The Third Online TEC Auction is around the corner!

Register today to attend the online auction! We will hold our third online auction via Zoom on Saturday, February 4, 2023, starting at 4:00 pm Eastern (which is 3:00 pm Central, 2:00 pm Mountain, 1:00 pm Pacific, and so on). If you want to attend, please email Terri now. We will email the Zoom link to ONLY those members who have registered to attend.

Where is the Zoom link for the auction? If you have registered, we will email you the Zoom link on the day before the auction, Friday, February 3, 2023. That way, it will be close to the top of your inbox when you go looking for it.

Will there be time to chat with other collectors? Yes, we will start the Zoom meeting half an hour before the scheduled start of the auction and leave the meeting going after the auction for anyone who wants to chat.
 
How can we be ready to go at the auction? Excellent question! Here is the TEC Auction Catalog.  Be sure to check out the first page, which outlines how we’re going to conduct the auction via Zoom.

Meanwhile, we hope you and yours are safe and well.  And, as always, thank you for being a TEC member.

New & Retired Machines 12/1/22 to 1/3/22

New Machines:
States:

1) CO, Breckinridge, Breck N Boujee 4 designs
2) MO, Eldon, Stark Caverns 4 designs
3) NM, Gallup, Historic El Rancho Hotel 4 designs
4) NV, Las Vegas, Las Vegas North Premium Outlets – near the Bathrooms 4 designs
5) NV, Las Vegas, Las Vegas North Premium Outlets – Simon Guest Services 4 designs
6) NV, Las Vegas, Gift shop near the Paris Hotel Casino 4 designs (This machine was
retired from the Stratosphere several years ago)

Foreign:

1) Australia, Vic – Sorrento, Mubble Ice Cream Sorrento 4 designs
2) France, Strasburg, Au Palais Rohan Souvenir shop
3) France, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Le point de vue 2 / Cabanon 3 designs
4) Germany, Thallichtenberg, Burg Lichtenberg 2 designs
5) Portugal, Lagos, Casa de Praia 3 designs
6) Spain, Barcelona, Sport Sagrada Familia 4 designs
7) Taiwan, Taipei, Shilin Night Market 4 designs

Private Roller:

1) None

Temporarily Unavailable: Removed or out of season closure.

States:

1) None

Foreign:
1) None

Retired – Moved Machines/ Designs:

States:
1) FL, Key West, Conch Tour Train Depot
2) ME, Boothbay, Shirts by the Bay
3) MI, Muskegon, Michigan’s Adventure Amusement Park
4) NC, Beaufort, Kitty Hawk Surf Co.
5) NC, Raleigh, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
6) NJ, Jackson, Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari

Foreign:
1) Mexico, Cabo San Lucas – Baja California Sur, Cabo Wabo Cantina
2) South Africa, George, Outeniqua Railway Museum
3) Spain, Barcelona, Arenas de Barcelona

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, fellow elongated coin collectors!

As we say goodbye to 2022 and welcome 2023, it’s a great time to reflect on the past year and look ahead to the new one. As collectors, we’ve probably had our share of ups and downs, but one thing that never changes is our love for elongated coins.

Whether we’re adding to our collections, trading with other collectors, or simply admiring our favorite pieces, there’s something special about these unique and often historical items.

As we start the new year, it’s a great time to set some goals for our collections.  Maybe you want to focus on a specific theme or time period, or perhaps you want to track down a particularly elusive coin. Whatever your goals may be, it’s always fun to have something to work towards.

So here’s to a new year, filled with opportunities to add to our collections and share our love of elongated coins with others. Happy collecting! 

New & Retired Machines 11/1/22 – 12/1/22

Note: If anyone finds a city, park ETC site in PC that has a tan camera (Which mean’s there is a scan there) that does not have a scan there. Please let George know by updating the listing to say that the scan needs to be added back.  George has quite the backup and is working to get scans added back.

 

11/02/22 to 12 01/22

New Machines:
States:

1) AZ, Sedona, Sedona Candy Store 4 designs (Machine moved here from the Silver
Cloud store in Sedona)
2) CA, Avila Beach, Mermaid Market 4 designs
3) CA, Piercy, World Famous Tree House 3 designs (New Machine added here)
4) CO, Denver, Hard Rock Café 4 designs
5) FL, Siesta Key, Beach Bazaar 4 designs
6) IL, Petersburg, Crazy Daisy Gift Shop 4 designs (From the New Salem State Historic
Site)
7) IL, Vandalia, Blind Society 4 designs
8) IN, West Lafayette, Purdue University Armstrong Hall 4 designs
9) MA, Boston, Old North Church (Its back!!)
10) MD, Elkton, Milburn Orchards 4 designs
11) NM, Cloudcroft, Mad Jack's Mountaintop Barbecue 4 designs
12) NV, Las Vegas, Luxor Hotel & Casino – Discovering King Tut's Tomb Experience 8
penny designs, 4 tokens
13) OK, Duncan, Chisholm Trail Heritage Center 4 designs
14) TN, Crossville, Buc-ees 4 designs
15) TX, Alpine, Gumslingers Candy 4 designs (From the Alpine Visitor Center)
16) TX, Fort Davis, Indian Lodge in Davis Mountains State Park 4 designs (It’s Back!!)

Foreign:

1) Austria, Dürnstein. Shop down from the Dürnstein castle ruins
2) Croatia, Rovinj, Rovinj Park 2 designs
3) England, Hampshire – Portsmouth, Boathouse 4 – 4 designs
4) England, Stafford – London, West Ham Utd Stadium Store 4 designs
5) Greece, Athens, Hard Rock Café 2 designs
6) Greece, Athens, Malandros Restaurant 2 designs
7) Hungary, Keszthely, Keszthely Port 4 designs
8) Hungary, Keszthely, Keszthely Tourinform 4 designs
9) Japan, Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Himeji Central Park Two 3 design machines
10) Japan, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Pokemon Center Kanazawa 3 designs
11) Japan, Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
12) Japan, Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Suzuka Circuit Park
13) Taiwan, Farglory Ocean Park Five 3 design machines, 15 designs

Private Roller:

1) None

Temporarily Unavailable: Removed or out of season closure.

States:

1) None

Foreign:
1) None

Retired – Moved Machines/ Designs:

States:

1) AZ Sedona, Silver Cloud (This machine was moved to the Sedona Candy Store)
2) CA, Gilroy, Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park (was Bonfante Gardens)
3) GA, Austell, 6 Flags over Georgia
4) FL, Naples, Tin City (Hurricane destroyed machine)
5) IL, Petersburg, New Salem State Historic Site (Moved to Crazy Daisy Gift Shop)
6)OR, Salem, Oregon State Capitol Building (November 17, 2022 – The Capital Building is
under a major renovation and the Penny machine is in storage. Not expected to be
accessible until 2025)
7) NY, Sloatsburg, NY State Thruway, Sloatsburg Service Area – Northbound
8) WA, Bellevue, Snowflake Lane, Bellevue Square

Foreign:
1) Canada, BC – Kamloops. , British Columbia Wildlife Park Kamloops
2) Greece, Island of Santorini (Thira/Thera) – Fira, My Stampa Store #1
3) Italy, Assisi, Assisi
4) Spain, Tenerife, Casa del Drago
5) UAE, Dubai, The Dubai Mall – VR Park

Save the Date

TEC will be hosting it’s third-ever online auction on Saturday February 4, 2023 at 4PM Eastern Time.  A catalog with photos and descriptions will be available in advance. 

One notable item, donated by Ben Gastfriend, is a first edition of Yesterday’s Elongateds with the original dust jacket!

Watch for more details to come with the January newsletter.

If you have any questions or comments about the auction, contact terri@tecnews.org 

New & Retired Machines 9/1/22 – 10/1/22

New Machines:
States:

1) AZ, Seligman, Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive In 4 designs
2) CA, Anaheim, Disneyland 5 new 3 and 8 design machines.
3) FL, MacDill AFB, MacDill Inn 4 designs
4) FL, Orlando, Universal Studios Florida Tribute Store, New 4 Halloween Horror tokens
5) IL, Chester, Elzie C. Segar Memorial Parkm4 designs
6) MA, Woods Hole, Island Home Ferry 8 designs (2 machines on different ships. They are
back!)
7) MN, Luverne, Those Blasted Things 4 designs
8) MO, Perry, M.W. Boudreaux Memorial Visitor Center 4 designs
9) NY, Hammondsport, Glenn H Curtiss Museum 4 designs
10) WA, Forks, Hard Rain Cafe & Campground 4 designs
11) WA, Puyallup Washington State Fair (Until 9/25/22) 3 machines (2 four design machines
and I single give away penny)

Foreign:

1) Dubai, Mall of the Emirates – Virgin Megastore 4 designs. (Duplicate of the designs in
the Dubai Mall Virgin Megastore)
2) Germany, Düsseldor, Schlossturm 4 designs
3) Germany, Kiel, CITTI-Park 3 designs
4) Italy, Naples (Napoli) – Campania Region (NA) Naples Province, Chalet Giallo Fumo e
Caffè (Chalet Giallo Smoke and Coffee)
5) Portugal, Loule, Mercado de Loule
6) Scotland, Bannockburn, The Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre

Private Roller:

1) Amy Brennan, new Halloween design (Stay Spooky)

Temporarily Unavailable: Removed or out of season closure.

States:

1) None
Foreign:
1) None

Retired – Moved Machines/ Designs:

States:

1) AR, Hot Springs, National Park Aquarium
2) AZ, Tucson, Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange
3) CA, Anaheim, Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel (Being remodeled and a name change)
4) CA, Oakland, Chabot Space and Science Center
5) FL, Lake Buena Vista, Disney Springs Resort area, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton (Disney
store gone also)
6) FL, Lake Buena Vista, Disney Springs Resort area, Disney Springs Resort area, Disney
Best Western Hotel (Under construction)
7) HI, Oahu – Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona Memorial
8) HI, Oahu – Pearl Harbor, USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park
9) HI, Oahu – Pearl Harbor, USS Missouri Memorial
10) IA, Council Bluffs, Union Pacific Railroad Museum (Possible new machine in 2023)
11) MO, Camdenton, Bridal Cave (A new machine possibly ordered)
12) MT, Whitehall, Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park
13) NC, Winston-Salem, Old Salem Museum and Gardens
14) NV, Las Vegas, Taco Papi (Building being remodeled)
15) NV, Las Vegas, New York New York Hotel & Casino – Stupidiotic
16) TX, Arlington, Six Flags Over Texas
17) TX, Fort Davis, Indian Lodge in Davis Mountains State Park
18) TX, Luling, Buc-ees
19) VA, Front Royal, Front Royal Visitors Center
20) VA, Roanoke, Taubman Museum of Art
21) WA, Leavenworth, The Gingerbread Factory (Was in Village Pharmacy)

Foreign:

1) England, Cambria – Ravenglass, Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
2) Germany, Düsseldorf, Souvenir Shop
3) Greece, Island of Crete (Kriti) – Anopolis, Watercity Waterpark
4) Spain, Seville, Las Setas (Metropol Parasol)
5) Wales, South Wales – Torfaen, Big Pit- National Coal Museum of Wales

New & Retired Machines 8/1/22 – 9/1/22

New Machines:
States:

1) AK, Anchorage , Bear Paw Bar & Grill 4 Nickels (From H2Oasis Indoor Waterpark
Anchorage)
2) CA, Los Angeles, University of Southern California – Bookstore 3 designs (it’s back)
3) CO, Canon City, Kaleidoscope Inspiration 4 designs
4) HI, Oahu – Honolulu, Waiola Shave Ice store 4 designs (It’s Back)
5) HI, Oahu – Honolulu, Rock Island Café 4 designs (It’s Back! This Café is in a new
location)
6) MA, Carver Edaville Family Fun Park 4 designs (The park will open for 2 months
(November 10 to January 1 2023) then closed again. Mach unk)
7) MA, Wellfleet, Good Vibes, Great Finds 3 designs
8) MN, Freeport, Hemker Park and Zoo 4 designs
9) MN, Vergas, Trowbridge Creek Zoo 4 designs
10) MO, Chillicothe, Extreme Go Kart Racing & Family Fun Center 4 designs
11) MO, St Louis, Grant's Farm 8 designs (Tokens still there)
12) NV, Las Vegas, National Atomic Testing Museum 4 designs
13) NV, Virginia City, Sawdust Trails 4 tokens (Three tokens replaced, front same, new
backs of train, miners and horses designs)
14) OR, Astoria, Astoria Brewing Company 4 designs
15) OR, Astoria, Pier 11 4 designs
16) TN, Nashville, Kid Rock's Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N' Roll Steakhouse 4 designs
17) VA, Staunton, Frontier Culture Museum 1 design (???)
18) VA, Williamsburg, Visitor Center for Historic Williamsburg
19) WI, East Troy, East Troy Railroad Museum 4 designs
20) WI, Rhinelander, The Hodag Store 4 designs

Foreign:
1) Belgium, Brugelette, Pairi Daiza 3 designs
2) Canada, BC – Clearwater, Wells Gray Visitor Information Centre 4 designs
3) Canada, Ontario – Woolwich, St. Jacob's Farmers Market 1 design
4) England, Cumbria – Ravenglass, Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway 1 design
5) England, Cornwall – Penzance, West Country Shopping Village 4 designs (It’s Back!!)
6) England, DORSET – Weymouth, Napoli gifts 4 designs
7) England, Lancashire – Manchester, I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here-Jungle
Challenge 4 designs
8) Germany, Munich (München), Olympiaturm 3 designs (One 1 design and one 2 design
machine)
9) Germany, Steinhude, Meereszauber Gift shop 3 designs
10) Germany, Zons, Zons Rheintor 2 designs
11) Greese, Faliraki, Rodos – Faliraki 3 designs
12) Poland, Krakow, Muzeum Archidiecezjalne w Krakowie 1 designs
13) Poland, Krakow, Wawel Royal Castle 2 designs
14) Scotland, East Kilbride, Calderglen Country Park and Zoo 1 design
15) Spain, Bakio, Gaztelugatxe 3 designs
16) Spain, Bakio, Souvenir Shop in front of the Cathedral 4 designs

Private Roller:

1) Amy Brennan, new Halloween design (3 Pumpkin Stack)

Temporarily Unavailable: Removed or out of season closure.

States:

1) FL, Key West, Key West Turtle Museum (Opens in November)

Foreign:
1) None

Retired – Moved Machines/ Designs:

States:

1) CA, Costa Mesa, Orange County Fair and Event Center (OC Fairgrounds) – Crafters
Village
2) CA, Long Beach, Queen Mary
3) CA. Long Beach, Shoreline Village Shops – Near Raindance (Retired Tokens)
4) CA, Santa Clara, California's Great America
5) CO, Antonito, Train Stop Gifts
6) CO, Pike National Forest (near Cascade), Gift Shop at Glen Cove (Pikes Peak Mountain)
7) DE, Wilmington, Brandywine Zoo
8) FL De Leon Springs, De Leon Springs State Park
9) IA, Altoona, Adventureland Park, Adventureland Hotel.
10) KS, Wichita, Sedgwick County Zoo
11) ME, Gray, Maine Wildlife Park
12) MN, Duluth, Grandma's Saloon & Grill
13) MN, International Falls, Border Bob’s
14) MN, Shakopee, Valleyfair Amusement and Water Park
15) MO, Eureka, Six Flags St. Louis
16) NV, Las Vegas, Hawaiian Marketplace – Courtyard
17) PA, Centre Hall, Grange Fair
18) TX, Dallas, Dallas Zoo
19) VA, Williamsburg, Everything Williamsburg
20) WI, Wisconsin Dells, Dockside Shops/Gifts

Foreign:
1) Germany, Frankfort am Main, Frankfurt Airport, Terminal 2 Food Plaza in front of
'Vito’s'
2) Germany, Frankfort, Frankfurt Airport, Ludwig’s Pizza
3) Japan, Tokyo, Chicken Ramen Hiyoko-chan Shop
4) Northern Ireland, COUNTY ANTRIM – Belfast, W5 @ Odessey, The Odyssey
5) Poland, Krakow, Synagoga Tzaaka (Medallion)
6) Singapore, Sentosa Island, Kidzania Singapore (Closed 2020)