This page shares a bit more about "Boomers" Robert Hoff, Anastasia Hoff, Charlotte Hoff, & Jeremy Hoff aka "The Folks at ParkPennies.com". It probably won’t dispel any assumptions visitors may have made about our insanity. However, we hope it will share something more about us other than our passion of collecting Disneyland elongated coins.
"Boomer" is a composite of the folks that support the ParkPennies.com web site, write articles or make coin reports. Yes, Boomer is definitely an Advanced Collector. When you hear about one of Boomer's adventures, someone at ParkPennies did it. Probably someone who is way too embarrassed to admit it. :-) Over the first 30 years of our online reports, if you saw a report from "Boomer", one or more of us at ParkPennies posted the report. After the Disneyland Resort COVID-19 closure, the conversion and assignment of the coin press machines to an outside firm, many more of the reports and updates have been shared by fellow collectors, often with a named credit. If you write to Boomer, the first person to the email inbox will gladly answer for "Boomer". Usually, we’ll sign it "Boomer" followed by the name of the person that replied to you, e.g. Jeremy Hoff "Jeremy", Robert Hoff "Bob", Anastasia Hoff "Stasi", or Charlotte Hoff "Char".
In September of 2026 we were happy to welcome Jeremy J. Hoff as he formally joined "The Folks at ParkPennies.com" and stepped up to take the lead. Jeremy has been a long-time collector and contributor to the website. He has excellent qualifications which include being an avid Disney elongated coin collector, an IT professional, Disney insider and he is enthusiastic! We look forward to Jeremy building upon the past 30 years of ParkPennies.com guides and news with even more of what fellow Disney collectors want.
The original ParkPennies "Staff" in the picture above, from left to right: Bob (First visit to Disneyland 1956), Anastasia, the inspiration and motivation for collecting Disneyland pressed coins from the very start (First visit to Disneyland age 3), and Charlotte who with Bob pressed their first coin in the 1970s. (Date of her first visit to Disneyland, "No comment" :-)
Jeremy (picture above) formally joined the ParkPennies staff in 2026. He has been a Disney Fan since age six, a Disney insider, avid collector, ParkPennies contributor and an IT professional for years. -People have long hoped that someone, anyone would join the Folks at ParkPennies.com that could at last run a website. :-) "Boomer" (Bob / Robert Hoff), has tried his best to be an editor and web master of ParkPennies.com for the past 20 or 30 years. The work was a sad collision of his two weakest subjects, English and website programming. -Not that we need mention that to anyone who has viewed a few of the pages here. :-) Thankfully, Jeremy will help with that! :-)
Like many fellow pressed penny collectors, family time is fun.
Especially when we are... collecting pressed pennies!
Disneyland is close to home so we have visited often, though sometimes we are hard to spot. :-) Please say "Hi". We'll often have a ParkPennies.com coin for you. (Hey, you just spotted us here! So, if you send a self addressed stamped envelope, we'll happily mail you a Sorta Free* ParkPennies.com pressed penny! :-)
The website is a link to fellow collectors. We love to hear from you, preserve the history and share the wonderful hobby of collecting Disney pressed coins. It makes our day whenever we see FaceBook Likes, Instagram mentions or Blog Post Links by happy ParkPennies visitors sharing ParkPennies.com with others or when ParkPennies gets an award! :-)
All members of the ParkPennies staff love collecting pressed coins and visiting Disneyland, but also love the incredible scenic roads on the Hawaiian Islands and of course the nearby California Coast roads. Here is a favorite picture taken during our all too short visit to Maui in 2006. You might recognize the view as looking in the direction of Lahaina Town on the way down Haleakala at about a 9,500 foot altitude. If you're wondering why there are no hands on the steering wheel... Well, at these speeds, it takes both hands to hold the camera steady! Just kidding. :-) We are headed to the next pressed penny machine! Happy Collecting, the Folks at ParkPennies.
For fellow Mustang fans, this picture was taken of / from / when the first 2006 Hertz Shelby GT Mustang was driven on Maui. (July of 2006) The road as you can see was like carpet and the car, (now owned by a very cool guy in Hawaii) was perfection! The ride was nearly as thrilling as finding a DN0014 prototype elongated coin for a $1.00! :-)
