New & Retired Machines – January

 01/01/22 to 02/01/22 New Machines:                                                                    States:  CA, Burney, Annie’s Main Street Place 4 designs CA, Pasadena, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) (Re opened after COVID Closier) FL, Port Canaveral, Disney Cruise Line New 8 design machine FL Orlando, USF CityWalk – Hard Rock Café 4 designs FL, Orlando, USF IOA Port of Entry, Island Market and Export 3 – 8 designs IL, Arcola, Aikan Wildlife Adventure (Was Rockome Gardens) 1P (Same design as before) ME, Portland, Maine Souvenir shop 1 design (Update says ‘free to press’) OR, Newport, Hatfield Marine Science Center – Oregon State University 4[…]

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2022 Design Contest

It’s time once again for TEC’s annual design contest!  This year’s theme is “My Dream Vacation” and the deadline for entries is February 18, 2022.  Members and Young Numismatics can enter 2 designs per person. Download the rules and entry form: https://tecnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Frazier-2022-Coin-Design-Contest.pdf Good luck and happy designing! 

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New & Retired Machines – December

  12/01/21 – 12/31/21  New Machines:                                                            States:  AZ, Prescott, Fite & Sons Mercantile 4 designs CO, Colorado Springs, George Orthodontics (It’s not only back but there is a second machine here also!!!) CT, Groton, USS Nautilus / Submarine Force Museum (Open after COVID Closure) IL, Rockton, Williams Tree Farm 4 designs (New for 2021 season) KY, Hodgenville, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park 1 token LA, DeRidder, Steamboat Bill’s 4 designs NM, Albuquerque, Unser Racing Museum (Open after COVID Closure) NM, Roswell, International UFO Museum 4 designs (Machine 4 added, Machines 1 & 2 Retired, Machine 3 still[…]

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TEC Online Auction

Save the date for TEC’s Online Auction! When: Saturday February 19, 2022 at 4 PM Eastern Preview: A catalog will be sent via email blast 7-10 days before the auction. Log On: Via Zoom. To register for the auction and social hour, an email with a sign-up link will be sent to all members with an email on file. If we don’t have your email, contact the Secretary at terri@tecnews.org  to be added to the list. Basic Rules: Bob Fritsch will conduct the auction and he’ll explain how it is to be run. Bidding: This will be covered by Bob[…]

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New & Retired Machines – November

                11/01/21 to 12/01/21                                                                         New Machines:                                                                              States:    CA, San Diego, Old Town – Geppetto’s Toy Store 4 designs CA, San Francisco, San Francisco Zoo Machine 24, 4 Zinc designs with one dated 2020 design. (Machine 21 retired, others still there) CO, Idaho Springs, The Menagerie 4 designs FL, Orlando, Pirate’s Dinner Adventure 4 tokens (4 Penny machine still here also) FL, St.[…]

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New & Retired Machines – October

New Machines:                                                                            States:  CO, Estes Park, Beef Jerky Outlet 4 designs CO, Silverton, The Ice Cream Shop machine three 4 designs (Mach 1 still here, Machine 2 retired) FL, Key West, Key Gear 4 designs FL, Orlando, Pirate’s Dinner Adventure 4 designs (Single design retired) GA, Kennesaw, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (Machine returned after being put away for Covid) GA, Thomasville, Imagination Emporium 1 design KY, Park City, Diamond Caverns 4 designs (1 design machine retired) MA, Worcester, Worcester Historical Museum 3 designs (Machine returned after being put away for Covid) ME, Wells, Remember the Maine Gift[…]

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New and Retired Machines – September

Some requests from George: 1) Please do not eliminate all the info in the site when updating. Just add your info to the bottom. People are still eliminating the info in the sites and writing “still here”. Thanks 2) Please do not just change the date. Tell us what you found and how the machines, and which machines, are working (Short, long, off center,perfect!!). Details are needed and great to see. Thanks New Machines: States: 1) CA, Folsom, The Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary Mach. 2 – 4 designs (Machine 1 retired) 2) CA, San Francisco, Fisherman's Wharf – Jefferson St.[…]

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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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