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New and Retired Machines 3/01/22 to 4/01/22

New & Retired Machines

New Machines:

States: 

  • AL, Summerdale, Alligator Alley 4 designs
  • AZ, Apache Junction, Gold Field Ghost Town (Antic Photography) 1 design
  • AZ, Page, Powell Museum 4 designs
  • CA, Santa Cruz, Boardwalk – Casino Arcade 4 designs (Duplicate machine at Boardwalk – Neptune’s Kingdom)
  • CA, Santa Cruz, Boardwalk – Neptune’s Kingdom 4 designs. (Duplicate machine at Boardwalk – Casino Arcade)
  • FL, Apalachicola, Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce 4 designs
  • FL, Orlando, One Fat Frog 4 designs
  • OH, Granville, Lazy River At Granville 4 designs
  • OH, New Bremen, The Bicycle Museum of America 1 design (It’s Back!!)
  • OK, Catoosa, The Blue Whale of Catoosa 4 designs
  • SD, Hill City, Mountain Treats 4 designs
  • TX, San Antonio, Tower of the Americas Three new 4 design machines (Machines 3 & 4 are retired)
  • WI, Kenosha, Dinosaur Discovery Museum 3 designs (Its Back!!!)
  • WI, Kenosha Kenosha History Center 3 designs (Its Back!!!)
  • WI, Madison, Madison Children’s Museum 4 designs (Its Back!!!)

                                              Foreign:

  • Austria, Ban Gastrin, Stubnerkogel Gipfelrestaurantt 3 designs
  • Canada, Alberta, Drumheller, Fossil World 4 designs
  • France, ÎLE-DE-FRANCE / Marne-la-Vallée, Disneyland Paris, (Some of the Tokens available) 9 tokens
  • Slovenia, Ljubljana, Unique gift shop/Slovenska Darila
  • Spain, Benalmadena – Malaga, Mariposa Rio 3 designs

                          Private Roller:

  • None

Temporarily Unavailable: Out of season closure ETC.

  • None

Retired – Moved Machines/ Designs:

States:

  • AK, Anchorage, Alaska Wild Berry Product
  • AZ, Grand Canyon National Park, South Rim, Desert View Trading Post
  • CA, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Zoo (All machines have been removed from the property waiting for new machines to arrive)
  • FL, Silver Springs, Silver Springs Nature’s Theme Park
  • HI, Oahu – Honolulu, Rock Island Cafe
  • IL, Chicago, Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower)
  • IN, Kokomo, Markland Mall
  • MI, Marshall, Cornwell’s Turkeyville U.S.A.
  • NV, Primm, Whiskey Pete’s Hotel & Casino
  • TX, Auston, Beerland
  • TX, Fort Worth, Texas Motor Speedway
  • TX, San Antonio, Splashtown San Antonio

                                                Foreign:         

  • Canada, Alberta – Drumheller, Drumheller Regional Chamber of Tourism
  • England, London Westminster,  Westminster Cathedral (2 Tokens)
  • Ireland, County Kerry, Kate Kearney’s Cottage
  • Scotland, Loch Lomond, Luss Pier
  • UAE, Sharjah, Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization

New & Retired Machines – February

New & Retired Machines

                          02/01/22 to 3/01/22

New Machines:

                                                           States: 

  • FL, LBV, WDW HS Sunset Club Couture (Near Restroom) Runaway Railway (2022) 4 designs
  • FL, Orlando, One Fat Frog 4 designs (Indicates you can get only one at a time)
  • FL, Orlando, USF Mardi Gras tokens in the Tribute Store (2022) 4 tokens
  • FL, White Springs, Suwannee Hardware & Feed 4 designs
  • GA, Adairsville, Buc-ee’s Calhoun Travel Center 4 designs
  • NV, Primm, Primm Valley Resort & Casino 1 design (Its back!!)
  • NY, Clymer, Dutch Village Restaurant 4 designs
  • NY, NYC (Manhattan), American Museum of Natural History (Retuned after COVID)
  • NY, Niagara Falls, Niagara Aerospace Museum 1 dime design (It’s Back!!)
  • UT, Springdale, Bumbleberry Inn 5 designs
  • WA, Spokane, Numerica Skate Ribbon 4 designs

                                            Foreign:

  • United Arab Emirates, Dubai, The Dubai Frame Two 4 design machines

                               Private Roller:

  • Amy Brennan – Business Card penny (2022)
  • Donald Cade – Scans added (Design #21 ‘TEC 2021 Michigan Coin Meet’, On a Quarter & Image of a Quarter Design 22 ‘D’ Detroit Tigers initial logo design)

Temporarily Unavailable: Out of season closure ETC.

  • PA, Jamestown, Johnstown Inclined Plane (Gift shop closed for renovation. Opening Spring 2023)

Temporarily closed or machine unavailable because of COVID-19. These and others – Check the areas websites for details.

    States:

  • AZ, Page, Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam
  • NH, Bretton Wood, Mount Washington State Park
  • NY, Ithaca, Cayunga Nature Center                        

                                      Foreign:

  • None

                         Retired – Moved Machines/ Designs:

         States:

  • AZ, Duncan, Country Chic Art Gallery & Crafters Boutique
  • CA, San Jose, Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium
  • IL, Chicago, Ed DeBevic’s Restaurant
  • FL, Sarasota, Jungle Gardens
  • Boulder City, Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours
  • OR, Grand Rhode, Spirit Mountain Casino
  • PA, Philadelphia, One Liberty Place
  • TN, Pigeon Forge, Comedy Barn Theater
  • TX, Los Fresnos, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge

                                           Foreign:

  • Ireland, County Wicklow – Glendalough, The Glendalough Hotel
  • Italy, Florence (Firenze) – Tuscany Region (FI) Florence Province, Edicola in Centro Sala (Newsstand)
  • Italy, Sicily, Palermo Province – Cefalu, Souvenirs Siciliens

Register for the TEC Auction!

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Register today to attend the online auction! We will hold our second online auction via Zoom on Saturday, February 19, 2021, 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.

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New & Retired Machines – January

New & Retired Machines

 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 penny (It’s back!!)
  • WI, green Bay, Lambeau Field Packers Pro Shop 4 designs

                                        

                                           Foreign:

 

  • England, Avon – Bristol, SS Great Britain
  • Singapore, Mandai, Night Safari Singapore 3 designs (the two 4 designs machines are gone)
  • Spain, Barcelona, Arenas de Barcelona two new 3 design machines, #2 and #3 (Machine 1 retired)
  • Spain, Baleares – Ibiza, Pauperum

                   

                             Private Roller:

 

  • None

 

Temporarily Unavailable: Removed or out of season closure.

 

  • None

 

Temporarily closed or machine unavailable because of COVID-19. These and others – Check the areas websites for details.

 

    States:

  • None

                                  

                                      Foreign:

 

  • None

                    

                         Retired – Moved Machines/ Designs:

 

         States:

 

  • FL, LBV, WDW Walt Disney World, ESPN Wide World of Sports Clubhouse
  • FL, Orlando, USF IOA Port of Entry, Island Market and Export Retired 1 & 2

  Foreign:

  • Ecuador, Guayaquil, Malecon 2000 Pedestrian Mall

TEC at FUN

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FUN kept TEC busy recently! 

Check out Coin World’s Coverage of the event: The Long Tradition of Elongated cents at the FUN Show 

2022 Design Contest

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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! 

New & Retired Machines – December

New & Retired Machines

  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 here)
  • TN, Memphis, Elvis Presley’s Graceland 4 design penny and Token machines. (They are back!!)
  • TX, Ennis, Buc-ee’s 4 designs
  • WA, Leavenworth, Icicle Creek Clothing 8 designs

  Foreign:

  • Germany, Winterberg, Duitsland, M & M Geschenkideen 3 designs

                             Private Roller:

  • None

 

Temporarily Unavailable: Removed or out of season closure.

  • None

 

Temporarily closed or machine unavailable because of COVID-19. These and others – Check the areas websites for details.

    States:

  • PA, Philadelphia, Aramark, US Mint in Philadelphia
  • PA, Philadelphia, One Liberty Place.

 

                                   Foreign:

  • None

                    

                         Retired – Moved Machines/ Designs:

         States:

  • CA, San Diego, Seaport Village – Destination Travel (Carousel)
  • MN, Bloomington, Mall of America – Mall Stores, Inc.
  • MO, Rolla, Mule Trading Post
  • NY, New York City (Manhattan), Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Times Square
  • TX, Winnie, Laugh It Up! Gifts & Novelties/ Larry’s Old Time Trade Days

                                               Foreign:

  • England, London – Piccadilly, Glorious London Gift & Souvenir (was Splash Souvenirs)
  • England, London – Tower Hill, Trader’s Gate Gift Shop
  • New Zealand, Arrowtown, Coachman’s

TEC Online Auction

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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 F. when he gives the basic rules.

Absentee Bids: Absentee bids are acceptable ONLY if you find a volunteer to execute your bid while the auction is live.

Shipping & Payment: Shipping will be calculated by our Secretary, Terri V., based on the volume purchased. She’ll email an invoice with instructions for payment either by check or PayPal.

ALL SALES FINAL – NO RETURNS

New & Retired Machines – November

New & Retired Machines
                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. Augustine, Prehistoric 4 designs
  • NM, Grants, New Mexico Mining Museum 4 designs (Re-opened after COVID closure)
  • NV, Las Vegas, Taco Pepi 4 designs Moved from the Pioneer Gift Shop in Downtown Las Vegas
  • TX, Corpus Christi, Ocean Treasures 3 designs (3 design machine added, 3 single machines retired)
  • TX, San Antonio, Hard Rock Café 4 designs
  • TX, San Antonio, The Shops at Rivercenter – Legoland Discovery Center – Updated Location
  • TX, San Antonio, The Shops at Rivercenter – Sea Life Aquarium 8 (Zinc) designs
  • UT, Washington, Zion Harley Davidson 3 designs (It’s Back!)
                                                                          Foreign
  • Ireland, Enfield, Enfield M4 Services West 4 designs
  • Japan, Niigata – Niigata Prefecture, Befco Bakauke Observatory 3 designs
  • Japan, Osaka, Expo ’70 Commemorative Park 3 designs
  • Japan, Osaka, Hirakata Park 3 designs
  • Japan, Osaka, Lawson Nipponbashi Nansan-dori 3 designs
  • Japan, Osaka, Pokemon Center Osaka DX & Pokemon Café 3 designs
                                                                              Private Roller
  • None
 
                                            Temporarily Unavailable: Removed or out of season closure.
 
  • None
 
 
          Temporarily closed or machine unavailable because of COVID-19. These and others – Check the areas websites for details.
 
 
                                                                          States
 
  • WI, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Public Museum
                                                                        Foreign
 
  • None
                                                        Retired – Moved Machines/ Designs:
 
 
 
                                                                              States:
  • CA, Chula Vista, Aquatica San Diego
  • NY, New Rochelle, Funfuzion at New Roc City
  • PA, Gettysburg, Drummer Boy Camping Resort
 
 
                                                                                 Foreign:
  • England, Lincolnshire – Cleethorpes, Papa’s Fish and Chips
  • Japan, Osaka, Hakuhinkan Toy Park
  • Japan, Yokohama Omoshiro Aquarium