New and Retired Machines – August

A note from George: Please do not eliminate scans in any of the sites, retired or current.  Many use the retired scans when researching older designs or trying to find locations from bulk lots. When making an update to pennycollector.com, please do not eliminate all the writing in the narrative section of the site. Please just add your update under the already existing wording.  Also include what you found when using the machine: What did the coins look like and how did the machine work? (Short, pull presses, machine worked well, machine was having problems, etc.)  Where was the machine[…]

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New and Retired Machines – July

New Machines: 7/1/2021 – 8/1/2021                                                            States:  AR, Hot Springs, The Winery of Hot Springs 3 designs (4 design machine has moved) AR, Little Rock, Little Rock Zoo Machine 6 – 4 designs (Machines 3 & 5 are still there, Machine 4 is retired) AZ, Petrified Forest National Park, Rainbow Forest Gift Shop 4 designs (It’s Back!!) AZ, Williams, Grand Canyon Deer Farm 4 designs AZ, Williams, Route 66 Museum & Gift Shop 4 designs CA, Alameda, Pacific Pinball Museum (Opened after COVID closure) CA, Catalina Island – Avalon, Island Threadz 4 designs CA, San Francisco, Fisherman’s Wharf –[…]

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New and Retired Machines – June

                             6/01/21  to 7/01/21 New Machines:                                                            States:  AK, Fairbanks, Fairbanks Railroad Station 1 design (It’s back!!) AK, Wasilla, Museum of Alaska Transportation & Industry 1 design (open after COVID closure) AZ, Duncan, Country Chic Art Gallery & Crafters Boutique 4 designs AZ, White Hills, Last Stop Travel Center 4 designs (From the Arizona Last Stop in White Hills.) AZ, Williams, Grand Canyon Deer Farm 4 designs CA, El Segundo, Automobile Driving Museum 3 designs (open after COVID closure) CA, Fresno, Forestiere Underground Gardens 4 designs CA, Gilroy, Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park (was Bonfante Gardens) (open after COVID[…]

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TEC at WFOM

TEC will be at Table 11 at the World’s Fair of Money in Rosemont, IL in August. The table is right by the entrance to the Exhibit Area and next to Treasure Trivia.  Be sure to stop by and say hi!  TEC’s annual meeting will be held at the WFOM in Room 24 on August 13th.  The Board Meeting will take place from 8-9 and the Members Meeting from 9-1. If you’d like to preorder your items to pick up at the WFOM, check out the Presale area of our new shop!

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New and Retired Machine – May

                                 5/03/2021 to 6/01/21 New Machines:                                                                                States:  AZ, Williams, Raptor Ranch 4 designs CA, Gilroy, Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park 2 machines (was Bonfante Gardens) (Re-opens on 5/22/21 after COVID closure) CA, Long Beach, Aquarium of the Pacific 6 machines (5/14/21: Re-opened after COVID Closure) CA, Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden 4 designs CA, Yorba Linda, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum 1 machine (Re-opens 5/19/21 after COVID Closure) CO, Cortez, Mesa Verde National Park Visitor Center & Far View Terrace 2 four design machines 8 designs FL, St. Augustine, Buc-ees 4 designs KS,[…]

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New and Retired Machines – April

New Machines:                                                                                States:  AL, Foley, Buc-ees 4 designs AR, Bull Sholes, Bull Shoals-White River State Park 4 designs (From the James A. Gaston Visitor Center-Bull Shoals-White River State Park) AZ, Sedona, Cactus Carlos Best 4 designs (new machine 2, machine 1 retired) CA, Los Angeles, Exposition Park – California Science Center (Re-opened from COVID Restrictions) CA, Los Angeles – La Brea, George C. Page Museum, La Brea Tar Pits (Re-opened from COVID Restrictions) CA, Redlands, Paulson Orthodontics 4 designs IA, Dess Moines, Blank Park Zoo 12 designs (4- 4 design machines) (Re-opened from COVID Restrictions) IL, Vienna, Forman[…]

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Site to be down for maintenance

The site will be going down for maintenance over the next few weeks. May 1 the online store and online join/renew form will be removed. If you’re thinking about making purchases or need to renew be sure to do that now! May 7 the entire site will come down for updates. We hope to be back up ASAP once maintenance updates have been completed.

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New and Retired Machines – March

New Machines:                                                 States:  AZ, Holbrook, Navajo County Historical Society 4 designs (Re-opened after COVID closure) CA, Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach Pier 4 designs (Near the gift shop) CA, Ojai, Treasures of Ojai 4 designs (Machine from the Kingston’s Candy Company) CA, Pismo Beach, Boardwalk Plaza – Hot Shots Billiards & Family Entertainment Center 4 designs (It’s Back!!!) FL, Daytona Beach, Buc-ee’s 4 designs (Opened Monday 3/22/21) FL, Miami, Hard Rock Café 4 designs GA, Fort Valley, Buc-ee’s Warner Robins Travel Center 4 designs HI, Volcano, Volcano House @ Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 4 designs MD, Baltimore, Hard Rock Café[…]

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