*~*Pressed Pennies Tips and Facts*~*

[dvcbnd]

YAY people finally replyed to my post THANK YOU, i posted this last august lol

thank you

Thanks for the info! I got my kids started a few years ago and they love it. We collect them from wherever we go. My MIL lives down in Myrtle Beach, SC and she picked up the small size coin books for them. I had never seen them before and the kids love having a safe place to keep all their pressed coins. (I believe that they were around $4.00 each).

 

[Granite State Heidi]

Why are pre 1982 pennies better?

 

[formernyer]

I'm leaving for WDW tomorrow morning at about 2am. I decided to let my kids go hog wild on pressed pennies as souveniers this trip, rather than any other stuff.

Last night my son and I sorted through the penny jar and pulled out about 150 of them from 1982 and prior (we stopped at 150, since my intent was to clean them up and then pick the best 100 of them for the trip.)

I poured half of a small container of hot sauce over them and within 3-4 minutes they all cleaned up like new (with no rubbing)! I rinsed them in baking soda and water to bring back the shine. This is a technique I read about online.

Here's the problem. This morning they all have some dark (blackish) spots on them in random places. I took two of them and rubbed them with hot sauce again, just to be sure that I didn't actually damage the surface. Sure enough, they cleaned up like new again.

So here's my question. What do you experts use to clean your pennies that actually keeps them clean?

 

[iHEARTflorida]

Why are pre 1982 pennies better?

the per 1982 pennies are better, because they changed the way the penny was minted. The pre 1982 pennies contain more copper, whereas the post 1982 pennies contain more zinc. and the pennies press better with copper.

 

[iHEARTflorida]

So here's my question. What do you experts use to clean your pennies that actually keeps them clean?

Hey, i'm not an expert i'm just like collecting the pennies there a cool souvenir, but i find the best way to clean them is using an eraser, it's alot more laborious but i find the pennies have better shine.
before i have done the baking soda method, then use the eraser on them.

After the penny has been press some people cover them with clear nail vanish, to keep them from tarnshing, now i have never try this.

also the pressed penny books work ok, for stopping them tarnsing as the air can't get to them as much.

hope this helps

 

[M&N]

http://allearsnet.com/btp/pennylist.htm
This site has locations of the machines and designs available there.

http://www.presscoins.com/Listings/WDWMaster.pdf
This site also has a listing that was updated June 2007.

This is how I tried to avoid duplicates.

 

[DiznEeyore]

So here's my question. What do you experts use to clean your pennies that actually keeps them clean?

I saved an internet article about this a while back ... the author said he'd found the best thing to use is a varnish called Varathane, and that you can get it at Home Depot.

I haven't actually tried it yet, but I want to. Gotta keep those pennies shiny!

 

[CU82]

THANK YOU!!! I am a grown woman who loves collecting the pressed pennies. DH has already told me that we will not me stopping for every machine in WDW. I informed him, we would stop for pennies or we would not stop for anything.

 

[iHEARTflorida]

hey its only 72 days now until my trip to WDW!!! cant wait, so i thought i would bring back up this thread again, presscoins.com has recently updated its site now, heres the current list http://www.presscoins.com/Listings/WDWChecklist.pdf

happy collecting!!

 

[Disney-Junkie]

You forgot to tell people that they will get addicted to this I started collecting on our 2nd trip and have been hooked every since. We are going on our 11th trip this May and am stocking up in preperation for some more collecting.

I use 2x2 cardboard holders and then put them in the pocket pages for 3 ring binders. That way they are easy to look at and flip trhough.

Here is my collection up until our 2005 trip. I still have 100 or so I have not POSTED.

http://lamarmo.com/davisreno/smashed.htm

Thanks for the topic

 

[Minnie Sue Oz]

Hi!

just wondering if there is a Disneyland list with all the locations of the pressed penny machines?

Any help will be appreciated!

Cheers

 

[gis]

I know that you can obtain a list of the pressed pennies for WDW from a CM, I'd imagine there is something similar for one at DLR too.

 

[missangelalexis]

Hi!

just wondering if there is a Disneyland list with all the locations of the pressed penny machines?

Any help will be appreciated!

Cheers

Hi there Here's the most recent list I've come across, it comes with a handy map too!

http://www.disneynow.com/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x5910a44b

 

[Minnie Sue Oz]

Hi there Here's the most recent list I've come across, it comes with a handy map too!

http://www.disneynow.com/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x5910a44b

Thank you so much for this information We are so excited about our upcoming trip and will be printing the checklist so we can check them off as we get them!

Cheers

 

[Paendrag]

Is there an Android app to help keep track of our collection and locate the machines?

I know there is an iPhone app, but I havent found one for Android.

 

[Eljay]

Can you read the year on the coin, after you press it?

 

[Sir Aaron]

I've gone from amateur to serious collector now. I now have over 750 pennies from both DLR and WDW. I can answer a lot of questions if anybody has them.

Here is how I'm displaying my pennies in a archival type binder.

 

[Sir Aaron]

Can you read the year on the coin, after you press it?

Maybe. In other words, it's possible but you have to press the penny in a particular fashion to accomplish it. You need to have it on the reverse (the flat side). To do that, you usually face the penny away from the quarters. Many collectors like to use a particular year (their birth year, for example).

It's helpful if you use a penny that has some tarnish on the date. Many people like to use brilliant but uncirculated pennies (BU) which may not show the date because they are too clean.

I suggest you use copper pennies only if you want them to have any future collector value.

 

[Salrx95]

I can't remember. Are the machines 1 quarter and 1 penny each. We were surprised about this "adventure" last time on our first family trip and it was something our 2 boys enjoyed doing. Instead of digging around at each and every machine this time for change, I'm gonna be prepared and have a bunch of quarters and pennies in a bag and ready to go.

Thanks.

 

[Eljay]

I can't remember. Are the machines 1 quarter and 1 penny each...

Thanks.

It was 2 quarters and a penny in October.