Muroad 150 pockets coin collection album, coin collectors holder book. And if the coins ever do turn a color you can always take them out and follow our cleaning tips to keep the coins looking good. Make sure the coins ar ecompletely dry before storing them. All elongated coins are rolled on copper pennies unless stated otherwise. Machine is located in the observation deck on top of the tower. Available in a pressed penny necklace, pressed penny bracelet and a pressed penny key chain just pop in your favorite pressed pennies and press on. In the uk, the coinage act of 1971, section 10 states.
Rhode island novelty green zoo penny collecting book. Section 10 does not apply and coin elongation is legal within the uk with penny press machines a common sight at tourist attractions across the nation. The machine squishes the penny into an elongated coin. Coins were pressed on a blank planchet provided by the machine. The penny smasher custom elongated coins penny passport. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. The author had spent 22 years in the writing and encompassed every facet reference to elongated coins.
The elongated internet is the first directory of elongated coin resources on the internet, and is brought to you by anne kee and the elongated coin gallery. We press coins to remember the great time we are having or the exciting new place we are seeing. April june 2020 our quarterly print newsletter is produced by printingcenterusa in great falls, montana. About whitman publishing whitman publishing is the leading producer of numismatic reference books, supplies, and products to display and store coins and paper money. Elongated coin collectors this forum is for the discussion.
Information from jos vivir on the i collect elongated coins facebook page. If it happened after the coin left the us mint, its damage. A comic book series based on the show, published by dynamite entertainment, began in september 2014, and a soundtrack album is planned to be released on may 12, 2017. Penny smasher custom elongated coins penny passport. Scottish elongated pennies my collection of souvenir pressed. Six star wars and 33 more elongated coins from taiwan. There is an admission fee to access the elevator to the top. Custom elongated coins penny passport collector books collecting elongated coins, or pressed elongated coins, has become one of the hottest hobbies in the world today. Posted in elongated coins tagged cardiff, doctor who, elongated coins, uk. Pennybandz pressed pennies, elongated coins and smashed pennies now have a place to shine.
Here are some elongated coins featuring star wars characters including classics like darth vader, the stormtrooper, r2d2 and also 3 characters from the force awakens including bb8, captain phasma and. New listing aviations begining dayton ohio cut short smashed pressed elongated penny p4572. Twopack of penny passport souvenir collecting book with free pressed pennies. Sep 27, 2019 fl32 8 elongated pennies w book icon 360 wheel orlando florida pressed coins stay safe and healthy. The elongated coins were coated with a protective lacquer sealer before placing them under a clear plastic window on the book cover. So are bent coins, corroded coins, scratched coins, and coins with bumps, nicks, gouges, or holes in them. They all slid nicely into the little clear sleeves from machines all over the us and uk. Such coins are often used as commemorative or souvenir tokens, and it is common to find coin elongation machines in tourism hubs, such as museums, amusement parks, and natural or manmade landmarks.
Do not let moisture get into where you keep the books. Elongated coins also known as pressed, squished, rolled, or smashed are created by rolling a coin through a pressing machine. An elongated coin or pressed penny is one that has been flattened or stretched, and embossed with a new design. We will try to give you all the information for collection uk elongated penny souvenirs. The windowed pressed coin in the cover of the penny collecting book is a patented feature offered only by lodestar which we are told later became a part of ctm. This souvenir book is a great way to store and display your elongates. While coins mutilated for the purpose of counterfeiting are of course illegal, as long as a mutilated coin is not being altered with the intent to counterfeit, then all is fine at least in the united states. Penny machine locations around the world, collecting tips, ec history, online store, and. Elongated penny album uk cover united kingdom 1st edition.
We just pressed pennies we are elongatedcoins within the social media facebook, twitter, youtube. This forum is for the discussion and education about elongated coins from novices to experienced collectors. No person shall, except under the authority of a licence granted by the treasury, melt down or break up any metal coin which is for the time being current in the united kingdom or which, having been current there, has at any time after 16th may 1969 ceased to be so. Here are tips to keep the coins looking like the first day you made them. Elongated coins are legal, thanks to an aspect of the law which covers lawabiding citizens who just so happen to like mutilated coins. It folds to a compact 3 12 inches by 6 inches that can easily fit in a pocket or purse for. After the pennycoincent is pressed, it can be lovingly preserved in any of the penny mens beautiful coin albums for safe keeping. We have had coins we rolled back in 82 that look brand new cause we painted them. The original elongated souvenir penny book with the coin on the cover. I have set up this page for my favorite hobby of collecting and trading elongated coins. The collectors of the don adams elongated coin issues can be considered as owners of some fine specimens don adams designed and produced over 250 different elongated coin designs since 1971. Penny passport souvenir penny collecting book for coins fits. Brand new trifold collection book to keep all your pressed pennies in.
The book is illustrated and contains descriptions of over 4000 specimens. Oct 03, 2015 the doctor who experience has elongated coins. Elongated coins, smashed, squished, squashed, pinched, souvenir, whatever you want to call them, this is my site about them. London science museums seven machines are being removed on monday 24th. This volume is the most comprehensive and important book even published on the subject of elongated coins. An elongated coin is made by a coin, token, medal or metal blank being forced between two steel rollers. Elongated coins make great souvenirs because theyre inexpensive and fun to trade. Welcome to tec 2020 elongated coins socalled because of their shape after they are rolled are part of whats known as exonumia that is, they fall outside the usual numismatic interests.
We do not recommend painting older ecs or regular coins in your coin collection, and it does not appear that you need to coat the coins that are not copper. Elongated coins, foggy city by the bay in sunny california. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Welcome to the new and improved elongated internet. Rhode island novelty green zoo penny collecting book one per. Originally i started off with just collecting pennies from scotland but very quickly added the whole of the uk, legoland worldwide and also i collect tortoise. Damaged coins coin experts show you the differences between.
But rest assured, if you have a few, a few hundred, or a few thousand of them, you are not alone. Pressed penny collection, penny albums, pennybandz and much more. Pressed pennies, elongated coins, and penny press machines are, as you can see, the focus of pressedpennies. Buy products related to souvenir penny book products and see what. Penny holder album hold 48 elongated coins uk cover. The first elongated coins were rolled at the columbian exposition in 1893, and collecting elongated, or smashed coins has been gaining popularity ever since. Two 3die machines, unusual in the uk, the first to get a picture of them wins a prize if you phone the zoo up they will take payments over the phone and send you the pennies. In 20, tv guide ranked bobs burgers as one of the top 60 greatest tv cartoons of all time. These are coins that are put through machines and come out with images pressed on them. They are also offering the souvenir penny books to hold them in. Elongated pressed penny souvenir book album walt disney world 3. This trifold vinyl holder holds up to 36 elongated cents as well as 8 larger elongated coins such as quarters on the back side of the third panel.
Our highquality books educate readers in the rich, colorful history of american and world coinage, paper currency, tokens, and medals, and teach how to build great collections. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. An elongated coin or pressed penny is one that has been flattened or stretched, and. Get the best deals on elongated coins when you shop the largest online. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. These books hold more pennies than any other book produced with 48 penny slots. It is also called a smashed penny and a pressed penny. Uk elongated coin pressed penny camelot park 2 collection full set retired rare.
An engraving is on one or both of the rollers and as the coin passes through the rollers it is squeezed or elongated under tremendous pressure from the original round shape to one of an oval and the engraved design impressed into the coin at. Thanks to ian hope for sharing photos of his coins with us. Penny passport souvenir penny collecting book for coins. The penny passport souvenir elongated penny collector books. Ecs, as elongated coins are known, are an inexpensive souvenir that people can pick up at many places including. Fl32 8 elongated pennies w book icon 360 wheel orlando. Elongated coins ec are made by inserting quarters and a penny into a machine. Please be aware that i no longer ship outside the uk due to too many books going astray. Jan 01, 2020 welcome to tec 2020 elongated coins socalled because of their shape after they are rolled are part of whats known as exonumia that is, they fall outside the usual numismatic interests. Ecs, as elongated coins are known, are an inexpensive souvenir that people can pick up at many places including theme parks, zoos, museums, aquariums, rest areas, gift shops, and more. Because elongated coins are made mainly as souvenirs, mutilation for this purpose is legal. These elongated coins soon became known as souvenir coins or pressed.
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