folks at ParkPennies.

4/15/20 2020 Disneyland COVID Shutdown DT0006 pressed coin set. The set was issued this month by Don Cade. Although Don said he wasn't happy with the engraving, in my opinion, the lettering style tells the story well. These historically tragic times are testing the people of the world as well as many businesses. Disney Resorts have even closed. But, when the pandemic has passed, I think this coin set will persist as a reminder not to take a day for granted, much less a day with our friends or family; especially a day with our friends and family at Disneyland. We've added this set to the DT Don Cade Tribute Coins Guide. (There is no machine location. Don Cade often rolls his coin designs for fellow pressed coin collectors sometimes offering them via eBay.) Please remember to thank our healthcare heroes and to stay safe. We are looking forward to seeing you all at the park... soon! Boomer and the Folks at ParkPennies.

3/29/20 Here's a new site on our list! It's DavidsCoinTravels.Blog a very nice non-commercial WDW pressed Coin blog run by a fellow TEC member. Definitely worth a visit and you may even want to bookmark it. Our thanks to the anony-mouse tipster that shared the site with us. Do contact Boomer to share your favorite Disney pressed coin sites. Happy collecting, Boomer and the Folks at ParkPennies

3/21/20 It's slow at the parks. :-( But, we're hoping that there will be a new machine or two waiting when the Disney Resorts reopen. Until then, there's a lot to do on the 'net. There are some bits of opinion and history here on ParkPennies that might be of interest, just click the link square above "The History of Disney Pressed Coins, Sorta :)" and then the boxed links offered on that page... Also, if you're on FaceBook, you might like to visit Pressed Penny Collectors,      ZZZCoins,       Disney Coin Pressers,     The Elongated Collectors,    or    contact Boomer to share your favorite Disney pressed coin websites / FaceBook pages with ParkPennies readers :-) Happy collecting! Boomer and The Folks at ParkPennies.com

3/18/20 Lots of families spending time at home nowadays. Great time to organize our pressed coin collections! :-) Maybe send an email or two asking fellow Disneyland pressed coin collectors to trade some coins? Of course, the TEC newsletter is a fun read too. If you are not already a member, do check out the TEC web site for news and an application to join. ;-) Looking forward to a celebration when the Disney parks reopen. Happy collecting, The Folks at ParkPennies.

3/14/20 We've updated the Disney California Adventure Pressed Coin Guide, the Disneyland Park Pressed Coin Guide, and added a "draft" page with some background on our recently added Don Edgren Pirates of the Caribbean Piece of Eight.

-------3-14-2020-----------------COVID-19 Park Closing----------

3/13/20 Well... for those of us not visiting the Disney parks today... Why not check out the eBay pressed coin auctions by fellow ParkPennies visitors? A great web site to get caught up on WDW pressed coins is www.PressCoins.com, it's our go to site for all WDW coins. And of course, do explore the drop down menu above that says "INDEX of All Fun Stuff". It's updated often and has a lot of links to ParkPennies articles. Some nostalgic, obscure, even a few of them are interesting.:-) Also there are links to our guides, old archived news pages back to the 1990s... fun! Looking forward to the reopening of the Disney parks... The Folks at ParkPennies.

3/08/20 With great sadness, we must share that the elongated coin collecting world lost Mr. Ray Dillard on March 8, 2020. His name is mentioned often on this site and I can think of no one that has done more for the hobby or for so many years. A wonderful person, friend, and mentor to so many of us. Our thoughts and prayers are with Ray's family and his world of friends. The Folks at ParkPennies.

3/01/20 No news to report. However, if you haven't seen the Disneyland penny pressing adventure we posted here on 3/14/19 you might want to take a look. The video was filmed inside the park by Chris Provost and has to be one of Boomer's favorites! Here is a link to Enjoy Chris's newest video and his contagious Disneyland penny pressing enthusiasm! :-) If you have some time to see what up for sale on eBay, there are also lots of Disney Pressed Coins currently listed by fellow ParkPennies visitors. Enjoy the weekend and do check back here often. Lots of rumors of planned new machines for the Disneyland Resort. I hope to have something to post before long. Happy collecting, Boomer.

2/24/20 The Haunted Mansion 50th Anniversary pressed quarter set was "updated". The backstamps have been better centered and inverted, they look even better and the machine is working great! We've accordingly updated the Haunted Mansion 50th Anniversary pressed quarter set guide listings and the Disneyland Resort Area Pressed Coin Machine Locations Page PDF . Happy collecting! Boomer.

2/23/20 Our thanks to Shawn P. for reporting the Haunted Mansion machine is back onstage and working great. I'm confirming some changes and working on an update... stay tuned! Happy collecting, Boomer

2/21/20 Our thanks to John D. for reporting that the Haunted Mansion machine was offstage yesterday. If the machine does not return soon, we will update the Disneyland Resort Area Pressed Coin Machine Locations Page PDF to "offstage". Rumors are that the machine is out for maintenance, something that the Haunted Mansion quarters need often due to their popularity. However, given the theme of the Haunted Mansion 50th Anniversary pressed quarter set, these coins *might* have been retired.

1/31/20 2020 Disney California Adventure Annual Pressed Nickel Set!!! We have updated the Disneyland Resort Area Pressed Coin Machine Locations Page PDF and will be updating the Disney California Adventure Pressed Coin Guide soon. Happy Collecting!!!! Boomer.

1/18/20 Our thanks to Michael H. for being the first to report a new coin, the DT0005, which was issued this month by Don Cade. We've added it to the DT Don Cade Tribute Coins Guide with images.

1/14/20 Our thanks to Nathan P. and his daughter who shared an excellent report on HKDL pressed coin machines and locations in late 2019. The report and images have been added to the Hong Kong Disneyland Pressed Coin Guides over the past month and are now finally completed. (Sorry for the delay, crazy busy December this year.) The report includes images of the machine marquees and some great tips as well. Nathan writes in part: "Last week, I did a business trip that ended in Hong Kong, and I opted to visit the park and attempt to collect one of each pressed coin blank. Here's what I found. Feel free to use the pictures on the site to help others find these pressed coins. Interestingly, most of the machines are unused for the most part, and many sounded empty when you deposit the HK$5 coins to pay for them, except for the Ironman Experience one. I suspect that this is partially due to Tony Stark threatening one of the robots in the show with being turned into a coin press machine." Nathan also mentions "The biggest reason that the machines sounded empty is probably because they take HK Octopus cards, as well as coins." (Nathan suggests that collectors obtain an Octopus Card for use with the HKDL coin press machines.) "Each pressed coin costs HK$15 (approximately US$1.92). Pretty steep! The coin album was the only one on offer, and it was HK$125 (or about US$16)." Nathan also noted that the Iron Man Experience and the machine inside Professor Porter's were the most popular. For HKDL specific news and archives, please bookmark the Hong Kong Disneyland News Page. Happy collecting, Boomer.

1/13/20 The Holiday pressed nickel sets in both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure have been retired. The 2019 year nickel set was still on stage late last night. The guides have been updated. Happy collecting, Boomer.

1/12/20 Our thanks to Shay B. for being the first to report a NEW Disneyland pressed nickel machine Guide numbers DL0705, DL0706, and DL0707! It's the Disneyland 2020 annual pressed nickel set, looks great and is located at the Main Street Penny Arcade. We've updated the Disneyland Resort Area Pressed Coin Machine Locations Page PDF and will update the The ParkPennies Disneyland Resort Pressed Coin Guides soon.

1/08/20 Jimmy in Hong Kong reports four new coins at the Shanghai Disneyland Resort! Happy collecting! Boomer.

 

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