Wishing everyone a smashing year!
I wanna give a big thanks here to Adam who helped me with my copper penny supplies!! 
I pressed a few coins on the PA turnpike with the coins (the cat mint can comes in handy too). Hopefully I’ll get to scan in those coins soon.
While driving through the Ohio Turnpike, I’ve noticed that many of the service area machines have been replaced. Next weekend, I’ll try to get a more recent set of coins from the turnpike. In the meanwhile, the status for the old coins are marked “retired”.
Here are some trades with Paul from the end of 2008:
New EC’s from Museum of Life and Science Durham, NC
Andy and I spent half a day at Gettysburg today. This was our first visit, so I decided not to bring a list of machine locations with me.
We stopped at the visitor’s center and purchased a CD for the auto tour, which I strongly recommend for anyone visiting the national park.
There are two machines at the museum shop:
New EC’s from Gettysburg Battlefield Museum Gettysburg, PA
I went to the National Zoo again today. Last time I went, 3 out of the 7 machines there were gone and I promised other collectors that I’d get them all. When I visited today, one of the machines (Orangutan) was moved near the Reptile House and another (Mei Xiang and cub) was modified to take dollar bills at the Ape House. A new three-die machine is now in the cafeteria. It takes dollar bills and provides its own pennies, which unfortunately are zincs…
Check out the new designs! Scroll down to the bottom of the National Zoo page, the last three are from the new machine:
New EC’s from the National Zoological Park Washington DC
Just got back from Hawaii! I met a couple of EC collectors while pressing coins on O’ahu. Hopefully they’ll visit my site!
I didn’t expect so many machines on the island and underestimated the rolls of quarters and pennies needed. I must have spent around $50 for pressing pennies.
The coins will be scanned and uploaded in batches, here are a few to start with:
King’s Village is off of the main road down Waikiki Beach. Many of the machines in the area are within walking distance, including the Honolulu Zoo, the Waikiki Aquarium, machines at the King’s Village, and International Market.
New EC’s from Rock Island Cafe Honolulu, HI
I started off on Saturday with 5 requests for each location: the National Zoological Park and ESPN Zone. When I got to the zoo, it was dark and rainy and I couldn’t find 3 of the 7 machines. The National Zoo has a gradual slope that makes waking back and forth really tiring, so I decided to come back again in search of the missing machines.
When I came back on Sunday, I still couldn’t find them. I asked just about every zoo personnel but none of them knew anything, one woman at the information booth even walked me to the location before she admitted herself that they were gone. This is really distressing… one of the many reasons not to offer to press coins for others.
Anyway, I had more luck at the ESPN Zone. Since I bought a one day pass, I stopped at Federal Triangle to press the coins at the Post Office Pavilion and the National Aquarium. When I got to the American History Museum, I saw that the road leading to the museum was torn up. A construction worker by the road told me that the museum’s been closed for nearly 2 years now. Wow… I never knew.
New EC’s from ESPN Zone Washington DC
I’m planning a trip to DC this Sunday. Mainly I’m going for the ESPN Zone coins, but I’ll also be dropping by the National Zoo to press a few sets for friends.
Please leave a comment if you’re interested in trade or purchase for these locations. Trip details to come!
Jennifer and I visited Shenandoah this weekend. Unfortunately it was raining the whole day 
Both Front Royal and Luray in West Virgina are close to the park, and we got all the coins from the shops (with the exception of the Car and Carriage Caravan Museum, the machine was broken.)
Hopefully I’ll post up the new pix in a few days.
I just got back from my trip to Washington DC with my sister. These day trips are a bit taxing, especially when the Metro shuts down.
We went to the National Zoological Park, the Air and Space Museum, the Natural History Museum, and a few other places. All the machines are in fine working condition. Will post the penny images later.
Today I went to the National Emergency Training Center (also known as the Fallen Firefighter Memorial in PC) to press coins.
Before I went, I checked on PC and there seemed to be different opinions as to how many coins and where they are at this location. One account said there are two designs, the other said that there is only one.
When I went there, I confirmed that there is only one machine. It wasn’t until I looked into the machine when I realized that there are two designs after all. Although the machine only has one die, there are pre-pressed coins of two kinds scattered inside. Talking to the people at the shop, they told me that the designs are switched out every two years. They can sell you the different design that are pre-pressed and lying in the machine, but I think I got the last copper one.
Anyway, I pressed a few extras of the first design. If you would like this design, please leave a comment on this post and I’ll get your information to send you the EC. Limited supplies.
New EC’s from the National Emergency Training Center Emmitsburg, MD
I pressed the coins from the first three machines from the American Museum of Natural History with my family when we were visiting my sister in NYC last year. This time I made a special trip to press the four coins from the new machine, as well as fill the request of fellow collectors.
It may be slow on my part, but I just realized that the designs from the new machine are for the movie “Night at the Museum”. There are Roosevelt, the mammoth bones, t-rex, and the Easter Island head.
The machines were all spread out, and it takes a while to locate all of them. Here are the new coins:
New EC’s from American Museum of Natural History New York, NY
