Originally Posted By nickapoohiluvu Pretty Please? My husband has just learned of their existence, thanks to a co-worker who's giving him a bag of pennies and several rolls of quarters. Now this means he and my son will never make it out of the Penny Arcade! And, me being a good wife and mommy, means I have to send them both with pennies and quarters during my daughters naptime. How much does it cost to press a penny? What kind of pennies work best? Is there any "special edition" machines out that would really be cool to hit up? I found the Pressed Pennies Website, so I can give them a checklist, but other than that, I'm kinda clueless.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ It's 50 cents to press them, quarters only. You want bright, shiny pennies. They sell little booklets to hold the pennies. The machines are spread all over the park.
Originally Posted By nickapoohiluvu Thank you! Oh, and can I get rolls of quarters anywhere at DLR, or should we bring a few?
Originally Posted By PirateFitz 51 cents to press pennies 2 quaters and 1 penny the shinnier the penny the better. You can also buy a folder to put the pressed pennies in, My daughter loves the penny presses. You can also press quarters and then you will need four quarters, I hope this has helped you a little.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss You can go to City Hall (guest services) and get a list printed showing where all the machines are located.
Originally Posted By threeundertwo <a href="http://parkpennies.com/Disneylandpennypressmachines.htm" target="_blank">http://parkpennies.com/Disneyl andpennypressmachines.htm</a> As far as which pennies, there was a certain year that you want to look for. Before that year, they were real copper, as opposed to the alloy they are now. I'll see if I can find it. You can really see the difference in how they age over time. It might be on that page.
Originally Posted By netenyahoo They also have pressed nickels and quarters. The website given before is a great resource. You can also look on ebay for some of the older pressed pennies. In my opinion the latest ones are not as nice as the ones from the last few years. The 51 pennies from the 50th celebration were really neat.
Originally Posted By dlkozy If I am not mistaken-ketchup (who knew!) works as a good cleaning agent to polish up pennies before your trip.
Originally Posted By disneyfan4ever54 I can't remember where I read this, but a fun and organized way to carry your pennies and quarters to make pressed pennies is to layer them in one of those small plastic M&M containers for the mini M&M's. If you layer 1 penny and 2 quarters and continue that throughout the container, you can just take out exactly what you need to press a penny. The coins fit nicely in the container too. My DS loves to make the pressed pennies and we read about this neat tip and plan to do it when we visit the park again.
Originally Posted By disneyfan4ever54 threeundertwo, Thanks for the reminder of what year to use for the pressed pennies.I believe it would be pre-1982 pennies. I read this after we pressed all our 50th pennies and used new coins. We will try to use the older pennies for our next trip.
Originally Posted By threeundertwo Thanks, I couldn't remember the year, but I knew it was recent enough that we actually could find a lot of them.
Originally Posted By momofbuzzfan A couple of times when cooking tomato soup it has boiled over or spilled down the side of my pan. It always makes a very clean spot on the copper part of the pan......looks new. I have always wanted to heat up a can of Campbells tomato soup (cheap!) and throw some old pennies in to clean them......I bet they would come out like new!
Originally Posted By nickapoohiluvu Its the acid in the tomatos. Ketchup or vinegar should do the same. I've got 43 pre-1982 pennies hiding in a bowl of vinegar and they are looking shinier and shinier. It will almost be a shame to have them smooshed! So difficult for me, the penny collector to willingly let my husband and son press them... As long as they stay away from my official penny book and out of my steelies, I don't care!
Originally Posted By danyoung I've got a pretty good pressed penny collection from DL and from WDW. The concept from a marketing standpoint just amazes me. Not only am I paying 50 cents to press the coin, but I'm providing the raw material in the form of the penny! All it costs is a bit of electricity and whatever it costs to set up the die in the first place. Not a bad money-making scheme!
Originally Posted By threeundertwo Pressed pennies have been around for a long time. Disney can't take credit for the marketing idea. I'm sure they'd prefer that we spend 10x as much on their pins. As it is, I think it's a great type of collection, especially for a kid. The anticipation of saving up and washing the pennies before a trip is fun, and my kids look through their albums and trade them and plan which ones they want to get next. Harmless, pretty cheap fun. Of course, they'll probably start collecting pins later. *sigh*
Originally Posted By kennedyjane Nickapoohiluv, how long does the vinegar process take to clean the pennies. I'm going to go thru my coin jar and weed out the older pennies and try the cleaning them. My DH and I started the penny presses back in 2000. I had much grieve on the 50th Anniversary set, some of the machines were out of order on our 05' trip. Much to my delite a year later they were fixed and we finshed out the set. Did they removed the 50th dies and add something different? So excited for our trip this summer.
Originally Posted By netenyahoo What 50th pennies do you need. I have a few extras. Send me a message and I'll see if I have the ones you need.
Originally Posted By nickapoohiluvu It depends on the level of grime (or cheese, if you prefer) on the penny. I set them to soak around 10:30 this morning, sorted 14 that looked about brand new out by noon and my son finished scrubbing the rest after he got back home from pre-school. The worst were not all clean but did look substantially better and the best looked like they could have been minted a few days ago. If you're cleaning zinc pennies do not use this method because if there is any scratch through the copper cladding the vinegar will dissolve the zinc core. Its kinda cool, actually, to see the empty penny shell! And Thank You to everybody with tips! My son and husband will have tons of fun.
Originally Posted By kennedyjane Netenyahoo, your sweet. I actually have all of them now. It just took me two summers to do so. I'm so excited to start cleaning pennies. Just wait tomarrow at work I'll be checking dates on pennies and setting the good ones aside to buy. Lets see how many I can get. Nickapoohiluv thankyou for the good information on cleaning pennies.
