I’m looking up some of these coins from Israel and I don’t think I have the right location. For example, Google Map shows nothing of “Center of Town.” Even if there is a location by that name, and the coins were pressed from there, what type of place is it? Is it an attraction, an amusement park, a landmark, or just a retail store?
New EC’s from Center of Town Jerusalem, Israel
I traded some of the Gettysburg coins previously. Living close by now allows me to fill the rest of the set. Both sets from the American Civil War Museum and the Old Gettysburg Village are completed on this trip.
When I got to Old Gettysburg Village, I found a hand cranked penny machine with only 3 designs. The last space where a design should be had an oval sticker with a question mark on it. I’m not sure if it was a marketing trick, but I guess it worked. Had I seen the design, I wouldn’t have pressed it since it was the coin that I owned already.
New EC’s from Old Gettysburg Village Gettysburg, PA
New EC’s from American Civil Warm Museum Gettysburg, PA
New EC from Turning Point Gettysburg, PA
New EC from Jennie Wade House Gettysburg, PA
The next coin from the Gettysburg trip:
New EC from the Antique Center of Gettysburg Gettysburg, PA
Wow… it’s been quite a while since I last updated.
I’ve been negligent since I started my new hobby, quilting, which takes up most of my time now 
But I’ll try to get better at uploading new images.
My friend Jason came to visit me from San Francisco, and we went up to Gettysburg today. I visited Gettysburg only a few months ago, but I really couldn’t think of a place to take him aside from DC which we’re going tomorrow.
Jason was kind enough to roam through the town with me, pressing pennies. I think I got most of them:
New EC’s from Gettysburg Tour Center Gettysburg, PA
I just changed jobs, so this is the first time I have President’s Day off.
Here are the remaining coins we pressed from CA during our visit in January:
New EC’s from Golden Gate Bridge Gift Shop San Francisco, CA
New EC’s from Cell Block 41 Gift Shop San Francisco, CA
New EC’s from National Steinbeck Center Salinas, CA
There are so many machines in San Francisco, especially around the Fisherman’s Wharf area. It seemed like there was one in every other store, some of the designs were indistinguishable. We didn’t press every one since I ran out of pennies after a while.
New EC’s from After the Quake San Francisco, CA
New EC’s from Alcatraz Mini Market San Francisco, CA
New EC’s from A to Z Cameras San Francisco, CA
We had a family gathering around Chinese New Year and spent a week visiting different places around the Bay Area. Here are some of the coins pressed during that time.
We walked around Golden Gate Park and visited the Japanese Tea Garden. This is the second time I visited. I really like the garden, but the entrance fee is high and so was the tea served inside.
New EC’s from Japanese Tea Garden San Francisco, CA
The whole family also went to hike in Muir Woods. The main loop in Muir woods is paved (or boardwalk), the side trails are also worth walking since they take you to see different views of the forest.
The 4-die machine is at the gift shop. There are pre-pressed anniversary coins available for purchase. These anniversary coins are free if you purchase a penny book.
New EC’s from Muir Woods Mill Valley, CA
Paul sent me the remaining set of coins from our last trade. I almost completely forgot about it after the holidays. He was kind enough to help me with the descriptions, which I usually get wrong if left to my own imagination. Thanks!!
New EC’s from the Museum of Life & Science Durham, NC
I’m flying out to CA to spend a few days with my family. Figuring that we’ll press more coins there, I wanted to organize all the unscanned coins lying around the table first.
These were pressed while driving back from Michigan:
New EC’s from Pennsylvania Turnpike Service Plaza Somerset, PA
These were pressed from Saratoga Springs during Christmas:
New EC’s from Impressions of Saratoga Saratoga Springs, NY
New EC’s from New York Thruway I-87 Travel Plaza Hannacroix, NY
The remaining coins from the Adirondacks trip:
New EC’s from New York Thruway I-87 Travel Plaza Sloatsburg, NY
These are purchased on eBay:
New EC’s from House of the Future Budapest, Hungary
New EC from Field Museum Chicago, IL
New EC from Chicago World’s Fair
New EC’s from Museum of Life and Science Durham, NC
New EC’s from NC Museum of History Raleigh, NC
