Although an example of an elongated coin is rumored to have been produced some years earlier, it is generally accepted that these tokens were first made during the 18921893 worlds columbian exposition that was held in chicago, illinois to commemorate the 400th anniversary of. This trifold album is a must for any souvenir penny collector. You can see bubbles covering the coin where it is dissolving. Disneyland resort elongated quarter dollar main street train engine d60 souvenir elongated quarter twentyfive cents coin a 2015 us quarter dollar coin was used. Etsy has thousands of handcrafted and vintage products that perfectly fit what youre searching for. Disneyland resort elongated quarter dollar main street train. Although not every country has issued coins featuring railroad engines or railroad themed coins, the isle of man issued a series of legal tender railroad coins in 1998 and liberia followed suit with a series of railroad themed five dollar legal tender silver coins in 2011. Unfollow disney penny press book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Republication and duplication of text and coin images and all other content of site is prohibited unless explicitly authorized by the site administration. Get the best deals on elongated coins when you shop the largest online selection at.
Steve roach interviews ray dillard at the 2015 ana worlds fair of money, held in rosemont, il. This is an excellent book containing descriptive and illustrated information of all possible elongated coins made at that time. Penny machines usa produces quality, customized penny press machines. Mickey and minnie use balloons to float by a train being conducted by goofy.
When i was in england many years ago, my dad taught us to put pence pieces on the railway tracks so the train could run over them. London, uk royal air force museum and brighton pier. You turn a handle and make an elongated coin from the regular penny. There are books about collecting elongated coins, the largest and. Custom made for us by cws, this elongated coin folder has 4 12 pocket pages 38mm openings no other holders required. The penny men are so proud to be part of the history and working so hard since to develop the future. This book retains its original trifold album which makes it very portable. These souvenir coin machines are also known as elongated penny presses, hand crank penny presses, souvenir penny press machines, or coin operated penny presses.
This was a great home museum, that has since been retired. When you visit a disney park, its hard not to miss the elongated coin machines. Such coins are often used as commemorative or souvenir tokens, and it is common to find coin elongation machines in tourism hubs, such as museums, amusement parks, and natural or manmade landmarks the collecting of elongated coins is a branch of numismatics. This album holds 36 elongated pennies as well as 8 elongated quarters for a total of 44 coins. Each book is very portable so you can take them along with you when youre on vacation. Medal that was encased in the walt disney world pressed penny book not a limited edition elongated coin as is offered by many amusementtheme parks in their penny collector books. They are imprinted on one or both sides with an image or text. At the very least they are far more likely to damage the steel train wheel and are more likely to split like a rolled oat, leaving sharp edges. Tec sells these with oval windows, perfect for elongated coins. Our buyers have searched the world for distinctive ideas for unique party favors to fit their wedding celebration. We just pressed pennies we are elongatedcoins within the social media facebook, twitter, youtube.
Childrens museum, denver, co awesome press bubbles, train, fire truck. The image could be a logo of a place, words about an event, animals, people or landmarks. Elongated coins make great souvenirs because theyre inexpensive and fun to trade. Also if you are looking for additional books for the elongated coins, id recommend amazon or ebay. They started out by folks very dangerously placing pennies on train tracks and carving their own designs on the flattened surface. Find great deals on ebay for disney pressed penny book and disney world pressed penny book. This pressed coin set was originally located in the gas pump themed machine, winners circle, tomorrowland, button b. A comic book series based on the show, published by dynamite entertainment. And thus began an entirely new branch of coin collecting. The seller said it was in a group of coins he had bought at a yard sale, so provenance is zero.
Informally, theyre known as penny pressers, penny crushers, or squishers. The website for collectors of pressed pennies, elongated coins, call them what you like from the uk and ireland, plus listings of national tokens. Twopack of penny passport souvenir collecting book with free pressed pennies. Benjamin franklin coin medal memorial souvenir token the franklin institute. Details about the franklin institute elongated penny pa usa cent train souvenir coin. The most popular cents penny coin collecting books and supplies. Its always so much fun to discover a penny crank or a pressed penny on tv or in the movies. The elongated coin museum in olympia, washington is closed. Early elongated coins or pressed pennies, vended by coin operated machines, often had flat images, with limited relief, as shown in the example above from 1987.
But, for vended elongated coins, they were state of the art at the time and collectors loved them. Coins can not be touched as they fit in pockets and can be viewed from both sides of each page. The original elongated souvenir penny book with the coin on the cover. The book is illustrated and contains descriptions of over 4000 specimens.
The collectors of the don adams elongated coin issues can be considered as owners of some fine specimens don adams designed and produced over 250 different elongated coin designs since 1971. Elongated pressed pennies from disney princess lion king universal studios rare. All elongated coins are rolled on copper pennies unless stated otherwise. Elongated coins are legal, thanks to an aspect of the law which covers lawabiding citizens who just so happen to like mutilated coins. The elongated coin museum in olympia, washington had its own set of elongated coins partially inspired by the squished penny museum in washington d. You might be wondering if elongated coins are legal or not. Monkey world, dorset, near wool, england monkey world, monkeys, cool places.
There are as many different opinions about and techniques for cleaning as there are collectors. I have set up this page for my favorite hobby of collecting and trading elongated coins. When pennypressing machines came around, pressed pennies. This is a completed historical text about elongated coins. Souvenir penny collecting books 3pack museum, zoo theme and sea life aquatic, 3 per order. They started out by folks very dangerously placing pennies on train tracks. These coins were pressed in machines located in mexico. The back was never shown so its not clear precisely what typedate cent was the host coin, either. Well, if you are a fan of elongated coins and living in certain nations, then you are in luck. Elongated coins also known as pressed, squished, rolled, or smashed are created by rolling a coin through a pressing machine. Before this pennies and other coins were pressed on train tracks for fun. For walt disney world dining, please book your reservation online. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. To make usage of coin images provided by site users you must obtain an approval from their owners.
Want to sell, trade or buy pressed pennies or elongated coins. Modern uk coins are no longer bronze and cupronickel but are coloured steel. Penny collecting book, souvenir coins collection holder, ideal for pressed pennies passport, hobby coin collector, money specie display storage case black, tangram. You may not want to clean older elongates as it can reduce their value. The publication of this work was the motivating factor behind the growth and acceptance of elongated coin collecting. The penny press coin album is a collectors book that can hold up to 40 pressed pennies. Pennybandz your press penny, elongated coin, smashed penny and elongated coin now will have a place to shine. The penny passport is a trifold album that will hold 36 elongated cents as well as 8 elongated nickels or quarters.
An elongated coin or pressed penny is one that has been flattened or stretched, and. Available in a press penny necklace, press penny bracelet, press penny keychain and a press penny magnet just pop in your favorite press penny and press on. Blue souvenir elongated penny collecting book w free pennies. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Penny machine locations around the world, collecting tips, ec history, online store, and more. The franklin institute elongated penny pa usa cent train. Originally it was a benedictine monastery, founded by saint landelinus about 637. Elongated coins, smashed, squished, squashed, pinched, souvenir, whatever you want to call them, this is my site about them. Penny passport elongated pressed smashed coin holder book souvenir album for sale online up for sale the new and improved penny passport. We will try to give you all the information for collection uk elongated penny. Find out with bobs burgers watch it now at or 1 is an american animated sitcom created by loren bouchard for the fox broadcasting company. Jun 11, 2016 this video is an introduction to elongated coins. Such coins are often used as commemorative or souvenir tokens, and it is common to find coin elongation machines in tourism hubs, such as museums, amusement parks, and natural or manmade landmarks.
Find coin press machines at our theme parks, water parks, disney resort. April june 2020 our quarterly print newsletter is produced by printingcenterusa in great falls, montana. However, as of early 2018, disney apps only provide recent machine map locations, not coin descriptions. At a coin shop or through tec, pick up some plastic looseleaf pages with 2x2 pockets in them.
The latest is inside the exhibit in how to train your dragon. Jan 01, 2020 the legacy series acquaints collectors with the legends, heroes and icons of numismatics and celebrates their lives and contributions. They are uk 1p pieces, you put in one of those to be pressed, and usually. Wdw files, machine locations, maps, apps, files etc. Our highquality books educate readers in the rich, colorful history of american and world coinage, paper currency, tokens, and medals, and teach how to build great collections. Hobbylinc carries 20 cents penny coin collecting books and supplies at discounts up to 20%. Also the flattening is not uniform across the coin which is uncharacteristic of a train roll. The washington state elongated coin museum will be opening soon.
About whitman publishing whitman publishing is the leading producer of numismatic reference books, supplies, and products to display and store coins and paper money. The elongated coin, is an inexpensive collectible or souvenir that people may pick up on vacation and entertainment locations including museums, famous landmarks, theme parks, amusement parks, zoos, aquariums, gift shops, game rooms, online shopping, etc. The author had spent 22 years in the writing and encompassed every facet reference to elongated coins. Discover all the extraordinary items our community of craftspeople have to offer and find the perfect gift for your loved one or yourself. Because there are so many elongated coin machines located across the country as well as certain parts of the world, the variety of elongated coin designs is vast. Penny passport elongated pressed smashed coin holder book souvenir. Pressed pennies have been around for over a century, at least. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. An elongated coin or pressed penny is one that has been flattened or stretched, and embossed with a new design. Centerz 150 pockets coin album, penny collecting book, souvenir coins collection holder, ideal for pressed pennies passport, hobby coin collector, money specie display storage case black, tangram.
Elongated coinspennies coin community forum page 31. This volume is the most comprehensive and important book even published on the subject of elongated coins. But, to the best of our knowledge, the only encased token, coin, or medal in any walt disney world elongated coin penny collectors book to date. When a train rolls over a penny, the force is sufficient to cause plastic deformation. To collectors, theyre coin elongation machines that produce elongated coins, flattened currency that uses your loose. The series centers on the belchers parents bob and linda, and their children tina, gene. Buy penny passport souvenir penny collecting book for coins fits 36 pressed pennies and 8 pressed quarters or nickels.
Although an example of an elongated coin is rumored to have been produced some years earlier, it is generally accepted that these tokens were first made during the 18921893 worlds columbian exposition that was held in chicago, illinois to commemorate the 400th anniversary of columbuss discovery of america. Elongated coins are coins that have been elongated flattened or stretched and embossed with a new design with the purpose of creating a commemorative or souvenir token. The pictures of the disney book looks really nice though and for disney elongateds, i would prefer to use that over a general coin book. These will protect your coins from damage of most kinds. Offer is not valid with any other coupon, discount or previous purchase. Most coin shops sell these little folders, but only with circular windows. A guide to the elongated coins of the disneyland resort published by lou smith.
Made at main street station, disneyland park, disneyland resort, anaheim, california, usa obverse side text. Be on the lookout for coin presses at locations throughout walt disney world resortincluding. Unfollow pressed penny holder to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Whatever your theme, the penny depot offers the most unique wedding favors, save the dates, and wedding party gifts. Elongated coins, foggy city by the bay in sunny california. Coins can not be touched as they fit in pockets and can be viewed from both. Im sorry that the pictures are not clearer, i am not the photographer. There are books about collecting elongated coins, the largest and most informative is the encyclopedia of the modern elongated it is 1,700 pages. Aulne abbey was a cistercian monastery between thuin and landelies on the sambre in the bishopric of liege in belgium.
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