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California Adventure Frozen Dime Press Set Dime Machine Marquee 12/24/14
California Adventure Frozen Dime Press Set
Dime Machine Marquee 12/24/14

12/26/14 New Pressed Pennies!NEW-ER Frozen DIME press machine at the Wandering Oaken Trading Post in DCA! More details soon... We've updated the ParkPennies Penny Machine Locations page and the Disney California Adventure pressed penny guide. Happy collecting, Boomer and the Folks at ParkPennies.

12/16/14 We've added a new HKDL token and even more Disney wooden nickels. Our thanks to fellow collector, C. Neal, for his contributions to our new and growing Token guides. Happy Collecting, Boomer.

12/14/14 Our thanks to the readers and fellow collectors that have had a chance to share links to www.ParkPennies.com or added "Likes" to the ParkPennies FaceBook page. They make our day. (And are a great way to share the hobby! :-) Happy collecting, Boomer.

NEW DCA Seasonal Nickel Set!
New DCA Holiday Nickel Set
Coin Press Machine Marquee 12/10/14
Frozen coin press machine 12/12/14
New Disneyland Frozen Quarter Set!
Coin press machine onstage 12/10/14

12/10/14 New Pressed Pennies! Two new pressed coin sets were placed onstage today! Just reported by Dorothy M. , Robert M. , Tom V. , and Boomer the Disney California Adventure Holiday pressed nickel set is now onstage at Kingswell Camera Shop! Also there is a new Frozen pressed quarter set at The Small World Gift Shop! For now we've updated the ParkPennies Penny Machine Locations page. The California Adventure pressed penny guide and the Disneyland pressed penny guide will be updated soon. What a great week! Three new elongated coin sets at The Disneyland Resort! Happy Collecting! Boomer.

Pioneer Mercantile Penny Press Set
Main Street Opera Exit Nickel Press Set
Penny Machine Marquee 12/7/14

12/08/14 New Pressed Pennies!Our thanks to Jamie B. who just reported that the Disneyland Seasonal Nickels are onstage! He also reports that a Cast Member rumored the Disney California Adventure nickel set may follow later this week. I'll be at the park at least a couple more days this week and hope to report the arrival of the DCA Seasonal Nickel machine. We've updated the ParkPennies Penny Machine Locations page and the Disneyland pressed penny guide will be updated soon. Happy collecting, Boomer and the Folks at ParkPennies.

12/06/14 As longtime readers and FaceBook friends know, we rarely post unless there is worthy news... But, given the number of visitors that have emailed us asking about the anticipated 2014 Seasonal Nickels, we thought a "no news" post was worthy. :-) As soon as we hear of a new penny press, we will post here and on facebook. (If you "Like" the Facebook page, you can receive our most significant posts automatically.) Needless to say, Boomer is pacing back and forth and other fellow ParkPennies readers are reporting results of their nickel searches at the park. Hopefully one of us will spot a new Seasonal Nickel machine soon. Happy collecting, Boomer.

12/02/14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki wrote to share news of the latest pressed pennies at Tokyo Disneyland! Kuniaki writes...
Hello; 2014 December monthly medals were released on December 01, 2014. TDL1497  TDL Penny Arcade   ------------- Minnie. TDL1498  TDL Tomorrowland Terrace --- Mickey. TDS1444  TDS Galleria Disney  ------------ Donald. Thank you, Kuniaki Hiraki  in Tokyo Japan. Want to read more about these new coins in English or Japanese? Here is a link to Kuniaki Hiraki's excellent web site.

11/17/14 Our thanks to Alex D. and Raoul R. for their recent ParkPennies updates and suggestions. For decades, ParkPennies guides and news posts have been both expanded and perfected by the contributions of fellow readers and collectors. Needless to say, we appreciate and welcome your comments. Have something to share with fellow collectors? You can contact Boomer here. Happy collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.

11/14/14 Great news from Jimmy in Hong Kong. Two new sets of pressed pennies, Duffy and Frozen! We'll post pictures and guide numbers as soon as we have them on the 2014 Hong Kong Disneyland Pressed Penny Guide page. If you are a Hong Kong Disneyland pressed penny collector, you might want to also visit our HKDL pressed penny news posts page.

11/07/14 An interesting set of Jack Steiner CM0018 elongated coins just went up for auction on eBay. If you like to check out this auction, just click this link to The Jack Steiner Framed Retirement Pressed Penny Auction. :-) Happy collecting, Boomer.

Tokyo Disneyland 13th Anniversary pressed penny
Tokyo DisneySea TDS1442
2014 Christmas Wishes Mikey

11/03/14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki wrote to share news of the latest pressed pennies at Tokyo Disneyland! Kuniaki writes...
Hello; 2014 November monthly medals were released on November 01, 2014: TDL1490  TDL Penny Arcade   ------------- April, May & June. TDL1493  TDL Tomorrowland Terrace --- Huey, Dewey and Louie. TDS1441  TDS Galleria Disney  ------------ Daisy. Christmas 2014 medals were released on November 01, 2014: TDL1491-1492 TDL Penny Arcade   ------------- Donald, Daisy. TDL1494-1496 TDL Tomorrowland Terrace --- Mickey & Minnie, Mickey, Minnie. TDS1442-1443 TDS Galleria Disney  ------------ Daisy, TDR375-376    Tokyo Disney SEA Hotel MiraCosta ----- Mickey & Minnie, Donald & Daisy. TDR377-378   Disney Ambassador Hotel --------------- Mickey & Minnie, Donald & Daisy. TDR379-380    Tokyo Disneyland Hotel ------------------ Mickey & Minnie, Chip 'n Dale. Collection Book & Mini files were released on November 01, 2014.
Thank you, Kuniaki Hiraki  in Tokyo Japan. Want to read more about these new coins in English or Japanese? Here is a link to Kuniaki Hiraki's excellent web site.

Dw0038-39-40 elongated coins
DW0038, DW0039, and DW0040
Pressed Nickels Marquee 10/30/14

10/30/14 New Pressed Pennies! The coin press outside of the Disneyland Resort at The Cove On Harbor mini market at the Tropicana Hotel, across from Disneyland on Harbor Blvd., has returned! It's currently offering three new pressed nickels with updated images. All coins mention "Disneyland" and one coin is dated 2014. Cost per coin is 75 cents plus the nickel to be pressed... before your eyes! :-) We've already updated the ParkPennies Penny Machine Locations page and the DW pressed penny guide will be updated soon. Happy collecting! Boomer.

★10/17/14 *More coins from Ray Dillard's collection will be auctioned by Stacks & Bowers! Here's a link to some of the lots: Stacks & Bowers Winter 2014 Auction Catalog. (The auction is via the internet so it's easy to bid from home or office!) Mr. Dillard is acknowledged as The Top Collector of Elongated Coins by many of us fellow collectors. So, you know there will be some real treasures up for auction! Happy Collecting, Boomer.

10/05/14 New Pressed Pennies! Our thanks to eBayer read2gether for reporting a new Disneyland Resort Penny Collecting Book! It features greater elongated coin storage, nice graphics... Still no pressed penny in the cover. But, if you collect pressed pennies or pressed penny books, you'll want to add this one to your collection.

10/02/14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki wrote to share news of the latest pressed pennies at Tokyo Disneyland! Kuniaki writes...
Hello; 2014 October monthly medals were released. TDL1488 TDL Penny Arcade ------------- Pluto. TDL1489 TDL Tomorrowland Terrace --- Goofy. TDS1438 TDS Galleria Disney ------------ Minnie. Thank you, Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan. Our thanks to Kuniaki for sharing this very timely news. Want to read more about these new coins in English or Japanese? Here is a link to New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki's excellent web site.

10/01/14 Another Ewell Gunther PNC, this time a Mickey Mouse Cent was just listed for auction on eBay. With this offering, a penny, nickel, and dime PNC have been offered. As mentioned earlier, we don't see these often, thought we'd share the news. Happy Collecting, Boomer.

09/27/14 Okay, maybe we're bragging just a bit. :-) ParkPennies was just awarded a TEC Presidential Merit Award! Our thanks to TEC for this honor. Also, our thanks to the many ParkPennies visitors who have contributed their reports and suggestions that are part of this fun web site.
As longtime readers will remember, Robert and Anastasia (Boomer and the ParkPennies Staff :-) have been members of TEC for many, many years as have many ParkPennies readers. It's a wonderful way to meet fellow collectors and keep up with the hobby. Members enjoy the TEC News, elongated coins, fun events and more. All for a very modest membership fee that makes possible the good work this well respected, non-profit volunteer powered organization has been doing since 1966. If you are not already a member, do checkout TEC, The Elongated Collectors.

09/21/14 Many have asked and we are definitely looking and listening... But, we have no reports of any currently onstage HMH or NBC pressed coin machine. As chronicled by the ParkPennies guide to all Haunted Mansion and Nightmare Before Christmas pressed coins, it has been a long time since the quarter press machine was last onstage. We haven't given up all hope; you know we'll be checking for the machine. However, if you spot it first, please contact Boomer.

9/18/14 Another Ewell Gunther PNC, this time a Mickey Mouse Nickel was just listed for auction on eBay. We don't see these often, thought we'd share the news.
Because ParkPennies.com is a non-commercial hobbyist site by and for elongated coin collectors, we do not accept paid ads. However, occasionally we spot or hear mention of a unique or hard to find item and share the news here. If you have a Disneyland elongated coin item up for auction, do link it to ParkPennies.com. ( It's free :-) Fellow ParkPennies visitors can view and bookmark the linked Disneyland pressed penny auctions here. Happy collecting, Boomer.

9/11/14 Just released! Three new Soarin' Over California WDI pressed Penny Pins! These pressed penny style pins are all limited editions of 250. A few pins in this growing collection are copies of elongated coins that were never onstage... But, were listed in our DN pressed penny guide. :-) Other pins in the collection might be cool editions to a specialized pressed penny collection... maybe a favorite character or attraction? Do check them out and Happy collecting, Boomer.

9/07/14 A Ewell Gunther PNC Mickey Mouse dime was just listed for auction on eBay. We don't see these often, thought we'd share the news.
Because ParkPennies.com is a non-commercial hobbyist site by and for elongated coin collectors, we do not accept paid ads. However, occasionally we spot or hear mention of a unique or hard to find item and share the news here. If you have a Disneyland elongated coin item up for auction, do link it to ParkPennies.com. ( It's free :-) Fellow ParkPennies visitors can view and bookmark the linked Disneyland pressed penny auctions here. Happy collecting, Boomer.

Tokyo Disneyland 13th Anniversary pressed penny
Tokyo DisneySea TDS1436
13th Anniversary Pressed Penny

9/03/14 New Pressed Pennies!I can't believe how many super cool pressed pennies are issued at Tokyo Disneyland every month! Today, Kuniaki Hiraki has even more Tokyo Disneyland news to share. Kuniaki writes from Tokyo...
Hello; 2014 September monthly medals were released on September 01, 2014: TDL1481  TDL Penny Arcade   ------------- Jessie, TDL1484  TDL Tomorrowland Terrace --- Woody, TDS1434  TDS Galleria Disney  ------------ Mickey.
Also, Halloween 2014 were released on September 01, 2014: TDL1482-1483   TDL Penny Arcade   ----------------- Mickey,  Minnie; TDL1485-1487   TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ------- Mickey  Mickey  Minnie; TDS1435 TDS Villa Donald Home Shop ---- Mickey; TDR369-370   Tokyo DisneySEA Hotel MiraCosta -- Mickey & Minnie,  Donald & Daisy; TDR371-372   Disney Ambassador Hotel ------------ Mickey & Minnie,  Donald; TDR373-374  Tokyo Disneyland Hotel ---------------- Mickey & Minnie, Chip 'n Dale; TDS 13th Anniversary was released on September 01, 2014, TDS1436 TDS Villa Donald Home Shop ---- Mickey. Thank you, Kuniaki Hiraki  in Tokyo Japan
Our thanks to Kuniaki in Japan. You may view coins currently onstage at Tokyo Disneyland with traditional guide numbers on Kuniaki's Current medals list. For earlier, vintage coins issued from 1996-2011, prototypes, and variation comparisons, www.ParkPennies.com maintains our Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny guides for your viewing pleasure. Happy Collecting, Boomer.

9/01/14 No news since 1/18. But, we hope to have a Tokyo Disneyland report soon. Happy Collecting, Boomer.

LOF Wooden Nickels
Legends of Frontierland Game
Golden Horseshoe "Bit"
Disneyland Wooden Nickels

8/18/14 New Pressed Pennies! Our thanks to Ricky K. for reporting the latest Disneyland Wooden Nickels, the Disneyland Legends of Frontierland "Bits".

8/03/14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hirakihas more Tokyo Disneyland news to share... Three new Coins of the Month. They make one of the most popular Disney pressed penny collections based on our reader feedback and Boomer's collection. :-) On the first of the month since 2004, like clockwork, new elongated souvenirs engraved with a special theme of the times and dated with the current month and year have been released. Then on the first day of the next month, the coins are replaced with new Coins of the Month. A great souvenir of your visit to the park! Plus you can build a great collection of Tokyo DisneyLand Coins of the Month. Do check them out. Oops! I got gabby again... sorry. Here's what Kuniaki writes: Hello; 2014 August monthly medals were released. TDL1479  TDL Penny Arcade   ------------- Mickey. TDL1480  TDL Tomorrowland Terrace --- Minnie. TDS1433  TDS Galleria Disney  ------------ Ariel. Thank you, Kuniaki Hiraki  in Tokyo Japan.

7/31/14 Walt Disney Imagineering recently issued a new set of Space Mountain Themed pressed penny pins! We understand that these pins are available only at the Glendale Cast Member store, Mickey's of Glendale.

Tokyo Disneyland Resort Summer Splash Penny Holder
Image Courtesy of Kuniaki Hiraki
Tokyo Disneyland Resort
Summer Splash Penny Holder

7/09/14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki wrote with news... wait, new coins at Tokyo Disneyland? It seems are more like an every day event than news! :-) Let's call it a new coin report again? :-) Today.... Kuniaki reports that there are a pile more new coins onstage!
Hello; 2014 Summer Festival Medals were released on July 08, 2014. TDL1475-76 TDL Penny Arcade ---------------- Mickey, Minnie; TDL1477-78 TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ------ Mickey, Donald; TDS1431-32 TDS Villa Donald Home Shop--- Mickey, Minnie.
Designs changed at Resort Line: TDR361-362 Bayside Station  --------- Stitch, Huey, Dewey and Louie; TDR363-364 Sea Station --------------- Ariel, Jasmine; TDR365-366 Gateway Station --------- Belle, Princess Aurora; TDR367-368 Disneyland Station ----- Tinker Bell, Cinderella. Medal mini file was also released "Summer Splash". Thank you, Kuniaki Hiraki  in Tokyo Japan.

Pioneer Mercantile Penny Press Set
Pioneer  Mercantile  Penny Press Set
Penny Machine Marquee 7/7/14

7/08/14 New Pressed Pennies! The Pioneer Mercantile pressed penny set, DL0571 Goofy, DL0572 Mickey, and DL0573 Donald, were replaced by a new set of pressed pennies, probably late on July 7, 2014. The new set, the DL0583 Frontier Daisy, DL0584 Frontier Mickey, and DL0585 Frontier Pluto, feature nicely engraved images with good 3-D relief, dot borders and excellent "Disneyland Park, Frontier Land" stampbacks. Still only 51 cents each including the penny you press. We've updated the ParkPennies Penny Machine Locations page and the Disneyland pressed penny guide will be updated soon. Happy collecting! Boomer.

7/06/14 Many penny press machine operators and collectors alike have been interested in the future of the US penny, nickel, and dime for obvious reasons. Our thanks to readers who requested we make a separate page for our collection of articles and videos about "The End of the Penny" with summaries and links to the individual web sites / pages. Enjoy :-) Happy collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.

Chip N Dale pressed penny from Tokyo
Tokyo DisneySea TDS1430
Chip N Dale July 2014 Coin of the Month

7/02/14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki wrote with news... wait, new coins at Tokyo Disneyland it seems are more like an every day event than news! :-) Let's call it a new coin report? :-) Today.... Kuniaki reports that there 17 new coins onstage including three new Tokyo Disneyland Resort Coins of the Month. Kuniaki writes: Hello; 2014 July monthly medals were released. TDL1459 TDL Penny Arcade ------------- Daisy. TDL1460 TDL Tomorrowland Terrace --- Donald. TDS1430 TDS Galleria Disney ------------ Chip 'n Dale. Designs changed at TDL: TDL1461-1463 Western Wear, TDL1464-1466 Pacific Export, TDL1467-1471 Pirates Treasure, TDL1472-1474 Home Store. Thank you, Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
Because of his love of the hobby, Kuniaki continually VoluntEARS an amazing amount of time to update and maintain His Excellent TDR Medals web site in both Japanese and in English for use by his English speaking collector friends. Do check it out. You can also view coins currently onstage with traditional guide numbers on Kuniaki's Current medals list. For early, vintage issued coins from 1996-2011, prototypes, and variation comparisons, www.ParkPennies.com still maintains our Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed penny guides. Happy Collecting, Boomer.

7/01/14 Not much going on at Disneyland, USA lately. Could it be the lull before the storm? A couple of machines are offstage, their last known locations are being watched to see if they return with new coins, and it is the first of the month Tokyo Disneyland should have some new coins... Meanwhile, Boomer spruced up a few pages here. Not that they needed it. :-) There are a few more links and better graphics on the Pressed Penny Collections Diagram page, and a couple of older pages have minor updates. The web site design is still locked in the 90s :-), but, pages like the Duffy The Disney Bear page and the "Where are the retired machines" had new content waiting that we wanted to share. New reports, coins, and events keep the pages changing here. So, while we're waiting for a report of new Coins of the Month from Japan or a new machine in Anaheim, why not make yourself at home and take a look around? :-) Happy Collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.

6/24/14 We are often asked who has elongated 2x2's, 20 pocket pages, or clinch staplers for sale. Here is a link to a web site run by a fellow TEC member we've known for years: Oded's Elongated Coin Supplies. His web site is also mentioned on www.PressedPennies.com, our elongated coin resources and supplies web site.
Do you want to share a favorite supplier of elongated coin related services or products with fellow collectors? That's what www.PressedPennies.com is all about. Not all links can be accepted, but, it's free and easy to submit your link at www.PressedPennies.com. (A free service for a few select suppliers / companies we feel would be of interest to fellow elongated coin collectors.) Happy collecting, Boomer.

Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters penny press marquee sign 6-2014 DL0580-582
Buzz Lightyear / Astro Blasters
Pressed Penny Machine Marquee 6/2014

6/16/14 New Pressed Pennies! Astro Blasters / Buzz Lightyear pressed penny set at Disneyland USA! The Disneyland pressed penny guide and the ParkPennies Penny Machine Locations page have been updated. These new design Toy Story elongated coins are pressing nicely, flat, with stampbacks and still only 51 cents each. Thank you for your visits, links, and blog posts! They make our day... Happy Collecting, Boomer.

★ 6/14/14 *Ray Dillard's Auction by Stacks & Bowers ends JULY 1st, 2014!* There are 76 Lots covering a large range. Here's a link to the Stacks & Bowers June 2014 Auction Catalog. (Ray's coins start on page 243. The auction is via the internet; we can bid from home or office!.) Needless to say, many long time elongated coin collectors have considered Mr. Dillard The Top Collector of Elongated Coins for many years. So, you know there will be some real treasures up for auction! Happy Collecting, Boomer.

6/12/14 Our thanks to Wan Lin Yeo for sharing his pictures of the onstage 2014 Hong Kong Disneyland Pressed Pennies. Happy Collecting, Boomer.

6/02/14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki wrote with news of three new Tokyo Disneyland Resort Coins of the Month now onstage. (Disneyland USA... your turn! :-)
Kuniaki writes:
Hello; 2014 June monthly medals were released. TDL1457  TDL Penny Arcade   ------------- Minnie, TDL1458  TDL Tomorrowland Terrace --- Mickey, TDS1429  TDS Galleria Disney  ------------ Genie. Thank you, Kuniaki Hiraki  in Tokyo Japan.

5/27/14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki wrote with news of six new Tokyo Disneyland Resort coins now onstage.
Kuniaki writes: Hello; Six of Once Upon a Time medals were released on May 26, 2014. TDL1451-1456  TDL Penny Arcade Beauty and the Beast , Mrs. Potts & Chip, Cinderella, Tangled, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan. Thank you, Kuniaki Hiraki  in Tokyo Japan.

5/15/14 We've added a few more Disney Themed Wooden Nickels and Disney Themed Tokens. Our thanks to C. Neal and other ParkPennies.com visitors for their additions to these new and developing guides. Happy Collecting!

5/12/14 You many have noticed our link at the top of this page? So, you wonder "What's going on with Boomer? Has he been capitulated into the 21st Century?!" "Has he finally stopped pressing pennies long enough to take a web programing course?". :-) Rest assured, ParkPennies.com is still firmly planted in technological nostalgia. As you can see on most every ParkPennies page, no matter how hard we try, there is little chance that ParkPennies will ever be transported even into the technological present. :-)
So why the Twitter account? Well... it was apparently opened by ethically challenged individual(s) attempting to use our trademark name. (As they have used common miss-spelling of our web site domain names over the years.) However, ultimately, the good folks at Twitter welcomed us to their community by transferring ownership of the ParkPennies Twitter account to us. So, to us it's a most welcome, even if unintentional, gift from some bad guy(s). And we're going to make the most of it. :-)
As you may know, many ParkPennies.com visitors are active on Twitter... But, it's new to Boomer. So, please bare with us while we embrace this great, new way to share the hobby. With your help, we hope to make ParkPennies Twitter a useful complement to ParkPennies FaceBook and ParkPennies.com. Happy collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.

Penny Press Sign NEW 2014 pressed nickel set!
New 2014 Pressed Nickel Set at Disneyland!

5/08/14 New Pressed Pennies! New 2014 pressed nickel set onstage at Disneyland USA! This pressed nickel coin set replaces the 2013 pressed penny set. As nickels they are offered at 80 cents each, including the nickel that is pressed. The machine is located in Disneyland Park, USA, on Main Street USA at the exit to the Main Street Opera (Lincoln Exhibit). Images and details have been added to the ParkPennies.com Disneyland Pressed Penny Guides. Happy collecting! Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.

5/02/14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki wrote with news that the Tokyo Disneyland May Coins of the Month are onstage.
Kuniaki writes: Hello; 2014 May monthly medals were released, TDL1449 TDL Penny Arcade ------------- Huey,Dewey and Louie, TDL1450 TDL Tomorrowland Terrace --- Mickey, TDS1428 TDS Galleria Disney ------------ Minnie. Thank you, Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan.

As longtime readers know, the Coin of the Month pressed penny series is one of my favorites. I've often wondered why Disney Resorts in the USA haven't picked up on this popular collectible series. It's no secret that many USA Disney collectors have. ;-) Happy collecting, Boomer.

4/27/14 Mark D. reported that the Small World Toy Shop quarter press has been offstage for sometime now. We've updated the Disneyland Resort and area penny press machine locations page. But, it's still hard to tell if the machine is retired or just offstage for (more) maintenance. I'll post here as soon as we have confirmation. Looks like great weather this week, good time to visit Downtown Disney or one of the parks! Happy collecting, Boomer.

4/22/14 New Pressed Pennies! Just reported by fellow collector Mike R.: New Adventureland Disneyland® Park stampbacks have been placed on the DL0368, DL0369, and DL0370 Simba, Goofy, and Pumbaa pressed penny set creating the DL0574, DL0575, and DL0576. Details and images have been added to the ParkPennies Disneyland Pressed Penny Guide. The ParkPennies single page listing of all Disneyland Resort and area penny press machines has also been updated. Enjoy! Happy collecting, Boomer.

4/19/14 Three more WDI pressed penny themed pins were released. Details and pictures of the new pins alongside the pressed pennies that inspired them all in the comprehensive ParkPennies.com WDI Pressed Penny Pins guide. We also added a "1981" wooden nickel to the new and growing Disneyland Wooden Nickel Guide. Thank you for your FaceBook likes... and Happy collecting, Boomer.

4/18/14 [Major correction to our earlier post. Boomer needs a nap! :-) ] Our thanks to Wan Lin Yeo in Hong Kong for reporting coins currently onstage at HKDL. Wan Lin also writes: "It will also be helpful to mention that all HKDL coin machines accept Octopus Card (a stored value smartcard for electronic payment, mainly used for public transport system in HK). HKDL shops may not have so many HK$5 coins to change (each coin costs HK$15 & only HK$5 coins can be used). There are 13 machines in total. Imagine how much HK$5 coins one will need to change to collect all the HKDL coins! Some machines have problems accepting older HK$5 coins which are a bit dented at the corners. So pressed pennies collectors are advised to top up their Octopus Card before they go into HKDL! :D" See all Hong Kong Disneyland Pressed Penny News.

4/09/14 A fun feature buried in the "Pressed Penny Guides, News, & Articles" menu above, is the ParkPennies image search. It will open a page with 100s of ParkPennies images. Just click an image of interest and it gives you the option to open the page. If you'd like to explore... give it a try. :-) Happy collecting, Boomer.

4/03/14 New Pressed Pennies! Reverses for the penny press machine located inside the Disneyland Hotel Fantasia Gift Shop! Mickey, Mad Donald, and Goofy all have new Disneyland Hotel stampbacks. We've updated the Disneyland Resort Hotels Pressed Penny Guide, and the ParkPennies Penny Press Machine Locations page. All "DR" Disneyland Resort Guide elongated coins are located outside the gates of Disneyland, you do not need to pay admission to press these coins! Plus Downtown Disney has lots of fun stuff to do, even live music some nights. Happy collecting, Boomer and the Folks at ParkPennies.com.

4/02/14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki wrote with news of 25, yes twenty five, new pressed penny medals at Tokyo Disneyland! For this update, please go directly to the Tokyo Disneyland Pressed Penny New Page.

Tokyo Disneyland Christmas pressed penny medal
Tokyo 30th Anniversary "Pressed Penny"
Image courtesy of Kuniaki Hiraki.

3-22-14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki wrote with news of a bunch of new coins at Tokyo Disneyland! Kuniaki writes...
Hello; TDR 30th Anniversary finished on  MAR 20, 2014. Anniversary medals were gone and new medals were released on MAR 21, 2014 18. TDS released at TDS:   TDS Figaro's Clothiers --  Pinocchio, Geppetto, J Worthington Foulfellow TDS1405-1407,   TDS Nautilus Gifts  --- Mickey, Minnie, The Nautilus   TDS1408-1410,   TDS Il Postino Stationery --- Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket, Cleo  TDS1411-1413,   TDS Expedition Photo Archives --- Mickey, Goofy, Max   TDS1414-1416,   TDS Agrabah Marketplace --- Genie, Abu, Chandu   TDS1417-1419,   TDS Mermaid Treasure --- Ariel, Sebastian, Flounder   TDS1420-1422. Eight new medals were released at Disney Resort Line:   Resort gateway Station   ---- Minnie, Donald & Daisy  TDR346-347,   Tokyo DisneyLand Station --- Mickey, Monorail  TDR348-349,    Bayside Station   ---  Donald, Mickey & Minnie  TDR350-351,   Tokyo DisneySea Station --- Pluto, Pluto & Goofy  TDR352-353. Also at TDL & Disney official hotel new medals were not released and revival past medals.
I expect that new medals will be released after APR 01 by new event medals. Thank you, Kuniaki Hiraki  in Tokyo Japan.

3/20/14 Word's out that a new "Pressed Penny" pin set was released by Walt Disney Imaginearing! (Sold via Mickey's of Glendale Cast Member Store, not open to the public.) We hope to add images of this Buzz Lightyear themed three pin set along side the real pressed pennies that inspired the pins, to the ParkPennies.com WDI Pressed Penny Pins guide soon. Of interest, no classic, early issue pressed pennies e.g. the Mickey Rays pressed pennies, have been represented in the WDI collection yet. To date all pins have been styled after pressed pennies issued in recent years at The Disneyland Resort. Happy collecting!

3/18/14 Pressing Matters: Zinc NICKELS!? Longtime readers know that we've been posting news about possible changes in US coinage (if not the elimination of US coinage) for sometime. At first it seemed like the ParkPennies folks were "speculating". Okay, I know, some people were saying we were just plain crazy. %-) But, Congressional Bills and press releases from the US Mint have continued. Recently, the Wall Street Journal talked about the US Mint pressing copper plated zinc five cent pieces for evaluation. Yes, like the current issue US copper plated "zincer" cents... but nickels, er ah... I must mean five cent pieces! Fortune Magazine also ran an article recently about what they called "Brown Nickels", copper plated zinc "nickels" that are under discussion at the US Mint. These sample articles also reiterate the possible elimination of pennies, nickels... Already, most Disney "penny presses" around the world press planchets and three Disneyland Anaheim penny presses were converted to press tokens for a time last year... Could be the future is here already? If you'd like to read the WSJ or Fortune articles, we have permanent links to them at the bottom of our Future of US Coinage Penny Page. Boomer is saving nickels now. Maybe it's because he is a bit "silly" or maybe it's just because he's old enough to remember when dimes, quarters, and fifty cent pieces were made of real, solid silver and when pennies were made of solid copper. Our thanks to the good folks at www.CoinUpdate.com for alerting us to these articles. Happy collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.

3/13/14 New Pressed Pennies! Reverses were placed on the DL0371, DL0372, and DL0373 FrontierLand set. The original pressed pennies with these new "FrontierLand" stampbacks become the DL0571, DL0572, and DL0573. The ParkPennies.com Guide to Disneyland Pressed Coins and the ParkPennies Penny Press Machine Locations page have been updated. Happy collecting, Boomer.

Minnie Coin of the Month  Pressed Penny
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Kuniaki Hiraki's web site.

3/01/14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki wrote to share more news of the latest pressed pennies at Tokyo Disneyland! Kuniaki writes...
Hello; 2014 March monthly medals were released on March 01, 2014: TDL Penny Arcade Mickey guide number TDL1431, TDL Tomorrowland Terrace Minnie guide number TDL1432, TDS Galleria Disney Stitch guide number TDS1404, Thank you, Kuniaki Hiraki  in Tokyo Japan.

2/27/14 New Pressed Pennies! WDI pressed penny pins! The new set features Duffy The Disney Bear! Pin images and comparison images of the Disney California Adventure pressed pennies that inspired this latest WDI pin set... all at the ParkPennies.com guide to WDI Pressed Penny Pins.

2/09/14 New Pressed Pennies! Lots of reports today! Our thanks go to Chuck N., Jamie B., and Don C. for reporting the return of the penny press machine at the Exit to the Main Street Opera. (Old numbers #DL0393-395, Disneyland Park Flags and Walt's signature.) This well known pressed penny set now features new Main Street stampbacks! The coins featuring their new stampback, will be guide numbers DL0568, DL0569, and DL0570. At the same time this machine arrived, the neighboring machine, the 2013 dated Mickey, Minnie, and Donald penny press set, was taken offstage and assumed to have been retired. We've updated the Disneyland Penny Press Machine guides ... The Penny Press Locations Page (PDF) has already been updated. Happy Collecting! Boomer.

Tokyo Disneyland Christmas pressed penny medal
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Kuniaki Hiraki's web site.

2/02/14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki wrote to share more news of the latest pressed pennies at Tokyo Disneyland! Kuniaki writes...
Hello; 2014 February monthly medals were released on February 01, 2014, TDL Penny Arcade ---------------- Minnie TDL1421, TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ----- Daisy TDL1422, TDS Galleria Disney --------------- Goofy TDS1403. Each of four medal designs were changed on February 01, 2014: TDL Plaza Restaurant -------- Mike, Sulley, Boo, Roz TDL 1423-1426, TDL Pan Galactic Pizza Port ---Stitch, Angel, Lightning McQueen, Mater TDL1427-1430. Thank you, Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan.

1/24/14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki wrote to share news of the latest pressed pennies at Tokyo Disneyland! Kuniaki writes...
Hello, Valentine Nights 2014 medal was released on Jan 23, 2014. TDS Villa Donald Home Shop --- Mickey & Minnie TDS1402. Sorry I forgot report Happiness goes on medal were released on Jan 14, 2014. TDL Penny Arcade --- Mickey & Minnie TDL1420. Thank you Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan.

1/23/14 New Pressed Pennies! Three new WDI Pressed Penny Pins were recently released at the Cast Member only store, Mickey's of Glendale. They are: Walt and Mickey "Storytellers", Oswald, and Carthay Circle Theater (ParkPennies elongated coin numbers CA0162, CA0163, and CA0164). We've added them with matching pressed penny images to the WDI Pressed Penny Pins Guide. Happy Collecting!

1/22/14 No new machines to report today. But, some machines are offstage. As longtime collectors know, often machines that are offstage return with a new set of elongated coins or with new stampbacks. You can see our most recent listing of "missing" or "offstage" machines by checking the ParkPennies Penny Press Locations page (PDF) or the ParkPennies Penny Machine Locations (web page). We often update these pages with new machines / locations first so you can view them via your smart phone or other web enabled device while you are at Disneyland, traveling to the Disneyland Resort, or just before you leave the park for home. Before I sign off for today... Thank you very much for your FaceBook Likes (Over 500 already!). Also our thanks for sharing links to ParkPennies.com on your blog and forums. They make our day every time we see one! Happy collecting, Boomer and the folks at ParkPennies.

1/13/14 The Seasonal nickel sets were reported offstage today. We don't have the exact day / time yet. Our guides will be updated to show the nickel sets as retired. No Haunted Mansion or Nightmare Before Christmas quarters have been seen since 2012 and 2011. We will of course post any news that these very popular pressed quarter sets are back onstage here. (Recently, this post was inadvertently and temporarily moved below the 1/04/14 post in error. Our thanks to Tina for letting us know.)

Tokyo Disneyland Christmas pressed penny medal
Image courtesy of
Kuniaki Hiraki's web site.

01/07/14 New Pressed Pennies! Kuniaki Hiraki wrote to share the latest Tokyo Disneyland pressed penny news. He writes:
Hello; Disney sweet love 2014 medals were released on Jan 06, 2014. TDL Penny Arcade ----- Mickey & Minnie, Donald & Daisy TDL1415-1416, TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ----- Mickey, Minnie, Mickey & Minnie TDL1417-1419.
Thank you,

Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
Here, you can visit Kuniaki Hiraki's excellent web site.

01/04/14 New Pressed Pennies! We just got a most welcome anony-mouse report with scans of a new Cast Member pressed token and quarter recently gifted to members of the Electro Mechanical Tech Craft at Disneyland! Boomer is working on the update to the Cast Member Elongated Coins Guide.

Tokyo Disneyland Christmas pressed penny medal

Image courtesy of
Kuniaki Hiraki's web site.

01/01/14 New Pressed Pennies! Happy New Year! Today we have Kuniaki Hiraki's Tokyo Disneyland report. LOTS of new 2014 coins! Here's what Kuniaki writes:
Hello and a Happy New Year;
2014 January monthly medals were released on Jan. 01, 2014. TDL Penny Arcade -----------Mickey & Minnie (TDL1401) TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ----Mickey & Minnie (TDL1408) TDS Galleria Disney ---------- Bull's Eye (TDS1401) and 2014 series are released TDL Penny Arcade -----------Mickey, Donald, Pluto, Minnie, Daisy, Figaro (TDL1402--1407) TDL Tomorrowland Terrace ----Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Little green men, Goofy, Chip, Dale(TDL1409-14) Tokyo Disneyland Hotel ------- Belle, Peter Pan, Rapunzel (TDR343-345)
Thank you
Kuniaki Hiraki in Tokyo Japan
Because of his love of the hobby, Kuniaki continually VoluntEARS an amazing amount of time to update and maintain His Excellent TDR Medals web site in both Japanese and English for the use of his English speaking collector friends. Do check it out. Here is also a link to His original Japanese Language web site. (Translated) You can view coins currently onstage including traditional guide numbers on Kuniaki's Current medals list. ParkPennies.com Guides cover Tokyo Disneyland Resort pressed pennies over the first 15 years of issue.

 

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