Disneyland Themed Unofficial, "No Copyright"
Pressed Coin "Tributes"

The "DW" Disneyland Wannabe Elongated Coin Guide references very collectible fun Disneyland-ish "Tribute", "Unofficial", "In-the-style-of", "Wannabe" or er... ah... yes, even fake elongated coins or pressed coin / token souvenirs known to us. Entries need not be imitations, copies, or fakes. Yet each, in some way, must clearly appear to be associated with Disneyland USA pressed coins or tokens and not, in our opinion, issued or licensed by Disney or pressed on any Disney Resort property. Souvenirs listed must the word "Disneyland" often via "nominative fair use" and/or they must have easily and clearly identifiable Disneyland images, properties, and/or trademark(s). The elongated coins / tokens must also reasonably be assumed to make reference to Disneyland Anaheim, not solely Walt Disney World or other Disney Resort. Additionally, any pressed coin listed cannot, by definition, meet the criteria for inclusion in any other ParkPennies.com guide. Some of these pressed coins have wonderful, heartwarming, legitimate stories behind them, others don't. :-)

We believe there are many more elongated coins that could be listed in this guide. The total number of coins that could be listed here, that are still unknown to us, is um... unknown to us. Please contact ParkPennies about any additional coins you may have that have not yet been listed here so you can have credit for the discovery and the coin / token can be shared here with fellow collectors as these coins have been shared with you.

Lastly, here are a few additional fun "coins" we've found over the years. They would have been considered for listing in this guide, but, are not true elongated coins. They are: The very early embossed cent Mickey by Adam Cool, The Devil and Disneyland token, and a Belt buckle elongated-coin-like Inlay souvenir.

Please note: Most all Disney themed elongated pressed coin dies will eventually be lost to time. However, without evidence to the contrary, dies, especially dies that are not known to have been retired, should be assumed "open" and there fore could possibly be used to press additional coins in the future.

Please excuse our informality. Although we are (repeatedly) told the preferred numismatic term is "Elongated Coins!", as rebellious, devil-may-care ParkPennies.com contributors we are known to occasionally use more casual, fun terms like: pressed, flattened, crushed, squashed, stretched, memory, keepsake, rolled, mashed, smashed, stamped, squished, smushed, and souvenir to describe these fun penny (cent) treasures.           Happy Collecting, Boomer

DW0002 Retired Bob's Big Boy vertical elongated coin or pressed penny image. BOB’S BIG BOY ACROSS FROM DISNEYLAND, CALIFORNIA, Big Boy logo ® in center, dot border. The penny press machine was located across the street from the main entrance to Disneyland in the Bob’s restaurant circa 1986 to 1988. (Ground floor inside the Howard Johnson's located near the south east corner of the Harbor Boulevard and Santa Ana Freeway intersection. The intersection was later expanded around the turn of the century, greatly changing the intersection and hiding the location that once was a Bob's Big Boy Restaurant.) Due to the similarity between this coin and DW0003 it is thought that both machines were owned by the same individual/organization, Eurolink Design, and placed in operation and removed about the same time. The original machine pressed only cents. Off-denomination coins were reported to us after the machine was removed / Bob's Big Boy was closed. Only the elongated cent is native to this group of Bob's Big Boy elongated coins. We have included the nickel and dime as examples of non-native coins that may be of interest to Advanced Collectors. Many if not most "DW" collection coins have been pressed on non-native denomination coins. (This Disneyland pressed coin number made with the possibly now canceled #DWT0002.0.0 obverse elongated coin die in its original "0" state / variation, paired with a blank "0" reverse coin die.)
DW0002   BOB’S BIG BOY elongated PENNY Larger elongated coin image in frame or window # 1    2    3

Please use this link for an Introduction to the DL Disneyland Park Elongated Coin Collection and this link for an Introduction to all Disneyland Resort Elongated Coin 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, terms like: stamped coins, pressed coins, pressed nickels, pressed dimes, pressed quarters, smashed pennies, flattened pennies, crushed pennies, squashed pennies, rolled pennies, mashed pennies, stamped pennies, smushed pennies, stretched pennies, memory pennies, keepsake pennies, flattened pennies, and souvenir coin medallions to describe these fun pressed coin souvenirs. :-) Here are some pages about the often asked questions of How many pressed coins are at Disney? and How much do pressed coins cost? Just for fun, here is a page with a bit of a different take on Pressed Coins Facts and Fiction with tips on how different coins press, cool pressed coin jewelry, early penny presses... Happy Collecting! Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.com :-)