FWIW, I believe there are five pressing machines throughout DL (not sure about DCA). There’s one in a back corner of a shop (Pieces of Eight?) near the Pirates exit. It always felt kind of hidden to me.
You are a little off...
The go to website for Disneyland pressed coins is : https://www.parkpennies.com/
The list of current machines is here: https://www.parkpennies.com/penny-machine-locations.pdf
Not only do they have pennies, but they have quarters (requires 4 quarters. At WDW, you need 5 quarters.), nickels (requires 3 quarters and a nickle), and one dime machine (3 quarters and a dime). Depending on when you are going, there is a set of seasonal nickels for each park (so 6 coins in total) that are usually on stage the month of December.
I've done the same with tall skinny Rx containers.Fun tip I learned previously on the DIS that we put to good use when my kids were "in to" pressed pennies. We bought a couple of those little tubes of mini M&M's they have convenience stores (which the kids were happy to empty ) and then filled them with sets of coins all ready to go. So a big stack of 2 quarters, 1 penny, 2 quarters, 1 penny etc. This made sure the right coins were always available and the tubes are small enough to stick in a larger pocket or bag (though they can be heavy when they're full). Also easy to segregate nice clean pennies into the tube for the shiniest product.
I've done the same with tall skinny Rx containers.
A word of caution. Pull them out of your bags when going through TSA. Place in the dish to go through the scanner.
The times I haven't, we've been pulled out for a more detailed search.
I've done the same with tall skinny Rx containers.
A word of caution. Pull them out of your bags when going through TSA. Place in the dish to go through the scanner.
The times I haven't, we've been pulled out for a more detailed search.
Pressed coins are the only Merch that I buy in Disneyland (helps afford the AP). I have never attempted to collect them all in one trip and I will be going soon so I had to do the math. I will attempted to get them all.
You can press 52 different coins. It will cost 31.30 for the whole set.
Pennies you will need 38 to be pressed. FYI Pre 1982 pennies press cleaner, they are solid copper. 1982 and newer pennies have zinc and leave streaks.
Nickles you will need 2 to be pressed.
Dimes you will need 2 to be pressed.
Quarters you will need 11 to be pressed and 118 quarters to feed the machines.
Have fun pressing and thanks for this thread.
We have also used the tubes from the Airborne effervescent tablets.Rx containers, that's a good idea! The last time I was this planned was back in the days when I had film canisters and those were a good size.
Yup. They thought I had a weapon. Had to empty my whole backpack.I've done the same with tall skinny Rx containers.
A word of caution. Pull them out of your bags when going through TSA. Place in the dish to go through the scanner.
The times I haven't, we've been pulled out for a more detailed search.