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Check out all the fun TEC Board and Members had at the World’s Fair of Money in Oklahoma!

2025 World’s Fair of Money

Please note:  Those of you that ordered WFOM 2025 Pre-Order items:

The WFOM has concluded and our board members are heading back home.  The store inventory is on its way to Uni, our store manager, who will be getting pre-orders mailed out once the inventory is received. 

We elect our president, vice presidents, treasurer,
secretary, and governors in odd numbered years.
So, 2025 is an election year and nominations of
members to serve as officers are being accepted
now.
These are two-year volunteer positions. Job
descriptions are available at tecnews.org/board/job-descriptions. Current board members are happy to
talk about the workload and their experiences on the
board.
Adult members in good standing may nominate other
adult members in good standing to any of the officer
positions. While you may not nominate yourself, you
are welcome to ask another member to nominate
you.
Nominees for president, vice president, secretary,
and treasurer must be 21 years or older — because
they sign contracts on behalf of the club and handle
the club’s money. Nominees for governor must be
18 years or older.
Please submit nominations in writing to the secretary
by no later than March 14, 2025. An email to
terri@tecnews.org is sufficient and preferred.
Nominations by U.S. mail to our P.O Box must be
received by March 14, so please plan accordingly!
The secretary will notify nominees as nominations are
received. Nominees cannot accept a nomination for
more than one office.
To be listed as a candidate for election, nominees
must submit a written acceptance, a photo, and a
short bio to the secretary by March 31, 2025.

Join the Club / Renew Your MembershipElongated coins (so-called because of their shape after they are rolled) are part of what’s known as “exonumia” – that is, they fall outside the usual numismatic interests. But rest assured, if you have a few, a few hundred, or a few thousand of them, you are not alone! Elongated coins are sometimes also called “elongated pennies”, “pressed pennies” or “squished pennies”

Founded in 1966 as a non-profit organization, The Elongated Collectors (TEC) now has over 750 members in several countries. Our purpose is to

• encourage the study, acquisition, and exhibition of elongates and related items
• research and publish articles in TEC News and elsewhere
• assist new collectors, especially youth
• promote the realistic and consistent valuation of elongates.

Basically, we care for and foster interest in these marvelous souvenirs from every source and every era!

If you love elongates, then TEC is the club for you! We gather for our annual meeting at the American Numismatic Association’s World of Money convention. In addition, many of our members gather throughout the year at “mini-meets” in various parts of the country to visit with one another, compare collections, trade duplicates, and go on “squishin’ missions.” And many of us also participate in various internet discussion groups, sharing our latest discoveries and helping each other out in any way we can. More information is available all over our website. We welcome any and all questions you have!
Please join us! For your nominal membership dues, you will receive:

• Our quarterly newsletter, TEC News
• Exclusive elongates, including coveted annual TEC member issues
• Birthday elongates for young numismatists
• Discounts on classic reference books, such as Yesterday’s Elongates
• And more, but best of all access to the unmatched generosity and wisdom of novice and advanced collectors alike!

As we roll into 2025, here’s wishing you a year filled with amazing finds, exciting new designs, and cherished memories pressed into every coin. Whether you’re hunting for treasures or creating your own, may your collection grow and your passion shine brighter than ever.

Thank you for keeping the art of pressed pennies alive—each coin tells a story, and yours make the hobby so special. Here’s to another year of sharing, swapping, and celebrating this unique community!

Press on and prosper in 2025! 🪙✨

In doing some upgrades to the store this afternoon, it pushed out emails about orders that have already been paid for and in most cases, received.  If you got one of these emails, please disregard.

 The theme for our 2024 design contest is “Join TEC!” We are accepting contest entries until February 16.

Correction to “Finding rolling machines in surprising places in London, England” by Richard Jozefiak Inexplicably, the editor used the same photo twice for the elongateds Richard came across at Harrods. A photo of the second set is shown below.

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Welcome to 2024 Elongated Collectors!  We hope everyone has a wonderful year full of plenty of squishin’ missions and maybe a story or two to be published in TEC News! 

New Machines:

States:

1) CA, Laguna Hills, Moulton Museum 4 designs

2) CA, Truckee, Donner Memorial State Park – Museum 5 tokens in plastic cases (It’s Back!!)

3) CO, Antonito, Cumbres & Toltec Narrow Gauge Train Depot 3 designs (It’s Back!!. Reported moved in 2013)

4) CO, Idaho Springs, Sit N Chill Ice Cream 4 designs (was The Menagerie in Idaho Springs)

5) FL, Fernandina Beach, Amelia Beach – Ship’s Lantern 4 designs (Was inside Amelia Island – ConerCopia)

6) HI, Oahu – Kaneohe, Kauloa Ranch 4 designs (Machine 4) (Machine 3 retired.)

7) HI, Oahu – Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, (Was Pacific Aviation Museum) 4 designs (It’s Back!!!)

8) OK, Paducah, Atomic City Family Fun Center 4 designs

9) TN, Blountville, Appalachian Caverns

10) UT, Syracuse, Fielding Garr Ranch 4 designs

11) WA, Mt Saint Helens, Mt. St. Helens Natl Volcanic Mon. Sci and Learning Center at Coldwater Lake 2 four design machines 8 designs (From the Damaged Johnson Ridge Observatory)

12) WI, Chippewa, Chippewa Candy Shop 4 designs

13) WY, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone – Canyon Village Education Center 4 designs (From the Canyon General Store)

                         Foreign:

1) Austria, Puchberg am Schneeberg, Schneebergbahn Puchberg 2 designs

2) Austria, Vienna, Schloss Schönbrunn 3 designs

3) Austria, Vienna (Wien), Vienna Planetarium 3 designs

4) Columbia, Guatapé, Antioquia, , El Peñón de Guatapé 3 designs (In ‘Private Roller’ until the drop State/ country menu is updated with Columbia)

5) England, Chadderton, Lancaster Park Farm 4 designs

6) England, London, King’s Cross Railroad Station 4 designs

7) Ireland, Belfast, RMS Titanic Museum 4 designs

8) Japan, Kumamoto, Aso Farm Land – Shizen Kenko-kan Gift Shop 3 designs

9) Japan, Kumamoto, Green Land – Candy House two 3 design machines, 6 designs

10) Netherlands, Oosterbeck, Airborne Museum at Hartenstein 3 designs

11) Portugal, Batalha Monastery (Casa trovao gift shop) 3 designs (It’s Back!! Was reported gone in 2019)

12) Portugal, Braga, Bom Jesus de Monte 4 designs

13) Portugal, Coimbra, Arco Almedina gift shop 4 designs

14) Portugal, Coimbra, Coimbra shopping street 4 designs

15) Portugal, Lisboa, Hard Rock Café 1 token

16) Portugal, Lisbon, Castelo de S. Jorge 2 tokens

17) Portugal, Evora, Igjreja de Sao Francisco 1 Token

18) Portugal, Porto, Porto gift point (next to Torre dos Clérigos) 2 tokens

19) Spain, Caravaca de la Cruz (Murcia), Casa-Museo Caballos del Vino (Caravaca de la Cruz, 4 designs

20) Spain, Costa Teguise (LAS Palmas), Lanzarote Aquarium 3 designs

21) Spain, Cullera – Valencia (Region of Valencia), Cave – Dragut Museum 3 designs

22) Spain, Gernika, Euskal souvenirs 4 designs

23) Spain, Menorca, Talaiotic Menorca 4 designs

24) Thailand, Bangkok, Safari World four 3 design machines 12 designs.

                        Private Roller:

1) Amy Brennan/ Halloween: 2023: 1) Trick ‘r Treat – Sam’s Sucker

               Retired – Moved Machines/ Designs:

States:

1) CA, Oakland, Oakland Museum of California

2) CA, Pismo Beach, Pismo Coast Village Grill

3) CO, Durango, Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and Museum

4) FL, Punta Gorda, Muscle Car City

5) FL, St Augustine, Marineland Dolphin Adventure

6) HI, Maui – Lahaina, Whalers Village – Hawai’i Wildlife Discovery Center (3rd Level)

7) MI, Charlevoix, The Taffy barrel

8) NM, Albuquerque, Old Town – Old Town Emporium (been out of order for over a year)

9) NV, Henderson, Ethel M Chocolates Factory & Cactus Garden

10) NY, New York City (Manhattan), M&M World

11) OH, Hocking Hills, Unknown

12) OH, Rockbridge, Hocking Hills Canopy Tours

13) OH, Toledo, Toledo Zoo and Aquarium (Possibly, new machine have been ordered)

14) OR, McMinnville, Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum – Rotors, Wings & Things Store

15) TN, Gatlinburg, Nantahala Outdoor Center

16) WA, Mt Saint Helens, Mt. St. Helens Natl Volcanic Mon. Johnson Ridge Observatory (Damaged by flood/ Machines moved to the Sci and Learning Cntr at Coldwater Lake)

17) WI, Bagley, Boulder Creek Campground

                        Foreign:

1) Canada, Ontario – Gananoque, Gananoque Boat Line

2) Cyprus, Larnaca, Larnaca International Airport

3) France, Nizza, Hard Rock Café

4) Germany, Köln (Cologne), Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum

5) Germany, Köln (Cologne), Kiosk Em Katze Von Kolle

6) Ireland, County Dublin -Glencullen, Johnnie Fox’s Pub

7) Italy, Sorrento, Bar Tasso

8) Germany, Berlin, Andy’s Diner & Bar (AquaDom & Sea Life)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was a delay in printing the newsletter this month, so things are running a bit behind.  Bob Frazier, who packs and mails the issues, was told by the printer they would be ready today, but has not gotten word that they are ready yet.  TEC is using a local print shop and he will contact them in the morning to get an updated ETA.  Once Bob receives the printed newsletters it will take him a couple days to get things ready to get mailed out.  The digital members mailings are ready to go.  Assuming no postal delays, you should hopefully receive your copy within the next week!  If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to either Bob Frazier or Tyler Tyson.